Film Review: ‘Surrounded’- A Western With Deeper Subtext
With the Western in extremely short supply these days, it is always exciting when a new oater rides into cinemas. 2023 began with a good one, Brett Donowho’s “The Old Way” starring Nicolas Cage. As we come to the year’s…
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Beyond the Screen #36 – TCM in Dire Straits
In line with general worldwide trends, layoffs have begun across the cable TV portions of Warner Bros. Discovery. This includes Pola Changnon, who had served as TCM general manager over 25 years, overseen by the corporate hand of Michael Ouweleen,…
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Here’s Why DC and Marvel Fought Over This Iconic Character
If you didn't know before, there are two Captain Marvel characters. Actually, there are more than just two, but both DC Comics and Marvel Comics each own a character best known for the name. One started off as a direct…
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The Inspiration for Pulp Fiction’s Dance Scene
Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino from a story he co-created alongside Roger Avery, this is one of the most famous motion pictures ever put to the silver screen. Films fans around the world are familiar with Pulp Fiction (1994)…
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Barry Jenkins Reflects On His Lo-Fi Debut & Why He Didn’t Think It Was Criterion Collection Worthy At First [Interview]
Before “The Underground Railroad.” Before “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Before his Best Picture-winning “Moonlight,” there was “Medicine for Melancholy.” The debut feature from writer/director Barry Jenkins, “Medicine for Melancholy” is a mumblecore journey through the streets of San Francisco…
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Tribeca 2023: ‘Cinnamon’- Film Review
Tribeca Film Festival 2023- “Cinnamon” This year’s Tribeca festival was a good one. It saddens me to have to wrap it up with what will certainly go down as one of the worst films of the year, Bryian Keith Montgomery…
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‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’ Premieres At Site of Stunt in Rome
With the Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One at last premiering in Rome, not too far from the location used for one of the film’s many high-octane chases, it’s a good time to catch up on the featurette from…
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The Greatest Movie Drunk Was Allergic To Alcohol
Bruce Robinson's 1987 cult comedy classic Withnail & I gifted the world a cinematic drunk for the ages. A mixture of despair, relatability, and tragedy combined to create a film that will make you laugh, cry, and recite until your…
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Across the Spider-Verse and Empire Strikes Back Comparisons Justified?
Spoiler Alert: Spoilers Ahead for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseEven before Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse swung into theaters, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the producers, and writers behind the film, were comparing it to The Empire Strikes Back. A claim like…
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Where Have All the Good Spoof & Parody Movies Gone?
Today, comedy movies are so rare on the big screen that it’s not really surprising that spoof movies are also scarce in the theatrical cinema landscape. But even in the years leading up to events like the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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Why Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker Is the Best Villain for Today’s Times
2019's Joker ushered in a quiet revolution in the Batman universe, with Joaquin Phoenix's Academy Award-winning portrayal of Arthur Fleck/Joker garnering critical praise across the board. But it wasn't just Phoenix's considered acting work that drew comment. Joker offered a…
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Film Review: ‘Past Lives’- Embrace The Change
Celine Song’s “Past Lives” is a film that embodies lyrics found in Al Stewart’s song “Time Passages”; “A girl comes towards you, You once used to know You reach out your hand, But you’re all alone, in these time passages…
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