Release Date October 13, 2023 Based on a remarkable true story, ORDINARY ANGELS centers on Sharon (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed (Alan Ritchson), a…
Read moreD.W. Griffith's epic 1915 film The Birth of a Nation is controversial, to say the least. Putting that aside for the moment, it is also a watershed moment in the history of film. Griffith pioneered a number of filmmaking techniques,…
Read moreIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny had a disappointing opening weekend at the box office, collecting a meager $60 million domestically. Many box office forecasters predicted this outcome weeks in advance. The fifth chapter of the Indiana Jones franchise…
Read moreIn 1940, the Marx Bros. appeared in one of the earliest cinematic western comedies, an overlooked picture called Go West. It comes from pretty late in the post-Zeppo era, a run of pictures often considered inferior to when the brothers…
Read moreIn the tradition of Jodi Foster, Emma Watson, and Drew Barrymore, there is another actress whose talent survived childhood stardom and remains viable and among the most popular in Hollywood during her adult years. Best known to the world as…
Read moreBernard Hill may be one of the most underrated and underappreciated actors of our time, but he is the only person to have the privilege of playing two characters in two separate films with 11 Academy Award wins. He has…
Read moreThe enthralling world of Willy Wonka is set to be fully revealed to us, as Warner Bros. Pictures has released the highly awaited trailer for Timothée Chalamet's newest endeavor, fittingly named Wonka. This movie will explore the origins of Willy…
Read moreLife is a choice, a rather bold statement considering that, too often, our subjective perspective does not lend itself very well to making a choice. Living with the consequences of those choices, and the resultant fallout, is where we most…
Read more1959's Ben-Hur is the very definition of an epic, a sprawling experience that few films truly match, as told by its record 11 Academy Award wins it shares with only Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of…
Read moreIn 1959, Ruth Handler created the first-ever Barbie Doll, modeled after a German doll called Bild Lilli, for the American toy company Mattel. Since then, the toy has skyrocketed in popularity and become one of the biggest toys to ever…
Read moreThe Western has been one of the most popular American film genres since the silent era of cinema. Even if 1939’s Stagecoach is credited with creating the modern version of the genre, Westerns existed before John Ford’s classic, and they…
Read moreWhat is an anthology? An anthology is a series (radio, TV, video games, etc.) that spans different genres and presents a different story with different sets of characters in each new episode, segment, or season. It’s more of a creative…
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