Wish should be a grand celebration of 100 years of the Walt Disney Company. Founded by Walt Disney, it all started with a mouse, and Walt firmly established himself as the father of feature animation, starting with the release of…
Read moreAn RV park on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, faces extinction in Amy Nicholson’s lyrical, if somewhat slight, documentary “Happy Campers.” A portrait of a community in flux, Nicholson trains her camera on the inhabitants and seasonal tourists of Inlet View, a…
Read moreAWARD THIS! 2023 NOMINEE! It’s time jumping Texas-style in writer/director Joel Moody’s clever science fiction action film Breaking the Loop. Bo (Joel Moody) is a broke long-haired country boy who has to put his dog down. While boiling his sorrows in booze and…
Read moreTim Story‘s Dashing Through the Snow strides into the realm of Christmas fantasies with an intriguing premise and a star-studded cast led by Ludacris, Teyonah Parris, and Lil Rel Howery. While it attempts to sprinkle holiday magic, this Christmas comedy…
Read moreSet in the Netherlands, Ali Asgari’s short film, Over Mij, is the story of a young Fatima (Mayra Pitambersingh) who is rushed to the hospital by her father (Alan Yadegarian). He needs his daughter to be seen by a doctor…a…
Read moreWhen Bryan Lee O’Malley created Scott Pilgrim in the early ‘00s, it was picked up by anindependent book publisher and released in six black and white volumes. Twenty years later,Scott Pilgrim has been adapted into multiple formats including a live-action…
Read moreJust like when Oscar Wilde gave an art lecture to a hall of lawless ruffians in Leadville, Colorado, we will bring some culture in today to our readers with the filmed live performance of the stage play, The Last Word.…
Read moreThe Big Picture Fallen Leaves proves there are still great cinematic gems out there, offering a fresh and unique perspective on love and life. The film follows two working-class people in modern Helsinki as they navigate obstacles and find a…
Read moreI’m not Catholic, but I know as much as the average layperson. The thought of becoming a priest is very foreign to me, and I have many questions. Michael J. Wickham’s Catholic adventure, Trinity’s Triumph, answers quite a few of those…
Read moreThe holiday season often ushers in a slew of romantic comedies, each attempting to capture the magic of Christmas. In the case of The Santa Summit, directed by Jeff Beesley, the film aspires to be a delightful addition to the…
Read moreThe Big Picture The Treasure of Foggy Mountain feels like a series of sketches stitched together, which can be hit or miss, but mostly works. The film showcases the strengths and weaknesses of each member of the Please Don't Destroy…
Read moreEven before they turned up on “Saturday Night Live,” taking over the Digital Shorts duty from the Lonely Island trio—which is still the best element of ‘SNL’ these days—the comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin…
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