Lee Cronin’s “Evil Dead Rise” calls to mind those items we used to read before every “Die Hard” sequel, about how each had begun its life as a completely different story having nothing to do with “Die Hard” that was…
Read moreSANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Writer/director Maayan Rypp’s Israeli film The Other Widow, co-written by Anat Gafni, opens with a scene that perfectly encapsulates the feelings of unexpected joy followed quickly by disappointment. In fact, it could be seen as…
Read moreTetris might just be the most popular and important video game of all time. Since its creation in the mid-80s, Tetris has sold hundreds of millions of copies, been called one of the greatest games ever made by publication after…
Read moreAs the first DC movie to arrive since the official announcement of DC Studios, Shazam! Fury of the Gods is in a unique position as a project from a different era. Audience members probably know DC's cinematic landscape will change…
Read moreWhen we first see Shazam (Zachary Levi) in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, he’s explaining his problems to his pediatrician as if he’s a therapist. He doesn’t feel like a hero—there are several other heroes in the DCEU that he…
Read moreJohn Wick: Chapter 4 begins with a punch so hard and so loud, it jolts you upright in your seat. After that punch, we get another, and another, and another. Even though we expect every subsequent punch, the impact never…
Read moreChildhood is a weird time. Hormones are kicking in, rebellious natures are developing, and you are figuring out who you are as a person with every new experience. Billy Luther's Frybread Face and Me immerses us in this time as…
Read moreSXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Canadian writer-director Sophie Jarvis makes her feature-length debut with the gripping, atmospheric eco-tale Until Branches Bend. Robin (Grace Glowicki) works as a cannery worker, specifically, her job is to grade peaches. When her co-workers go on…
Read moreWho's your favorite artist? Oh boy, you do not want to answer that question. Especially not once you've seen Swarm. Created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers (also the showrunner and one of the writers), this Prime Video series revolves…
Read moreAfter three action-packed installments of the John Wick franchise, all making their own marks on the box office while becoming favorites among critics and fans alike, the fourth film sees Keanu Reeves return as the titular character, just as convincing…
Read moreMarried in 2013, while Oscar-winning filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin both had been making and shooting films before they met (Chin, “Reel Rock 7,” Vasarhelyi, “Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love“), the power of their collaborative work…
Read moreMost people are probably familiar with Satanic Panic, even moreso these days after the most recent season of Stranger Things which focused on the scare during the mid 1980s. But do you know where the paranoia began? No, not from…
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