★★★★ Directed by: Brian Largo Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Brian Largo Starring: Brian Largo Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’,,Film Review by: ,,Jason Knight It’s a zombie apocalypse! In the movie world that usually means viewers are going to see zombies running…
★★★ Directed by: Martin Wood Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Gregg Rossen, Brian Sawyer Starring: Kat Graham, Alexander Ludwig, Virginia Madsen Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Netflix Film Review by: ,,Chris Olson Operation Christmas Drop Film Review Kat Graham and Alexander Ludwig star…
In the early 2000s, Juan Cortez was living in New York City and battling a years-long addiction to drugs, when he noticed a crowd of people standing outside a building on East 140th Street in the Bronx. Recognizing the group as fellow users, he approached and asked what was inside the building. Cortez, who was…
Sometimes appearances aren’t deceiving. Take Tom Hanks, an actor many consider the successor to all-American superstar Jimmy Stewart. Hanks routinely plays Everyman heroes, characters who accomplish the incredible without incredible gifts or tricks. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThink “Saving Private Ryan,” “Sully,” “Cast Away” and “Captain Phillips.” Hanks isn’t a superhero…
In the early days of the automobile, before automated streetlights were common, traffic at intersections was directed by an attendant in a control tower. This attendant would manually switch the familiar red, yellow, and green lights in a regulated pattern. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonIn 1925, one such tower was installed…
Movies about female empowerment have become big business in our hyper-aware society. The concept of the everywoman stepping up and taking control of her destiny in a patriarchal world is a needed commodity which makes relating Chick Fight to its closest male equivalent film Fight Club so disheartening. Chick Fight, written by Joseph Downey and…
Guarding the Oneto family’s tomb in the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno is the Monteverde Angel, a masterpiece of neoclassical funerary art. The sculpture is often considered one of the most beautiful and sensual sculptures of the genre. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonAlso known as the “Angel of the Resurrection,” the sculpture was…
Countless shipwrecks littered the sea in Finland’s western archipelago during the late 1800s and early 1900s. On New Year’s Day in 1905, a newly constructed steamship became the latest vessel to succumb to the shallow waters. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonIn 1906, construction on a lighthouse to aid travel along the…
Nicholas of Myna was born in Myna, Asia Minor in 270 CE into a wealthy and religious family. He was orphaned at an early age and was cared for and educated by his uncle, the bishop of Myna. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonNicholas devoted his life to religion at an early…
It’s a scramble to save the remainder of humanity in The Midnight Sky, the latest from director George Clooney. After some unspecified disaster, Augustine is stuck at a remote base, seemingly alone except for a young child. Whether there are any more humans left on Earth is unclear, but there’s definitely a small group left in…
Artist Daisy Boman crafted these figures to appear as though they were scaling the walls and roof of a warehouse at Godefriduskaai and Willemdok. These all-white, humanoid-like statues easily stand out amid the backdrop of the red brick wall. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonAcross the street near the dock is another…
★★★★ Directed by Kyle Laursen Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by Laursen Starring Luke Forbes, Kevin Dunn, Mather Zickel, Melanie Chandra Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by Tom Boardman Josiah’s premise is simple: a man auditions for a role in a tv…
“I thought you were someone I could trust and share my life with.” Take a look at the official trailer for an indie documentary titled Everything Will Not Be Fine, a love story mixed with a story of self-discovery. The two directors of this personal documentary begin a relationship based on their separate struggles: Hers…
The rise of Black Lives Matter earlier this year sparked change in the streaming world. Platforms like Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime added new features to their respective platform. Each began offering home page sections dedicated to black stories. They saw it as a way to amplify black voices during a tumultuous time for race…
Remember when Brad Pitt made an ’80s teen slasher movie? Despite the potential embarrassment a question like that brings, Pitt has nothing to be ashamed of. The film in question, “Cutting Class,” is indeed a hall of fame stinker and probably the worst thing he’s ever been in. On the other hand, Pitt is a…
★★ Directed by: #GlennMcAllenFinney Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: #GlennMcAllenFinney, #SamWinterton Starring: #KellyMcCormack, #MickyOcean, #TommyCastleman Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film review by: Joseph Rodgers Addressing the alarming prospect of rising pollution levels and climate catastrophe, Project 444 is an ambitious sci-fi short…
★★★ Directed by: Christopher Logan Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Christopher Logan Starring: Andrea Rosolia, Beverley Breuer, Kyle Charles Gannon, Adiam Haddish Asrat Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’,,Film Review by: ,,Jason Knight Mobile devices are everywhere today. People use them for a…
Steve Bannon and Kathy Griffin have something in common. Both are political warriors of the first order. Bannon, a former Trump White House confidante, wages political battle via “Bannon’s War Room” show. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonGriffin attacks primarily via social media and comedy stages. Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a…
Just in time for some seasonally-spirited distraction amid the looming suspense of real-life anxieties, A Place Among the Dead marks the feature-film directorial debut of Juliet Landau. Landau is the daughter of acclaimed actor Martin Landau and an actress best known for her role as Drusilla in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel,…
“Society is afraid of change and no one wants to die; not now, from a tiny virus; not later from the world on fire…” Something wholesome to soothe the nerves. A balm for these lonely pandemic days. How to Be at Home is a new animated short film x poem collaboration. Made for Canada’s National…
You really can’t trust a soul in the wild galaxy of Disney+’s “The Mandalorian.” You could be blitzing away from the sandy ghost town of Mos Pelgo after a Krayt dragon kill well-done, and suddenly get tripped up by pirates who trash your speeder, and threaten to kill your precious baby cargo. Director Peyton Reed’s…