Each episode of Hannah Fidell‘s steamy and messy miniseries A Teacher (based on her much better movie of the same name) opens with a content warning: “This series contains sexual situations as well as depictions of grooming that may be disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.” Considering the subject matter explored in the story — a…
“Back then, we really thought we had more time… [But now the] climate has reached a global crisis point.” Time for everyone to wake up and make real change to save our planet. This isn’t really a short film, per se, but it is a short doc film and it certainly has some impressive filmmaking…
Edouard Pignon was a French painter whose artwork explored interwoven subjects such as the working class, boat-sails, tree trunks, and the horrors of war. Many of his works are considered commentaries on social and political issues. A close friend of painter Pablo Picasso, Pignon frequently exhibited his work in France and abroad. Read moreA Guide…
The moment I realized Wes Anderson had become a major figure in American film was when I met a partygoer in 2005 who told me “Rushmore” (1998) was his favorite film. It wasn’t what he said but how he said it: Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonI listened to this early-twenty-something man…
Nearly 35 years ago, an 18-year-old Laura Dern broke through in a big way with her striking starring role in the coming-of-age drama Smooth Talk. Directed by Joyce Chopra from a script by Tom Cole, the film is a loose adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”,…
The Old and New Town districts of Edinburgh are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. As of 2020, they are two of 27 cultural areas in Great Britain to be given this honor. The city was bestowed with this significant distinction in 1995. It’s not surprising that millions of visitors flock here every year to…
In 1895, the Collinsworth family of Plano, Texas hosted a traveling salesman in their home. He left the next morning after mentioning he felt unwell. Unfortunately, the salesman was ill with smallpox and infected the family with the disease. First, one of the daughters fell ill and died, then more family members succumb to the…
The first Roman emperor, Augustus, began construction on his mausoleum soon after returning from Egypt in 28 BCE. The tomb was crafted with a circular plan that may have been inspired by Hellenistic mausoleums such as the tomb of Alexander the Great. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe structure, located in the…
Kevin and Leslie Alejandro’s Adult Night begins with a marriage in crisis; in a bold attempt to “live colorfully”, a couple’s (Lucifer co-stars Kevin Alejandro and Lesley-Ann Brandt) decision to attend a swinger’s party leads them to locking themselves in a bathroom, struggling to understand how they got to this position in life – and…
Originally founded during the late 12th-century by samurai lord Ashikaga Yoshikane (or during the first half of the 9th-century according to some sources), the Ashikaga School is the oldest academic institution in Japan. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonStudents came from across the country, even from the Ryukyu Kingdom to study Confucianism,…
★★★★ Directed by: Samuel Gonzalez Jr. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Samuel Gonzalez Jr., Christopher Lang Starring: Kit Lang, Arturo Castro, Illya Konstantin, Emily Trosclair, Vince Benvenuto Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’,,Film Review by: ,,Jason Knight Wars end and destroy lives. This…
Sometimes, a movie is released and the hype/controversy surrounding it is too much for the movie to get out from underneath. Sometimes this means we sit down in the cinema with expectations and preconceived notions that we can’t escape. Away from the Hype is an ongoing series looking at some of these movies years away from…
“You think you know the history…” But there’s always more to the truth! Gravitas has debuted an official trailer for the indie documentary film titled Truth is the Only Client: The Official Investigation of the Murder of John F. Kennedy (that’s the full title). The true, inside story of the investigation into the assassination of…
Crossing the Streams is our monthly look at all the offerings hitting the big streaming services each month, and this time we’re checking out the new Hulu arrivals for November 2020. This month’s titles include a Russian horror film, some modern action classics, Broadcast News, and more! Keep reading to see what’s new to Hulu…
So Netflix canceled the brilliant and funny “Teenage Bounty Hunters” after just one season. That’s both sad and entirely predictable given the show likely angered people on both sides of the political aisle. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe Netflix series follows twin sisters who become bounty hunters and track down various…
Queerly Ever After is a bi-monthly column where I take a look at LGBT+ films that gave their characters a romantic happily-ever-after. There will be spoilers. Also, don’t forget to buy your Queerly Ever After merch right here. Continuing with the theme from my last entry, Latter Days, is Jon Garcia’s The Falls trilogy (The Falls,…
Surrey Dive is a deep waterhole that was transformed into Australia’s first swimming venue to meet Olympic standards during the early 20th-century. It became known as one of the premier swimming venues the country. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonMelbourne was once home to over 50 brickworks located around the city. Many…
Nestled within Allaire State Park visitors will find the work of Robin Ruggiero, a New Jersey-based artist who has been using these woods as both her canvas and medium since 2019. Although first working in anonymity, her growth in popularity and increased visitation to the site soon brought the creator’s identity to light. Read moreA…
Quality horror-thrillers are all too rare these days; it’s either full-on horror or more of a drama, but Kindred, director Joe Marcantonio’s feature film debut, promises from its first frames to be an unsettling affair. Dripping with dread and paranoia, Kindred feels both timeless and timely; a film concerned more with mood than action and…
This small woodland area outside the town of Larne in east Antrim was originally named Clements after the landowner’s grandfather in the late 1800s. It was traditionally used by the family as a source of lumber. During the late 20th-century, the Woodland Trust acquired the site but in the early 2000s, the small woodland became…
Nelson Mandela moved into this house in Soweto in 1946 with his first wife Evelyn and remained here until his arrest in 1962. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonHe became famous in South Africa for his political and anti-apartheid activism during this period. His second wife Winnie Mandela and their children remained…