Writer/director Michael McCartney’s new comedy/horror thriller, Roommate Wanted, is an edgy cocktail of shocks, suspense, and satire with a fresh and diverse cast. Angelique Sabrina White shines as Maria, a pre-law student who shares a rented house with some carefree college roommates. Unhappy with her academic direction, and struggling with her romantic feelings for another…
Founded in 1884 by an erudite group of Victorians, The College of Psychic Studies has long championed education and research in consciousness studies, psychic mediumship, and the intuitive arts. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe college is located in a beautifully preserved 19th-century home and is a haven for all things esoteric….
The Russian torture porn throwback “Sleepless Beauty” is a nasty endurance test, the sort of calling card genre exercise whose relentless extremity—both in terms of its explicit and psychological violence—often seems to be a goal unto itself. In this badly post-dubbed locked room thriller, unsuspecting teacher Mila (Polina Davydova) is kidnapped and broken down in…
Pianist, composer and arranger Dave Zoller died at 9:40 a.m. Central time in his home in Dallas, Texas, in a hospital bed in his living room, four feet away from his baby grand piano. His death was attended by his partner of eight years, Liz Sutherland, and his older son, Matt Zoller Seitz. Liz and Matt…
“As individuals, we have an impossible battle. As a collective, we stand a chance.” Amazon has released a final “extended preview” trailer for Steve McQueen’s Small Axe, his thrilling new anthology of five films streaming on Prime Video later this month. A few of them just premiered at the New York & London Film Festivals…
The recently concluded 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival was the first to have been stricken by the circumstances that the entire world has been suffering from. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the folks at the Toronto International Film Festival were able to put on an incredible show with an astounding amount of variety…
★★★★ 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…