The aliens are coming in Cosmic Sin, the latest from co-writer/director Edward Drake. When the first contact with an unknown species doesn’t go well, humanity is put in an awkward position. The aliens likely think we’re hostile, and instead of waiting around to see if an interplanetary war can be averted, a group of soldiers decides…
Located in Northwest China, Xi’an is one of the oldest cities in the country. It has played a central role in the region’s culture and politics since the 11th century B.C. Of the many features that make Xi’an stand out, the fortified city walls may be the most apparent to visitors. Read moreA Guide to The…
The Awakening is an aluminum statue depicting a giant man desperately struggling to emerge from the earth. Made up of five parts, the giant’s outstretched right arm towers 17 feet above the ground and his bent left leg and knee rise above the earth, while is left hand and right foot just break the surface….
May Ryer (Brea Grant) is a self-help author whose book Go It Alone preaches self-reliance for women. Her mostly female fanbase ask her at book signings when they can expect a follow-up, but something’s not right. May can’t get started on her new book. This feeling of something being “off” is made perfectly clear when one night…
Crossing the Streams is our look at all the offerings hitting the big streaming services each month, and this time we’re checking out the new Hulu arrivals for March 2021, including a Mel Brooks masterpiece, the season end of Into the Dark, and more! Hulu Pick of the Month for March 2021 Read moreA Guide…
Welcome to World Builders, our ongoing series of conversations with the most productive and thoughtful behind-the-scenes craftspeople in the industry. In this entry, we chat with Jess Hall about WandaVision’s cinematography. How do you do this? The question fired through Jess Hall‘s brain like a bullet. On his desk, there were nine scripts and seven…
“Are you afraid there’s a killer… out there?” Shudder has unveiled a super bloody trailer for the Canadian horror comedy film titled Slaxx, about a possessed pair of jeans. This premiered at last year’s Fantasia Film Festival, and we featured a promo trailer back then. “From the producers of Turbo Kid comes a new type…
Recently documentarian, film preservationist, and independent film producer Martin Scorsese faced a backlash over an essay celebrating the work of one of the 20th century’s most gifted artists, Federico Fellini. Scorsese writes of the enormous power of art and its redemptive properties, its ability to reshape society, its ability to inspire individuals thousands of miles…
Ghost and pain from the past resurface to the present in Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige‘s moving multigenerational drama Memory Box. Loosely based on the former’s story of coming of age in Beirut in the 80s, and inspired by photographs taken by the latter, Memory Box elevates a generic memoir drama into an affecting portrait of…
At first, Clarinda Ramos didn’t think it would be a good idea to open Biatüwi, the restaurant she now runs with her husband. Since she left her village on the banks of the Andirá River to study and work in Manaus, a city that serves as the main gateway to Brazilian Amazon, she has learned…
My five-year-old daughter loves dragons, especially those hailing from the quasi-Scottish village of Berk and have names like Toothless and Storm Fly. For her, “How to Train Your Dragon” is what a great dragon movie is, though it’s more than that, as she’s constantly asking me when and where we can get a dragon, in…
From its opening beat, it is clear Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn is in it to shock. The first three minutes consist of uncensored, unabashed sex; dirty talk, a fully zoomed-in oral scene, a touch of BDSM-friendly whipping, you name it. The people on the homemade video, we learn soon after, are a primary…
The man in the sepia photo, known as White Swan of the Crow nation, stands with a striped shirt and elaborate feathered headdress. With a hint of a smile on his face, his left hand palms a holstered pistol. Another image shows a woman of the Arapahoe nation, in a blouse richly decorated with neat…
One of the main thoroughfares of San Jose’s downtown is the site of a whimsical, interactive light feature, the Lantern Relay. Along several blocks of San Carlos Street, several tall light poles sport six-foot lanterns, programmed to turn on at nightfall. The multi-colored lanterns are pretty enough on their own, but large buttons installed on…
Christianity has deep roots within the horror genre, fear of retribution and eternal suffering a driving force of terror and persecution. Within its malleable constraints, the horror genre allows for fluidity and inclusion in its narratives that both embraces and critiques the age old religion and its mass of followers. The Sinners, from writer and…
The Free French Memorial monument sits less than 100 meters from the summit of Lyle Hill in Greenock with a viewpoint accessible by car. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonDuring World War II, France was under Nazi occupation. However, several French troops were evacuated from the country and wanted to still contribute…
Niccolò Paganini was a spectacular violinist—so talented that people believed he had made a deal with the devil. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThroughout his final years, Paganini’s health deteriorated, and after the casino he set up in Paris proved to be a failure, he fell into financial ruin. He soon left…
★★★ Directed by #DonHall #CarlosLopezEstrada #PaulBriggs #JohnRipa Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by #QuiNguyen #AdeleLim #PaulBriggs #DonHall #CarlosLopezEstrada #KielMurray #JohnRipa #DeanWellins Starring #Awkwafina #KellyMarieTran Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by Hope Madden and George Wolf Disney was looking to do something different….
“The Fountain of Faith” is one of two major works created by Swedish sculptor Carl Milles found in the National Memorial Cemetery in Falls Church, Virginia. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThis massive, expansive fountain sits in a large courtyard, which contains numerous memorials and consists of 37 figures who are said…
It goes without saying that today’s late night comics won’t mock the new Biden administration. They’ve made it crystal clear their shows are progressive propaganda first and foremost. Speaking “truth to power” comes in a distant second. Some nights it ranks dead last. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWhen you wait nearly a…
“For some kids, I want it to turn their lives around.” Discovery has unveiled a trailer for the documentary film titled My Beautiful Stutter, which is premiering on the Discovery+ streaming service starting this month. The doc follows five kids who stutter ages 9 to 18, from all over the U.S., who after experiencing a…