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…
“The Dark and the Wicked” has enough jump scares to satisfy the “Yes, but it is scary?” contingent of horror fans. But for the most part, this film from writer/director Bryan Bertino—about strange goings-on at a farmhouse where the family patriarch is dying—focuses on atmosphere and creeping dread, channeling 20th century classics like “Don’t Look Now,” “The Tenant,”…
“Mortal” begins with the definition of its title. “A human being,” appears on the screen, which corresponds to the noun entry in Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary. Since we’re perusing my favorite book, I should mention a few other adjective definitions of the word: “fatal,” “deadly” and “marked by unrelenting hostility.” All but one of these apply to the…
Claret & Blue has released an official trailer for The Neolith, a gritty short film made by filmmaker Daniel Boocock. This is his second short and his most ambitious project to date – a 30-minute epic short set in the old Viking times. A mysterious individual takes action against a pack of bloodthirsty outsiders whose…
The Morongo Basin is one of the best places in California to truly see the night sky. But until relatively recently, it lacked an observatory. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonVisitors to Jerri Hagman’s Homestead Inn in Twentynine Palms would often marvel at the clusters of stars that illuminated the sky, and she dreamed…
Superhero films, in general, showcase the extraordinary faculties of a superhuman, who is naturally in need of a worthy adversary. Although, as seen in Chronicle and Brightburn, sometimes one’s most dangerous adversary is oneself. Chronicle and Brightburn have unveiled a bleaker side to the comic-book formula, wherein the powerful protagonist is their own worst enemy….