Like so many things in life, David Lynch‘s filmography is an acquired taste. He’s written and directed 10 surrealistic features navigating the gamut of genres from sci-fi epic (Dune) to murder mystery (Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me) and biopic (The Elephant Man, The Straight Story). However, Lynch is known for more than…
It’s quite fascinating when you realize that Cooper Raiff was just 22 when he directed, wrote, acted in, and co-edited his debut feature Shithouse, a gentle and heartwarming college dramedy which won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at this year’s South by Southwest. But to solely focus on his age would actually dismiss…
“I pointed my camera at people mostly who needed someone to say something for them… They couldn’t speak for themselves.” I love a good short film that makes me audibly gasp “wow” when watching – and this one did. What Gordon Parks Saw is a fascinating look at the photography of legendary artist / novelist…
One of the world’s most unique and historically significant landmarks can be found tucked away in the northeastern region of Louisiana. Poverty Point was settled by indigenous peoples more than 3,000 years ago over a period of 600 years. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonCharacterized by earthen mounds oriented in a concentric…
This year I was fortunate enough to be reached out to cover a film festival that has never been on my radar. The San Diego Asian Film Festival was founded in 2000 and has been operating as a low-key but important venue for featuring many of the year’s overlooked films by Asian filmmakers. When I…
Geology, history, recreation, public art, and natural wonder can all found on an acre of granite and sand known as Sharp’s Island. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain along the James River, with north-south rapids bisecting the island. The area makes for amazing fishing, especially during the…
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When the Wainwright State Office Building was completed in 1891, it towered ten floors over the city of St. Louis and won the praise of critics and passersby alike. The exterior of the building is composed of terra cotta. The design was the brainchild of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho…
Until 1976, the extent of this Iron Age hill fort at the summit of Sunnyhill near Clun in Shropshire, England was unknown. When a massive storm in 1976 removed many of the trees at the summit, the importance of the site was revealed. Multiple rings of ditches and embankments were revealed and heightened the historic…
Pandemic content is here with Songbird, the latest from co-writer and director Adam Mason. Few people were asking for pandemic content. After the world shut down and we all watched Contagion everyone seemed to drift to more feel-good material, trying to get our minds off the strange world we’ve existed in for much of 2020. But…
A stroll through the historic town of Kingston upon Thames, now part of London, may lead curious visitors to a dozen phone boxes leaning against one another like a set of dominoes. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThis art installation is known as “Out of Order” by David Mach and was installed…
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 Shudder arrivals for November 2020. This month’s titles include a documentary on The Exorcist, a collection of Mario Bava films, the terrifically titled Blood Vessel, and more! The list…
Streaming might be the future, but physical media is still the present. It’s also awesome, depending on the title, the label, and the release, so each week we take a look at the new Blu-rays and DVDs making their way into the world. Welcome to this week in Home Video for November 3rd, 2020! This week’s…
★★ Directed by #AlastairOrr Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by #DavidDJones Starring #LieslAhlers #ReineSwart #SeanCameronMichael Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’,,Film Review by ,,Rachel Willis If you’re looking for a not-so-scary, violent, sort-of funny horror film this post-Halloween, Triggered might be for you. Director…
To love is to be able to let go. The premise, so often employed by all manners of artistic expression, is at the beating heart of Harry Macqueen’s sophomore feature, Supernova. Centered around Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), an aging couple facing the latter’s dementia diagnosis, Supernova lovingly ponders on the preciousness of…
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…