Trajan is considered one of the greatest Roman emperors, having expanded the empire to its largest size. While leading the conquest of Dacia, he ordered the construction of a large forum around 105 CE. The most integral part of the forum was a market. It’s believed the project was designed by Apollodorus of Damascus, an…
A couple gets lost in Wander Darkly, the latest from writer/director Tara Miele. Adrienne and Matteo were in a tough spot. A rocky point in their relationship and a new baby had them both frayed at the edges, so when they’re involved in a severe car crash, they are understandably thrown off course. Finding themselves adrift…
Inside Carnfunnock Country Park is an old ice house that was constructed during the mid-1800s. It was designed to provide ice for the former estate grounds known locally as Cairncastle Lodge. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe ice house was constructed into the side of a hill and would then be covered…
The Jewish Medieval Museum is located in a historical quarter of the small town of Fondi, about 62 miles (100 kilometers) south of Rome, in a district that was originally known as “La Giudea,” or the “Jewish District”. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonFondi was located on the northern fringes of the…
Among the best compliments that can be paid to the filmmaking team of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead is to say that their movies are more interesting when you know nothing about them. Leading with that statement raises the question of why anyone would read this review. Maybe you shouldn’t; maybe you should just see their…
★★★ Stars Directed by: #RachelTalalay Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: #JoeBallarini Starring: #TamaraSmart, #OonaLaurence, #TomFelton, #LynnMasakoCheng, #TroyLeighAnneJohnson, #TyConsiglio Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by: Alicia Moore Tamara Smart takes centre stage within dreamland and nightmares alike as Kelly Ferguson, a high…
“I’m forty-four and starting to feel mid-life anxiety: mortality is actually feeling real,” Tim Heidecker reflects in an interview with Variety promoting his new indie rock album, Fear of Death. “I have kids now and I just start thinking dumb shit: ‘I might not know my kids’ grandchildren.’ It’s a waste of time.” He continues:…
“Pennies saved don’t add up to much.” Everyone loves idioms! Or at least, we love using idioms and tossing them into casual conversations all the time. Kill Your Idioms is a two-minute animated short created by Grant Kolton that riffs on some of the most popular idioms. “You decide, do your idioms live or die…
October is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “31 days of horror.” Don’t bother looking it up; it’s true. Most people take that to mean highlighting one horror movie a day, but here at FSR, we’ve taken that up a spooky notch or nine by celebrating each day with a top ten list. This article, about…
★★★★ Directed by: Sylas Dall Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Sylas Dall, Bry Troyer Starring: Mary Madaline Roe, Eden Campbell, Morgan Chandler Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by: Darren Tilby Drawing inspiration from the works of Stephen King and paying homage…
As we look back on 1995 and the cinematic buried treasure it left us, it’s time to give overdue praise to that year’s most notorious flop. No, not “Showgirls,” which has redeemed itself as a cult film with an adoring movement behind it. Look no further than Jeffrey McHale’s great 2020 documentary, “You Don’t Nomi.”…
Chelsea Handler takes her activism seriously. The former E! network star cares more about being woke and pushing progressive causes now than making us laugh. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonA review of her new HBO MAX stand-up special, “Chelsea Handler: Evolution,” compares it to Hannah Gadsby’s shtick. It’s a TED Talk…
October is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as “31 days of horror.” Don’t bother looking it up; it’s true. Most people take that to mean highlighting one horror movie a day, but here at FSR, we’ve taken that up a spooky notch or nine by celebrating each day with a top ten list. This article about…
Hannibal Rising will probably always be an under-appreciated footnote to the Hannibal Lecter literary and cinematic universes. The prequel takes us back to Lecter’s origins. First, we see him as a victim of atrocities during World War II, then we see the monster emerge in an extended revenge thriller. Both the novel and the accompanying…
If you ask a regular person to draw a city, not based on an existing city, but rather the concept of “city,” they might start by drawing the borders. To draw those borders, they might begin by doing something that almost no actual cities have done—make it some kind of simple shape. A square, or…
★★★★ Directed by: Diego Di Iorio Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Diego Di Iorio Starring: Charity Rose Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’,,Film Review by: ,,Jason Knight Darkness can be terrifying! People (especially children) are afraid of what might be hiding within it….
“Humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to devote their care to their own material profit.” -Marie Curie Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThere are pivotal moments in time where history has its course drastically altered by a…
The Roger Ebert Award, which is presented annually at the Chicago International Film Festival to an emerging filmmaker whose work represents a fresh and uncompromising vision, was received this year by “Memory House,” a highlight of the 2020 New Directors program, directed by João Paulo Miranda Maria. According to the official festival synopsis, this Brazilian-French co-production is “set…
At first glance, the cuscus looks like a cross between a cat, a monkey, and a Furby. An herbivorous marsupial found in New Guinea, Australia, and the surrounding islands, it has sharp claws, a tail that wraps around branches, and forelimbs that look eerily like human hands. The babies are also unreasonably cute. “They like…
It would be an understatement to categorize Miranda July‘s films as whimsical. Her debut feature Me and You and Everyone We Know is filled with plenty of irreverent, peculiar moments such as the introduction of “))<>((” — a weird emoticon to express “Pooping back and forth. Forever.” Then in her sophomore feature The Future, she…
“Each year, for one day, the dead return.” Epic Pictures is releasing this observational documentary film experience titled Day of the Dead to celebrate the Mexican tradition. The film’s full title is officially Day of the Dead: A Celebration of Life, and it’s made by a graphic designer / doc filmmaker named Denise Richards. Each…