Ephraim Asili’s The Inheritance is the most culturally relevant film of the year. This year’s slate at the New York Film Festival is filled with documentaries and stories of liberation movements, theories on social change, and reflections of a crumbling American empire. Films like Her Socialist Smile and MLK/FBI at the festival center on well-renown…
Kerry Washington is one of the most politically active stars in Hollywood today. And that’s saying something. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe “Scandal” star routinely speaks out on political matters, campaigns on behalf of Democratic candidates and stars in projects with overt progressive agendas. Her starring role in “Confirmation” as Anita…
The coming-of-age genre is ever-expanding, but not every coming-of-age film underscores the tribulations of adolescence and adulthood with much innovation, to say the least. Brian Duffield’s Spontaneous is the latest young adult film adaptation that revels in explosive conflict, quite literally as seen in the opening sequence: during class, a high school senior explodes, and…
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…
You know who is back in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, directed by Jason Woliner. Fifteenish years ago, Sacha Baron Cohen blindsided America with his fake Kazakh reporter Borat, who would pepper unsuspecting people with off-the-wall questions and absurd scenarios in order to shine a light our hypocrisies. Some of his interviewees/victims were famous but many were regular…
The first time hearing Van Halen was the first time you held an iPhone, saw a Marvel movie, had an online gaming experience and read a “Harry Potter” book. Maybe add your first love, kiss and movie theater experience. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe sum of all those can’t touch what…
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 October 6th, 2020, which includes…
Utopia is the term coined for a society that is deemed utterly and exquisitely perfect. It offers all factors of the desired life in means of idealism; providing the concept of a heavenly existence. However, sometimes that utopian dream is torn apart and put on high heat, tossing you into the unknown perils of danger…
Riz Ahmed rarely plays it safe. From turns in Chris Morris‘ Four Lions, to Mira Nair‘s The Reluctant Fundamentalist, to HBO’s stunning series, The Night Of, the young Pakistani-Brit is used to taking on heavy roles and making them his own. Here, he makes what he says is his most personal movie yet. And it…
“Small Group” is a film with great promise, a bigger than normal budget for a faith-based production and talented lead performers, most notable Emily Dunlop as Mary Cooper. Though the look is sometimes flat, the appearance is sufficient to get the aesthetic across in a cogent way that makes the film watchable to the end….
The stories of Clive Barker — one of the most famous horror writers of our generation — are violent and unforgiving. Moral clarity often gets tossed aside in favor of highlighting the animalistic behavior of the characters populating the stories. Blood is spurting everywhere, body parts get chopped here and there. Each page is basically…
Podcasting giant Joe Rogan has another career that hasn’t been highlighted nearly enough: actor. Rogan covers a variety of topics on his podcast, from comedy to feathered dinosaurs to Bigfoot. The man has never met a subject he couldn’t make interesting. That’s part of what makes his podcast so massively popular — although apparently not…
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…
In the No Time To Die Countdown, Jake Tropila takes a look back at every Bond film – official and unofficial – in anticipation of the release of the latest entry. Sometimes the Bond franchise becomes too lavish and unwieldy for its own good. When this happens, the natural trend is for the next film…
When Goodfellas was released in the United States midway through September 1990, it became an instant classic. Thirty years on, it is impossible not to notice not only the huge success of the film but the massive influence it has had on other films within the gangster movie genre. Decade Defining Success for Scorsese Upon…
Amazon Prime Video is the only streaming service with a cost that also gets you free shipping, and that, my friends, is a deal. They’re in the original programming game, but their biggest offering remains the ton of films available to watch anytime for Prime members. The complete list of new titles available to stream…
Queerly Ever After is a bi-monthly column where I take a look at LGBT+ films that gave their characters a romantic happily-ever-after. There will be spoilers. Also, don’t forget to buy your Queerly Ever After merch right here. The Perfect Wedding is what you would get if Hallmark decided to make a gay Christmas movie, and…
Prolific South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo is back at this year’s New York Film Festival with The Woman Who Ran, a short but sweet portrait of female friendship and the ways that men can intrude on that safe space. Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival, the film…
Conservatives should cut Daniel Tosh some lack for two critical reasons. Yes, his Comedy Central showcase “Tosh.0” leans left, but it often mocks liberal hypocrisy along with shots aimed at Christians, conservatives and GOP figures. Plus, it’s one of the most consistently inventive comedy shows around. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe…
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…
A vacation is more than a vacation in Supernova, the latest from writer/director Harry Macqueen. Sam and Tusker have loaded up their RV for a tour of beloved friends and family spread across England. It would be a low-key trip, except it’s also a goodbye of sorts as Tusker has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. In that…