In The Earth is writer and director Ben Wheatley‘s answer to the current pandemic. In The Earth uses contagion as the vessel and nature as the monster and makes use of the limitations of pandemic-era filmmaking to push the envelope through innovative, unconventional aesthetics and choices. The rough-around-the-edges eco-horror film stars Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires, Reece Shearsmith, John…
Nowadays when people think Wisconsin Dells, they probably think water parks. However, this part of southern Wisconsin is home to a number of beautiful sandstone cliffs. One particular slot canyon, known as the Witches Gulch, is almost otherworldly. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe sandstone in this area formed millions of years…
I’ve always had trouble waking up. My parents would take turns yelling my name, trying to get me up for school. (Since I was named after the Katherine Ross character from “The Graduate,” they often found this amusing. “Elaaaaaaine!”) One morning, after a few rounds of shouting my name and even turning on my bedroom…
Hollywood has taught us a painful lesson in recent years. No amount of fame, fortune, prestige or power is enough to inoculate you against the woke mob. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWe’ve seen powerhouse figures like Scarlett Johansson, Stephen King, Matt Groening and Halle Berry all buckle when pressured by woke…
Jon Gnarr, the legendary former mayor of Reykjavík, took the first putt at Skemmtigarðurinn during the opening of this pirate-themed mini golf course in August 2010. The Best Party politician’s name was added to the massive ship that serves as the centerpiece of the Treasure Hunt course and bears resemblance to the vessels Vikings settlers used…
Located at the parking lot of one of the largest shopping centers in Brazil, this huge tower with a metallic bird statue on its top is has become a landmark of Campinas and its surrounding metropolitan region. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonBuilt in 2002, alongside Parque Dom Pedro’s opening, the monument’s purpose…
When documentary filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky was a child, he befriended a pig. Eventually, the pig was slaughtered and served for New Year’s Eve dinner, and Kossakovsky was so distressed that he became a vegetarian on the spot. Yet his latest film, Gunda, is not the piece of vegan propaganda that you might expect from such…
The mining history in Idrija goes back to 1490. At its peak, it was one of the main sources of mercury, along with Almaden, in Spain. Mercury is a rare metal and its deposits are scarce. Most of it is in the form of ore known as cinnabar (mercury sulfide). Idrija is one of the…
Born locally, in Smithies, Thomas (Tommy) Taylor was in the prime of his life and career as a footballer for both Manchester United and England, when he became one of the eight United players killed in the 1958 Munich Air Disaster. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonBy that time at just 26…
If cookies go a few weeks without getting eaten, they turn weirdly soft or dissolve into fine dust. If cookies go 1,300 years without getting eaten, they get carefully preserved in a case at the British Museum. In the winter of 1915, the British-Hungarian archeologist Marc Aurel Stein opened a tomb in Xinjiang. Known as…
For years, the short film medium has been a launching pad for some of the most successful horror films and horror franchises. The Babadook, Ju-on: The Grudge, When A Stranger Calls, Trick ‘r Treat, and Saw all found their starts through short films – a proof of concept leading to a full-blown feature loved by…
On 8:30 p.m. on any given Monday before the pandemic, The Griswold Inn would be packed. A stately colonial building in the sleepy, coastal New England town of Essex, Connecticut, the Griswold Inn sits just steps from the water. Flying gallantly above the sidewalk was a flag featuring an anchor and the phrase “Chanteys tonight!”…
★★★★★ Stars Directed by: #TravonFree, #MartinDesmondRoe Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonStarring: #JoeyBada$$, #AndrewHoward, #ZariaSimone Film Review by: Alicia Moore Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Two Distant Strangers follows Carter (Joey Bada$$) as he repeatedly attempts to travel back home to his loving dog; each…
“We’re just gonna talk to him.” Magnet Releasing has debuted an official US trailer for the Danish revenge dark comedy titled Riders of Justice, from filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen (Adam’s Apples, Men & Chicken). We’ve already been featuring the original Danish trailers for this since last year, and it’s now opening in May in the…
To any passersby along the age-old Riverside Drive in the village of Allouez, Wisconsin, the image of this monument may seem like just another average crypt. It is certainly not striking upon first glance—but the history and backstory of this memorial piques a peculiar interest. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonInside Woodlawn…
For most tourists, Uzbekistan is synonymous with its ancient Silk Road bazaars in Samarkand or Bukhara. To wander through markets whose predecessors date back a millennia surrounded by blue-tiled minarets and mosques, can be a breath-taking experience. But there’s also a museum quality to these well-preserved, popular destinations. Visitors are far more likely to bump…
We Broke Up, directed by Jeff Rosenberg and written by Laura Jacqmin and Jeff Rosenberg, explores the relationship between Lori (Aya Cash) and Doug (William Jackson Harper) right when they break up, a milestone which occurs just before Lori’s sister Bea’s (Sarah Bolger) wedding to Jayson (Tony Cavalero). Emotional Strength and Realism We Broke Up shows a…
On May 3rd, 2003, the iconic Old Man of the Mountain collapsed. Much beloved by New Hampshire residents and tourists alike, the picture of the legendary rock face is on the state’s license plates, road signs, postage stamps, and so much more. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe citizens of New Hampshire…
Chad Prather has an old-school philosophy when it comes to free speech. He supports it unequivocally. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe way Prather sees it, speaking one’s mind sans filter can be healthy and revealing. Don’t pretend to be what people expect. Be authentic. The host of Blaze TV’s “The Chad…
This 17th century palace was the home of Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Lerma and an influential favorite of Spain’s King Phillip III. The duke was an important diplomat who negotiated numerous treaties and his magnificent and imposing palace was meant to serve as a symbol of his power. He was also…
A woman goes through the relatable experience of losing it inside her home in The Woman in the Window, the latest from director Joe Wright. Anna wasn’t looking for trouble. In fact, she was doing quite the opposite, never leaving her New York apartment due to agoraphobia. Despite this, she manages to befriend a neighbor, who…