One of Disney’s greatest baddies gets the live-action treatment in Cruella, the latest from director Craig Gillespie. The daringly fashionable puppy killer from One Hundred and One Dalmatians is an instantly recognizable portrait of evil, so thoroughly bad that I’m not sure anyone has given a second thought to how she got so cruel. Most of us…
Although Hallstatt is the first thing that pops up on maps when viewing the Obertraun in the Austrian Alps, there is much more to the area than a quaint little town. Visitors to the Dachstein Mountains will find a free observation deck that offers astonishing views. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonNamed 5…
The South Korean independent film “Moving On,” which is set in Inchon (a port city near Seoul), mainly revolves around a young adolescent girl named Ok-joo (Choi Jung-woon) and her little younger brother Dong-joo (Park Seung-joo). The opening scene shows them on a bright summer day, moving out from their shabby apartment building along with…
Walking into this pub near the westerly end of Oxford Street, visitors may think that they have time-traveled back to the Victorian period. The bar is indeed from the late 1800s and features historic fixtures like a “snob screen,” a panel of etched glass that swivels, allowing the patrons to have an air of privacy between…
“Just send one of your teeth down the drain…” This is definitely one monster I do not ever want to meet… Milk Teeth is an award-winning 13-minute horror short film from Colombian-American filmmaker Felipe Vargas, who is making his way in the industry establishing himself with excellent shorts. This picked up a few awards at…
In mid-August, 17-year-old Lynette Alvarez and her aunt, Nellie Botello, put on matching camouflage snake guards and steel-toed boots for their work gathering prickly pear cactus fruit. Snake-season is year round in the Arizona desert, and there are baby rattlesnakes in the summer that may not make warning rattles yet. Along with a handful of…
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 February 23rd, 2021! This week’s…
In a cinematic field overflowing with VOD content vying for attention and dollars, it’s an uphill battle to get your content (sorry, Scorsese) noticed today. It’s an even tougher journey to gain the respect of film lovers. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonProducer Dallas Sonnier, however, did exactly that when he scorched…
Page To Screen is a column examining literary adaptations in conversation with their source material. Call up your book club and set out some canapés, we’re talking reading. I have yet to watch Love, Victor, the sequel series to the 2018 gay teen romance film, Love, Simon. But when I do I hope the series treats Victor better…
On the Mongolian steppe, there are predators, there are prey, and there are the bankhar. These large, powerful dogs weigh up to 125 pounds, with shaggy, thick coats that give them a bear-like appearance. For 15,000 years, bankhar dogs have been the guardians of the steppe. In these grasslands, sheep and other livestock kept by…
Throughout the month of February, Japan Society and Agency of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Japan are presenting the inaugural ACA Cinema Project online film series, 21st Century Japan: Films from 2001-2020. This selection of 30 films, celebrating the past 20 years of Japanese cinema, is streaming online throughout the U.S. on the Japan…
Who doesn’t love a bit of satirical horror? Horror is a genre that is able to provide a violent lens through which societal issues can be examined and discussed without sacrificing the entertainment value of a film. Director Ivo van Aart attempts just this with The Columnist, a bloody, entertaining thrill ride that tackles feminism,…
Located near the River Derwent is the quirkiest tourist attraction in the Lake District. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonStanding around 29 feet (nine meters) high and 49 feet (15 meters) in diameter, there is some debate over whether this massive rock is a glacial erratic from Scotland or a huge piece of…
★★★ Directed by: Dhanush S Nair Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Dhanush S Nair, Anand Manoj Film Review by: Jason Knight Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’A man develops a very sinister perspective towards sex and women. The film begins by showing the…
Situated right outside this train station is a life-sized bronze statue of steam railway innovator George Stephenson, often known as the “Father of the Railways.” Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonStephenson lived in Chesterfield at nearby Tapton Hall during the latter part of his life. At the time, he was working on…
If you’d driven along Pittsburgh’s Webster Avenue decades ago, you may have caught a glimpse of Black suffragist and civil rights activist Daisy Lampkin at her home. The red-brick building on the corner stretches three stories tall, with ornamental cornices and rows of windows. It was Lampkin’s house for four decades, when she wasn’t traveling…
Celebrated filmmaker and stage director Pamela Sherrod Anderson will be hosting a virtual workshop on filmmaking Saturday, February 27th, at 10am CST. This exclusive virtual event is open to all as part of the No Malice Film Contest. The contest is currently inviting young filmmakers who are residents of Illinois between the ages of 11 and 21 to create short films…
This impressive two-level bridge spanning the canyon of the Tounjčica is also historically important. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe first level of the bridge was inspired by Roman architecture. It was constructed in 1775 to honor the Austrian emperor and Croatian king Joseph II. In 1836, with the renovation of the…
As a follow-up to his 2018 directorial debut for Tracey, Jun Li has yet again created a compelling piece of contemporary Hong Kong cinema with Drifting. The film examines homelessness and addiction in the region and does so with both honesty and warmth. Drifting had its world premiere at the 2021 edition of the International…
At first glance, this structure appears to be an enigma. It’s a bridge between two granite monoliths, an above-ground tunnel, and an aqueduct carrying water over a creek. This structure is actually part of an elaborate water system. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe Feather River Canyon is a scenic wonder. Sheer…
During the early 20th-century, several violent and controversial Iron Workers’ Union (IWU) strikes, protests, and a lengthy, but largely victim-free bombing campaign enraged Harrison Grey Otis, publisher of the Los Angeles Times. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe IWU had a rare stronghold in Los Angeles and the two were on a…