Opioids lead to all sorts of problems in Crisis, the latest from writer/director Nicholas Jarecki. Three plotlines weave together in this sprawling story. First, when a smuggler is intercepted an emergency transport of Fentanyl must be arranged to keep the illegal market going. Second, a mother tries desperately to find her missing son after he’s caught…

This giant 311 foot (95 meters) flagpole is one of the tallest in the world and can be found along the southern end of Merdeka Square.  Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe location of the flagpole is also very significant. At this spot, the Union Flag was lowered and the Malaysian flag was…

“The myths are real! There was a war…” Toho in Japan has debuted their own official Japanese trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong, also known as ゴジラVSコング. in Japanese. This highly anticipated epic sequel to the recent Godzilla movies finally pits the two mega-monsters in a battle for the fate of the world. Warner Bros is…

The Real Chiesa di San Lorenzo (Royal Church of Saint Lawrence) is a religious building in Turin. The church, located near the Royal Palace, was commissioned by the ruling Savoy family to celebrate their victory during a 1557 battle that happened on the day of Saint Lawrence. Construction began in 1634 and was completed in…

★★★★ Directed by: Rob Jabbaz Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Rob Jabbaz Starring: Berant Zhu, Regina Lei, Ying-Ru Chen, Tzu-Chiang Wang Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by: Jason Knight A virus outbreak is taking place in China, turning people into homicidal…

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 Hulu arrivals for February 2021. This month’s titles include two of 2020’s best films and more! Keep reading to see what’s new to Hulu for February 2021! Hulu Pick…

There aren’t a lot of R-rated Disney action movies, but “Run” remains a supreme guilty pleasure from the Mouse House. No, this isn’t the “Run” (2020) that stars Sarah Paulson as a mother committing Munchausen by Proxy. It’s also not “Run Hide Fight” (2020) the controversial school shooting drama that is becoming an online talking…

The comedy world is hopelessly, irretrievably woke. It’s why late night comics won’t poke fun at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive who embraces every social justice cause she can find. Nor will they mock celebrities like Sia or Scarlett Johansson who bow to the woke mob. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThey’re…

Congratulations to the Sundance Film Festival on an amazing virtual event, with its incredible films, a remarkable screening system, and record-breaking distribution deals! Among us — including five FSR contributors (Rob, Brianna, Shea, Luke, and Mary Beth) and one representing our sister site, Nonfics (Christopher) — we covered a lot of ground reviewing twenty-seven features and…

★★★ Directed by: #RenataLitvinova Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: #RenataLitvinova Starring: #RenataLitvinova, #SofyaErnst,#AntonShagin Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by Lucy Clarke Director, actress and screenwriter Renata Litivinova’s latest film is caught up in curiosities. The production design breathes and sings with…

Welcome to Saturday Morning Cartoons, our weekly column where we continue the animated boob tube ritual of yesteryear. Our lives may no longer be scheduled around small screen programming, but that doesn’t mean we should forget the necessary sanctuary of Saturday ‘toons. In this entry, we celebrate the arrival of Justice League Unlimited on HBO…

Every February in Catania, an ancient Sicilian city in the shadow of Mount Etna, the breast reigns supreme. During the first week of the month, crowds fill the streets in tribute to Saint Agatha. Local guilds carry massive, golden candle holders, or candelore, featuring sculptures that depict the martyred maiden and her gruesomely amputated breasts….

“You’re saying it’s priests that are after us?” “Deadly, gangster priests – yeah.” Paramount + Saban Films has debuted a new official US trailer for the crime comedy Pixie, the latest film from St Trinian’s director / producer Barnaby Thompson. We posted the original UK trailer for this last fall before it opened over there,…

Despite the tragedy of real, distinguishable love being held back – albeit by time, societal restraints, or medical/life reasons, we still seek its portrayal in film. Either we are gluttons for punishment, or, like in the case of Little Fish, the love is worth experiencing, even with the heart-aching loss. Even without knowing the finale,…

“Who on Earth could believe that of Woody Allen?” HBO has unveiled the teaser trailer for a documentary mini-series titled Allen v. Farrow, and we just have to post it anyway (breaking our no-TV rule). This is a new doc from the award-winning filmmakers Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering, who last made the outstanding On…

Christopher Plummer knew that he would remain best known to a mass audience as Captain von Trapp in “The Sound of Music” (1965), a worldwide mega-hit that he sometimes called “The Sound of Mucus,” but he had come to terms with its popularity by the end of his long life. That very wholesome picture needed…

While much of America rehashes the outcome and aftermath of a recent election, voters in Massachusetts have been electing another official. The job description is vague, the duties negligible. The gig is mainly as a figurehead, which is good, because the candidates aren’t particularly revved up about representing their constituents. They demonstrate astonishingly little interest…

Theo Anthony’s “All Light, Everywhere” is one of the more mind-bending films from Sundance this year, and also the only one I saw that included an extensive bibliography in its closing credits. The film finds Anthony confidently wading into the discussion of police surveillance, engaging the viewer by highlighting the artifice of making a doc,…

France’s submission for Best International Film at this year’s Academy Awards is an intense drama about two women secretly in love, but before you jump to any conclusions, it is not Portrait of a Lady on Fire. (That was eligible last year, and passed over by France in favor of Ladj Ly’s Les Misérables.) The…

Throughout cinema, there have been a bevy of plots revolving around individuals whose humanity got pushed to their limits, teetering good people to lash out at a world that brought them harm, heartache, and loss. Societally fractured characters like Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver, D-Fens played by Micheal Douglas in Falling Down, and most recently…

This magnificent geyser has become a must-see for visitors to this region of Germany. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe geyser was actually the result of a drilling expedition in 1903 to extract carbon dioxide from mineral water. The geyser is fed from an artisan well and became a well-known tourist attraction…