Most of the world drinks brandy—if they drink it at all—as an after-dinner digestif, and in most of the United States, its popularity is limited. But Wisconsinites love the stuff. We use it instead of whiskey or gin in classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, Manhattans, and martinis. We freeze it and mix it…
“It’s not our responsibility.” “Then who’s is it?!” Quiver Distribution has revealed an official US trailer for an indie thriller titled Crisis, set around the opioid drug crisis. Crisis features three interwoven stories that highlight the greed, violence and tragedy of the drug war. A drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation, an architect…
Welcome back to the newest, and at times goriest, column here at Film Inquiry – Horrific Inquiry. Twice a month, I will be tackling all things horror, each month bringing two films back into the spotlight to terrify and frighten once more. And occasionally looking at those that could have pushed the envelope further. Join…
For Mardi Gras 2021, when the very idea of a large, tightly packed crowd feels years away, New Orleans has adapted. Instead of floats following parade routes, the city’s artistic verve has turned its attention to dozens of homes and businesses across the city. They’ve been transformed into Bourbon Street–worthy thematic “house floats,” made by…
And now the race begins. After three weeks of “gotcha!” almost-eliminations, separations, and then nobody ending up on the actual (pork) chopping block, the season can actually begin. And what better way to create new pressure points than an over-acting challenge? After Denali’s win at the end of last week’s episode, she and the other…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced this month that its Board of Governors voted to present its annual Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards to filmmaker Tyler Perry and to the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). The Oscar statuettes will be presented at the 93rd Oscars, which airs live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on…
Mani Vijay remembers his mother telling him how, as a child, he would move a measuring tape across the table, mimicking the movement of a train. The IT professional, who grew up in India and is now based in New Hampshire, says he has been passionate about trains for as long as he can remember….
If you look up the filmographies of any important European filmmaker, chances are you’ll see one of the many director omnibus anthology films that were so popular in the sixties and seventies. Perhaps the studios had quotas to fulfill; maybe there were some tax incentives to have the likes of Jean Luc-Godard, rubbing elbows with…
Drive around the forest-laden Bainbridge Island and it’s easy to forget that downtown Seattle is just 30-minutes away. A well-to-do suburb across the Puget Sound, Bainbridge is home to a quaint downtown area, hiking, and biking paths. It’s also home to a garden labyrinth based on the 13th-century French Chartres Cathedral. Read moreA Guide to The…
A new survey suggests what many fear about the pandemic’s impact on movie theaters. It could be game over for a beloved American pastime. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonHighSpeedInternet.com surveyed 1,000 Americans on several film-related topics, many linked to streaming giants like Netflix, Hulu and HBO Max. The results included some…
Next door to Antoni Gaudí’s Casa Batlló and comprising part of Barcelona’s Illa de la Discòrdia is Casa Amatller. The building was designed by architect Josep Puig I Cadafalch for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller. Cadafalch combined elements of Catalan Modernism and Catalan Gothic for this gorgeous, lavish dwelling. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho…
The Monastery of the Most Holy Mother of God (Manastir Presvete Bogorodice), also known as Petkovača, was constructed between 1159 and 1168 by the Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonDuring the 17th-century, the monastery was destroyed by the Ottoman Empire. Today all that remains are the ruins of…
Two very different worlds exist in Bliss, the latest from writer/director Mike Cahill. Life wasn’t going well for Greg. He was divorced and scattered, very close to losing both his job and his daughter. So when a strange woman introduces herself at a bar he’s open to her assertion that there’s a better world he…
Mammoths once roamed across the Northern Hemisphere and their remains are scattered across the region. The Zoological Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia contains a large collection of mammoth remains, including some very exclusive specimens. Most are skeletal remains or tusks. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonOccasionally, entire skeletons have been unearthed. These…
Nodens is a Celtic deity associated with the sea, hunting, and healing, chiefly worshipped in ancient Britain. Despite his obscurity, his name has become quite significant in literature over the years, especially in the genre of fantasy fiction. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonJ. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and its famous sequel…
Sasha Stone learned long ago the secret to standing out in a crowded online field. Be honest, bold and truthful. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThose qualities allowed her to build AwardsDaily.com into a self-sustaining career that snared the attention of Hollywood studios. Now, those same practices could get her canceled. “The industry…
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 January 26th, 2021! This week’s…
In the autumn of 79 AD, Pliny the Younger wrote a letter to the Roman historian Tacitus, detailing the early stages of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. From his villa in Misenum, across the Bay of Naples from the volcano, he described seeing a dark cloud, shaped like an umbrella pine tree, filling the sky…
“No one sees anything. Ever. They watch, but they don’t understand.” Janus Films has debuted a re-release trailer for the 2K restoration of acclaimed French filmmaker Olivier Assayas’ early 00s film Demonlover, which first premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. The film is about a French corporation that goes head-to-head with an American web…
Sadly, another series has faced the end, Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina embracing and launching into its final season. While no explanation was given for the sudden cancelation of the fan loved series, the end has come and gone for Sabrina, resigning itself to the void of TV history. And I wish I could say…
On February 18, 2021, if all goes to plan, NASA’s Perseverance rover will land on Mars. While it’s poking around, looking for signs of past habitability, Ingenuity—a tiny, experimental solar-powered helicopter hitching a ride on its underside—will try to demonstrate the possibility of flight on another world for the very first time. We may be…