Tucked away in the woods of this small, but popular, family-friendly park is a hidden passage that few people know of and few manage to find. This Civil War-era culvert served as a hiding place for Confederates prior to raids on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, which once passed directly over the culvert. Read moreA Guide…
This gorgeous, little cemetery is steeped in pioneer history. Reached by walking up a narrow path, the hillside harbors marble gravestones from the 1800s, including the first doctor of Whitman County, who also served as president of the local bank and lobbied for the railroad to pass through town, and many children who fell victim to…
This article is part of our 2020 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year. In this entry, we escape the real world for a trip to the best sci-fi and fantasy movies of 2020. Every year, our showcase of the best…
As everything in the film industry is being scrutinized by scared studios or changed to accommodate a fundamentally changed public, a few things are still being addressed at a snail’s pace. Sexism, for one, still hasn’t really been addressed. If women were allowed more to tell their stories their way, a movie like “By The Sea”…
Terreti Bazaar is a street market so tiny that you could easily walk right by without noticing. But for a few hours each morning, a handful of food vendors fire up steamers and serve a wide selection of Chinese and Indo-Chinese foods. Early risers will be rewarded with classics like steamed buns, lap cheong, and…
One of the hundreds of airfields set up by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during WWII, RAF Tempsford was established in 1940. Placed between an old Roman road and the railway to Peterborough, it was an unique facility: Named Gibraltar Farm and designed to resemble a working farm, it was set up to help facilitate infiltrations by…
Let’s face it, the pandemic has changed everything, including the way we live and the way we consume entertainment. With most cinemas still shutting down, leaving us stuck at home with nothing much to do, TV has become our number one companion throughout 2020. But it’s not entirely a bad thing, most especially considering the…
Independent filmmaker Ansel Faraj started young, and he still is young. The writer/director just turned 29, but you wouldn’t know that looking at his resumé, which already is into double digits on directorial credits. His latest outing, Loon Lake, which is now available on Blu-ray and video on demand, is a horror-thriller based on an…
The year 2020 hasn’t been gentle on anyone, and that includes Gastrodia agnicellus. For years, the orchid was simply minding its business, living and dying in the shade of Madagascar’s evergreens, with bamboo and ficus for neighbors. Flanked by moss and tucked under a damp blanket of leaf litter, its days are subdued until a…
Nestled along the banks of the Yukon River Dawson City stands as if frozen in time, preserving for the world the colorful legacy of the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 19th-century. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThis history is chronicled in the Dawson City Museum, a testament to life in Dawson and…
“Who cares about what they think? This is about me. This is about my life. This is me.” As 2020 comes to an end, looking back at this year there’s been so much hardship, so many challenges, so much tragedy, so much upheaval, it’s tough to think about movies. But despite all of these challenges,…
Korean Cinema is having its moment. The industry has been pumping out fantastic movies for more than 20 years now, but since Parasite won Best Picture at the Oscars, the American film community has finally started to embrace Korea’s output of interesting mid-budget entertainers. I’ve seen a good number of Korean films over the past…
It’s truly remarkable that for over half a century, the remains of a tragic military jet crash still resides at this location despite the many visitors. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonOut of respect for the pilots that perished, the memorial reminds hikers “do not take anything.” The humid, short summers in…
★★★★ Directed by: Travis White Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Travis White Starring: Lee Eddy, Lukas King Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Film Review by: Jason Knight A woman finds herself alone in a car park, with limited lighting and the security camera…
The Identity Politics mob will come after you for any number of offenses. Starting a restaurant serving food from a culture that isn’t technically yours Using the wrong pronoun on purpose or accidentally Saying an effort to erase white people on campus for a day Turns out falsely embracing an ethnicity for years, and years,…
Cornelius Low was a wealthy local merchant of Dutch descent. Around 1730, Low settled in the burgeoning port community of Raritan Landing, made up of roughly 100 residents and located across the Raritan River from New Brunswick. Goods from “The Landing,” flowed to New York City and New Brunswick. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect…
Whether you know it or not, you’ve heard a James Newton Howard score. Howard has composed music for over a hundred films, collecting a whopping eight Oscar nominations along the way. His scores are as versatile as they are austere; he’s as comfortable with the delicate strings and rhythms of something like Terrence Malick’s “A…
A teen tries to make sense of the world in Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets, the latest from writer/director Yaniv Raz. Based on the book of the same name by Evan Roskos, the film follows James Whitman, a sixteen-year-old with plenty of insecurities and problems. First off his sister has disappeared, and as much as…
The name “Kingston” gives some indication about the historical importance of this Thames-side town, located just southwest of the hustle and bustle of London. This small enclave has a unique royal connection. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonTowards the end of the 10th-century, the town sat near the border of the ancient…
The town of Hakone has attracted visitors for centuries, serving as the entrance to Tokyo for those making their way from the cities of Kyoto or Nara. Naturally, Hakone had many inns and teahouses, which thrived by catering to travelers. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe Amazake-chaya Tea House is one such…
One of acclaimed French New Wave director Agnes Varda‘s lesser-known films documents the summer of 1968 in Oakland, California. Less than thirty minutes long, Black Panthers shows the resistance group through the words of its own members and the curious eyes of a visitor. Its directorial humility makes it a valuable firsthand source of the…