Located in a partially excavated and reconstructed Gallo-Roman villa, Mas des Tourelles offers the chance to sip a glass of wine that recreates the taste of ancient Greece or Rome. Although the winery also produces Syrah and other modern wines, its most interesting offerings are made by following the detailed notes and records of Pliny the…

This article is part of our 2020 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more released in this very strange year. In this entry, we explore the best TV scenes of 2020. Crafting a good TV scene is an art form, one that requires teamwork between actors, directors, cinematographers, editors, musicians,…

“I’m free here.” Zeitgeist Films + Kino Lorber have debuted an official trailer for the acclaimed Romanian documentary titled Acasa, My Home, which initially premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The film won a Special Jury Award for Cinematography at Sundance, and played at numerous other festivals – mostly recently DOC NYC and…

Throughout this pandemic year, it is safe to say that the activity I miss the most is going to the movies. The shared excitement as the lights finally go down and the anticipated film begins, the moments of communal shock and awe as the audience collectively gasps over a plot twist or cheers a heroic…

Television felt more essential than ever in 2020, a year in which so many people never left its side. As a new streaming service sprouted up every month, the complaint wasn’t that there weren’t enough quality shows to watch but that it was impossible to find them all. Just a few years after the conversation…

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 explore the best video essays of 2020. In 2020, distraction was a gift. Thankfully, video essays provided with sharp wits and even sharper edits. Some unpacked…

It has been awhile since I last wrote a review; almost 8 months, to be precise. Within that time, I have lost my job, rigorously searched for a new one, got close, almost gave up, and as of this writing, have still been searching. At the same time, I’ve watched people with situations way worse…

On November 22, 2014, a 911 caller reported a child playing with a gun, allegedly pointing it at others in the park at Cudell Commons on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio. Within seconds of officers arriving on the scene at 3:30 pm., one officer unloaded his weapon and shot Tamir Rice in the stomach….

Visitors may think the fossilized sea creatures seem a bit fishy when first visiting the land-locked Fick Fossil and History Museum. That is until they learn they are actually the remains of strange and unique creatures that populated the oceans millions of years ago. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWestern Kansas was…

“Wonder Woman 1984” director Patty Jenkins sought inspiration from an unlikely source. “Superman III.” Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonYes, that scorned sequel leaned into the franchise’s funny bone with tragic results. Co-star Richard Pryor’s career never fully recovered. Nor did the “Superman” series. Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in…

★★★★ Directed by: Lawrence ”Law” Watford Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by: Lawrence ”Law” Watford Starring: Kostas Paragios, Genia Lear Morgan, Jamie Ragusa, Richard Lowenburg Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’,,Film Review by: ,,Jason Knight It is Christmas but this is not a joyful…

Considered the first railway bridge in the world, the Causey Arch and the Tanfield Railway is an important part of England’s industrial past. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonBy the 1720s, coal mining in northeast England had spread inland, and coal from the collieries had to be transported to keelboats and colliers…

A storyteller creates his own story in News of the World, the latest from co-writer/director Paul Greengrass. Captain Jefferson Kidd has seen plenty of things in his day, from the horrors of the American Civil War to the strange events one encounters traveling from town to town bringing stories from afar. Even with all that experience,…

As the story goes, a giant was hiking through Scotland when a stone became stuck in his shoe. He plucked the stone out and left it behind. That massive rock came to be known as the Clochoderick Stone. This is just one of many legends surrounding the stone that measures 12 feet high and 17…

The lonely limestone mountain of Mount Soratte (ancient Soracte) looms on the horizon north of Rome and although its height is modest (just under 700 meters), its peculiar isolation and history enhance its mysterious aura. Goethe in his Italian Journey, described the mountain in these terms: “Soracte stands out by itself in magnificent solitude. Probably…

There were days when even four-wheel-drive was no match for the water. It was November 2020, and Julie Schablitsky, chief archaeologist at the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, was trying to navigate swampy terrain in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, in Dorchester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Some days, it was impossible: After…

★★★★ Directed by #EmeraldFennell Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by #EmeraldFennell Starring #CareyMulligan Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’,,Film Review by,, Hope Madden Emerald Fennell keeps you guessing. In a riotous and incredibly assured feature debut as writer and director, she twists both knife…

“I think they know what we’re up to… It’s like they were playing games with us.” Someone is out-tricking the tricksters. 4Digital Media has released an official trailer for an indie horror film titled The Village in the Woods, made by UK filmmaker Raine McCormack. This already opened in cinemas in the UK last year,…

A basketball legend just dunked on Hollywood conservatives and, in the process, the First Amendment. On Dec. 16, six-time NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lambasted conservatives and others who don’t submit to woke-leftist ideology. Abdul-Jabbar proposed that social media ought to regulate speech that may “incite violence” in the far-left Hollywood Reporter. Read moreA Guide to The…

People adore Netflix’s “The Crown.” That doesn’t mean they’re eager to consumer all things Royal. It turns out most British adults couldn’t care less about the upcoming, multi-year Harry and Meghan podcast deal struck with Spotify for an “undisclosed sum.” Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonA Dec. 17 YouGov poll found 77 percent of…