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Like movies based on children’s books, those based on amusement park rides can be hits (like Pirates of the Caribbean) or misses (like Polar Express). Disney’s new movie Haunted Mansion, based on the well-known Disney attraction of the same name, falls somewhere in between. Geared more toward children, director Justin Simien’s, with a script from… Continue reading THE HAUNTED MANSION – A Bit Dark for the Kids and a Tad Modest for Adults

The beauty of directors Riley Keough (Elvis’ granddaughter) and Gina Gammell’s debut film War Pony lies in its non-commercial, non-professional cast and the vivid and subtle storytelling. The screenplay, co-written by Keough, Gammell, Bill Reddy, and Franklin Sioux Bob, provides a slow-burn character study that mesmerizes from start to finish. It’s a realistic, bleak, gritty… Continue reading War Pony – A Stark Telling of Life on a Reservation

Film Review: Artists in Agony: Hitmen at the Coda TeahouseProfessional editor Kenneth Lui, known for his VFX work on Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant Man, Doctor Strange, Captain America: Winter Soldier, and Iron Man 3, takes on the writer/director’s chair to create the action/comedy/crime mockumentary, Artists in Agony: Hitmen at the Coda Teahouse. This feature… Continue reading Artists in Agony: Hitmen at the Coda Teahouse

If you are a musical theater geek, you more than likely have heard of the original comedy Theater Camp directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman. At the Sundance Film Festival, it received the U. S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Acting. The film had the Texas Premiere at the 2023 SXSW Film & TV… Continue reading THEATER CAMP

I wasn’t much of a doll person as a little girl, but I did like my Barbies. I had several, and my grandmother nurtured in me a love for the fashionista figurine with a perfect figure and blond hair. She and I even made Barbie clothes. I remember being so excited when the pull-string talking… Continue reading BARBIE – A Colorful, Fun Ride with Stereotypical Barbie

Stephen Curry: Underrated, directed by Peter Nicks, is a biographical documentary about the basketball athlete who plays for the Golden State Warriors. I am stating this for film fans who like documentaries and may not be huge sports fans or do not follow basketball athletes. I have spoken to some people with the Apple TV+… Continue reading Stephen Curry: Underrated

Director Christopher Nolan’s penchant for historical accuracy shows up in spades in Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., and Matt Damon.  Nolan’s movie biopic isn’t laid out linearly, but rather, it marches out in chunks of Oppenheimer’s troubled life, as the theoretical physicist placed in charge of the Manhattan Project. The film’s… Continue reading Oppenheimer – A Stunning Historical Blockbuster

Directors Luciano and Nicolás Onetti’s 2017 film, What the Waters Left Behind (original title: Los olvidados), garnered them some recognition at the Obscura Film Festival (Germany), winning the Jury Award for Best Feature Film, as well as the Best Special Effects winner the following year at the Horrorant Film Festival ‘Fright Nights.’ Nicolás takes the… Continue reading What the Waters Left Behind: Scars Slasher Sequel gets North American Release

Directed by William Kaufman (The Hit List, Daylight’s End) and based on the script by Kaufman and Paul Reichelt, The Channel starts with a few sweet scenes of a dad and his baby before he goes to work. Soon the audience finds out this is not a job at the local bank but a bank… Continue reading THE CHANNEL (2023)

Tom Cruise/Ethan Hunt is back, and he is attempting to save the cinematic experience during a time when streaming, CGI, and AI are all trying to derail it. Say what you will about Cruise. Even his contemporaries, such as actor Christian Bale, have said that the man lacks a soul. The latest installment in his… Continue reading MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE