Controversy permeates our news, social media, television, and film. These often-disturbing stories often fuel melodramatic and hackneyed retellings of them, with little regard for the actual people involved. May December takes a genuine, scandalous event and deconstructs the public reactions to them and how opportunistic people vampirically feed off these moments in human history. Natalie… Continue reading With MAY DECEMBER, Todd Haynes Offers His Take On Media Controversy
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It’s a Wonderful Knife Horror Film available on Shudder on AMC+
Directed by Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls, V/H/S/99) and written by Michael Kennedy (Freaky), It’s a Wonderful Knife is a horror film where gentrification and the high-end life is taking over established homes (even historic) and declining the offer to sell is not an option. Although some viewers have expressed similarities to the 1946 film, It’s… Continue reading It’s a Wonderful Knife Horror Film available on Shudder on AMC+
Candy Cane Lane
Director Reginald Hudlin’s Christmas film Candy Cane Lane stars two well-known actors as a married couple, Chris Carver (Eddie Murphy) and Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross). The screenplay by Kelly Younger features them as having three children, and Chris is passionate about the holidays. He handcrafts decorations for the home exterior. All the homeowners on Candy… Continue reading Candy Cane Lane
Candy Cane Lane: Lacks the Holiday Sparkle
Eddie Murphy, in ‘Candy Cane Lane,’ takes on a role that feels akin to driving a sportscar to the local supermarket—an unnecessary extravagance for a holiday movie aimed at family-friendly audiences on Amazon Prime. With full-on-flashy-smile charisma, Murphy tries to compensate for the film’s lackluster energy but often appears to sleepwalk through the festivities, contrasting… Continue reading Candy Cane Lane: Lacks the Holiday Sparkle
AJFF Film Review: Only in Theaters has the Austin Premiere at the Austin Jewish Film Festival
The 2023 Austin Jewish Film Festival has concluded this year, offering in-person and virtual options. Many features and short films were provided, with many (but not all) movies available online through November 19th. One film offered in-person and via the virtual festival is the 2022 documentary/biography, Only in Theaters, a movie by actor/director Raphael Sbarge… Continue reading AJFF Film Review: Only in Theaters has the Austin Premiere at the Austin Jewish Film Festival
NAPOLEON
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine (Vanessa Kirby) (IMDB). The detailed and graphic war scenes are not suitable for younger kids. We see an intense and intimate… Continue reading NAPOLEON
Wish: A Nostalgic Misstep
Disney’s centennial celebration takes an unexpected turn with ‘Wish,’ a lackluster animation that leans heavily on nostalgia but falls short of capturing the magic of its predecessors. While the film introduces a promising premise in the magical kingdom of Rosas, ruled by the enigmatic King Magnifico (Chris Pine), it ultimately succumbs to a formulaic plot,… Continue reading Wish: A Nostalgic Misstep
Frybread Face and Me in Select Theaters and Netflix after SXSW World Premiere
Frybread Face and Me follow two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds as they bond during a summer on their grandmother’s Arizona ranch, learning more about their family’s past and themselves. The dramedy had its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, and… Continue reading Frybread Face and Me in Select Theaters and Netflix after SXSW World Premiere
Run Nixon Urban Action Thriller in Select AMC Theaters
Run Nixon is directed and edited by Sky Directs (“The Shot Series” TV series) based on the thriller/drama script co-written with Michelle Vital. The story is about a couple, Dre (Lil’ Fizz) and Stacy (Sicily Cameron), who work and do their best to provide for their son, Nixon (Emperor Kaioyus), who loves basketball. One day,… Continue reading Run Nixon Urban Action Thriller in Select AMC Theaters
WISH May Not Be The Answer To Disney’s Wishes, But Is Still Fun
2022 and 2023 have been tough years for Disney movies. People have talked about how the world’s biggest studio has recently failed to create magical cinema. Whether they are discussing and critiquing Disney Animation Studios, Disney/Pixar, or Marvel Studios, it has been challenging for the “House of the Mouse” to score hugely with mass audiences.… Continue reading WISH May Not Be The Answer To Disney’s Wishes, But Is Still Fun