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THREE BILLBOARDS, Rotten Tomatoes & A Call For Diversity
THREE BILLBOARDS, Rotten Tomatoes & A Call For Diversity

Why are many critics giving the problematic Three Billboards a pass? Shawn offers his take and advocates for a focus on critical diversity.

5 DOC NYC Films You Can Watch Right Now
5 DOC NYC Films You Can Watch Right Now

Ivy Lofberg reports on five compelling and must-see documentaries from the DOC NYC Documentary Festival that you can watch right now.

Changing Fortunes: How Films Were Bolstered Or Sunk By Cultural Sentiment In 2017
Changing Fortunes: How Films Were Bolstered Or Sunk By Cultural Sentiment In 2017

Many films which emerged in 2017 were affected and received based on the cultural sentiment; here are a few examples.

Interview With THE PIRATES OF SOMALIA Director & Star, Bryan Buckley & Barkhad Abdi
Interview With THE PIRATES OF SOMALIA Director & Star, Bryan Buckley & Barkhad Abdi

We spoke with the director & star of THE PIRATES OF SOMALIA, Bryan Buckley and Barkhad Abdi, about making the film and their futures.

The Beautiful Simplicity of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
The Beautiful Simplicity Of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

With innocent characters and a basic plot, the beauty and simplicity of The Nightmare Before Christmas has helped it stand the test of time.

When Film Gets Personal: An Interview With Victoria Negri, Director Of GOLD STAR
When Film Gets Personal: An Interview With Victoria Negri, Director Of GOLD STAR

We were able to talk with Victoria Negri, director of the drama Gold Star starring Robert Vaughn and Catherine Curtin.

Rising Up: Female Actors Taking Positions Of Power
Rising Up: Female Actors Taking Positions Of Power

In the middle of the sexual abuse scandal in Hollywood, we highlight the actors who were amidst it all and others who are rising to more power.

Dinner With Dames #12, With Osnat Shurer (Recap)
Dinner With Dames #12, With Osnat Shurer (Recap)

Dinner with Dames Case File Who: Osnat Shurer, producer of Moana, & Cinefemme board, fiscal…

The Female Body In Film: Rethinking What's Normal
The Female Body In Film: Rethinking What’s Normal

The female body has often been sexualized in mainstream film. It’s time we become aware of how it affects the way we think about women.

Staff Inquiry: It's Good To Be Bad - Our Favorite Villains
Staff Inquiry: It’s Good To Be Bad – Our Favorite Villains

They are the scoundrels, the miscreants, the agents of chaos, and you can’t keep your eyes off them: these are our favorite villains!

Films That Changed The Way We Thought About Actors

Actors often become typecast in certain roles, but here are some performances where they took a chance to do something remarkable instead.

"The Leadership Is As Corrupt As They Come": An Interview With WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS Director Ramsey Denison
“The Leadership Is As Corrupt As They Come”: An Interview With WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS Director Ramsey Denison

Musanna Ahmed spoke with Ramsey Denison, director of documentary WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS, about police corruption and filmmaking.

Why Louis Bloom Was Destined To Succeed In NIGHTCRAWLER
Why Louis Bloom Was Destined To Succeed In NIGHTCRAWLER

Nightcrawler’s Louis Bloom is worthy of our criticism, but it is also easy to overlook how flawed his colleagues (and viewers) truly are.

The Dark Knight or the Dark Shite? Batman & Robin gets the Take Two Treatment
The Dark Knight Or The Dark Shite? BATMAN & ROBIN Gets The Take Two Treatment

In the latest of our Take Two series, we reexamine Batman & Robin, the sequel we watched so you don’t have to.