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"You're On My Crew": FIREFLY 20 Years Later
“You’re On My Crew”: FIREFLY 20 Years Later

In the end, Firefly is full of not only wit, style and imagination, but a burning compassion for its characters, along with their individual differences.

New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS
New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS

Is Andrew Haigh okay? Silly question: Of course he isn’t, he’s a filmmaker. An auteur,…

THE HOLDOVERS: A Cozy Christmas For Lonely Souls
THE HOLDOVERS: A Cozy Christmas For Lonely Souls

The Holdovers is overflowing with gentle warmth and biting humor, making for a perfect Christmas movie and an easy go-to cheer-up picture.

A Century In Cinema: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923)
A Century In Cinema: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923)

Known as Universal’s “Super Jewel” of 1923, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” was a smash hit, catapulting Lon Chaney to full-star status.

Shadow Acting: A Tense, Contained Drama
SHADOW ACTING: A Tense, Contained Drama

For fiction writers, a commonly-heard tip is to “write what you know.” In that same…

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: A Masterful Epic About A Tragic Period In American History
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: A Masterful Epic About A Tragic Period In American History

Killers of the Flower Moon is both a faithful adaptation and a masterful epic from Martin Scorsese. It is authentic, respectful, and informative, exuding the talents of those both in front of and behind the screen.

Horrific Inquiry: AUDITION (1999)

Audition is a slow burner of a horror, an almost perfect example of a frog in boiling water.

SICK GIRL: A Sickly Depiction Of Deceit
SICK GIRL: A Sickly Depiction Of Deceit

While Sick Girl encompasses a wide range of performances, it is the performance of Nina Dobrev that truly stands out.

New York Film Festival 2023: EVIL DOES NOT EXIST & PERFECT DAYS
New York Film Festival 2023: EVIL DOES NOT EXIST & PERFECT DAYS

Two of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Wim Wenders, screened their new films that at this year’s New York Film Festival.

New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS
Heartland International Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS, THE HOLDOVERS, FANCY DANCE, & SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING

The 2023 Heartland International Film Festival has come to a close, but I’ve got one last report on some of the big titles that ended the festival.

TOKYO COWBOY: More Than A Japanese City Slickers
TOKYO COWBOY: More Than A Japanese City Slickers

Tokyo Cowboy is a bit shaggy in places, but we stick around for the character moments because they feel mostly benevolent and genuine.

THE FUNERAL (1996): Reversing The Genre, But Compromising Conviction
THE FUNERAL (1996): Reversing The Genre, But Compromising Conviction

In Ferrara’s world of fatalistic nihilism in The Funeral, there’s no escape from life torments, and only death and self-destruction hold the key.

London Film Festival 2023: THE KILLER
London Film Festival 2023: THE KILLER

Director David Fincher returns with The Killer, a stylish thriller about an assassin played by Michael Fassbender.

London Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS & LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
London Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS & LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL

In the latest report from LFF 2023, Paddy Wilson features vampires at Paul Mescal’s door and devils in David Dasmalchian’s studio – a divine combination if ever there was one.

THE BIKERIDERS: An Inspired, Understated Look at Early Bike Culture
London Film Festival 2023: THE BIKERIDERS

The Bikeriders film evokes an interesting time and place in US history, in which Nichols’ ensemble cast take big swings – and get big enough hits.