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Interview: Interview: Director/Writer Lulu Wang Talks “The Farewell”

Susan Kamyab July 24, 2019

After seeing the trailer for “The Farewell”, I was hooked into the idea of seeing this original movie. A Chinese family lying to their grandmother, who only has months to live, and deciding to not tell her. As a way to gather before Nai ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘Long Shot’ Blu-ray

David Ferguson July 24, 2019

Greetings again from the darkness. Romantic Comedies and Political Parodies are staples in the film industry, and have been for many decades. The combination of the three – a political romantic comedy – is a bit rarer, though we have seen it in such ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Blu-ray Is A Franchise Starter Worth Rooting For

Nathan Ligon July 21, 2019

The story has been around for quite some time and it’s one that producer James Cameron has always wanted to tell, but I can imagine that he’s been concerned about the economic viability of the project himself. He hasn’t said it publicly, but Cameron ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘The Intruder’ Blu-ray

RedCarpetCrash July 20, 2019

Review by Monique Thompson Scott and Annie Russell couldn’t be happier after buying their dream home from a mysterious and lonely widower named Charlie in Napa Valley, Calif. Their newfound paradise soon turns into a living nightmare when Charlie — still strangely attached to ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘Master Z: Ip Man Legacy’ Blu-ray

RedCarpetCrash July 19, 2019

Review by Bradley Smith Go another round in the IP MAN franchise with this latest spinoff installment. In this entry, we find Cheung Tin Chi (Max Zhang reprising his role from IP MAN 3) trying to live a peaceful life free of the martial ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘The Art Of Self Defense’

David Ferguson July 18, 2019

Greetings again from the darkness. This special screening included a simulcast of the Red Carpet arrivals at the Brooklyn Alamo Drafthouse hosted by Eric Davis of Fandango, and the broadcast went to many cities around the U.S. What immediately struck me from the interviews ...Read More

Documentary Review: ‘Bethany Hamilton: The Unstoppable’

Lavanya July 18, 2019

The title of this inspiring documentary does justice to its tale of perseverance and courage. It takes us to the story of an ocean surfer Bethany Hamilton and her journey since childhood. Her passion for ocean waters and waves is reflected through up and ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘Bottom Of The 9th’

David Ferguson July 18, 2019

Greetings again from the darkness. For us baseball fans, seeing the sport on the big screen can be bliss (THE SANDLOT, 1993) or extreme torture (ED, 1996). Actually, with any sports movie, the pressure is on the filmmakers and cast to be respectful to ...Read More

Documentary Review: ‘Long Gone Wild’

David Ferguson July 16, 2019

Greetings again from the darkness. As described here, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s 2013 documentary BLACKFISH “changed everything” in regards to Orcas being held in captivity. But then Bill Neal’s documentary proceeds to lay out all of the problems that still exist and some new challenges that ...Read More

Movie Review: ‘The Lion King’

David Ferguson July 15, 2019

Greetings again from the darkness. If you have come here to read yet another take on how this next-gen remake of a beloved film doesn’t bring anything new to the story, you’ve come to the wrong place. I love cinema as an art form, ...Read More