Review by Bradley Smith The phrase “based on true events" is probably used by marketers to invoke curiosity and interest. After all, what could have happened in real life to merit a film adaptation? But therein lies the problem I tend to find with that phrase. Life is...
The ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ trilogy has officially become one of the top three greatest animated trilogies of all time with its latest entry, ‘The Hidden World’. It was clear that the potential was there for a near perfect trilogy when the second film managed to be...
Greetings again from the darkness. Sometimes we just click with the work of a particular filmmaker, and such is the case with Iranian-born Asghar Farhadi. From ABOUT ELLY (2009) to his two Oscar wins for Foreign Language films, the instant classic A SEPARATION (2011)...
Greetings again from the darkness. No one knows for sure how many times someone in Hollywood has attempted to adapt the 1966 novel for the big screen, but we do know that director Ty Roberts is the only one to succeed. The actual author of the novel, Edmund Pendleton...
Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2019 The difference in production value is quite evident in the animated shorts category, as not all filmmakers are backed by the resources of Pixar or Disney. What really stands out here is the strength of the stories and how they play...
Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts 2019 By definition, films in this category pack a punch with a real life story into a run time of just a few minutes. It’s possible one or two could be transformed into a feature length documentary or narrative interpretation, and...
Top-to-bottom, this is the strongest shorts category I can recall. The quality of each is such that winning the Oscar would be well-deserved for any of the nominees. Four of the five are tension-packed, while the fifth is just as emotional – only in a more intimate...
Review by Daniel Pappas I remember the cultural niche occupied by World Wrestling Entertainment. When I was a kid wrestling fans felt very fringe and the whole industry a confusing jumble of false narratives and phony acting. Of course, eleven-year-old me would much...
Review by Wesley Collins As an avid film lover I’m always excited when watching a film that surprises me in ways I hadn’t expected. The Changeover absolutely did that! The film starts out seemingly slow with no direction as far as plot but each moment helps facilitate...
Opening in theaters and VOD March 29th Directed by: Kent Jones Starring: Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy, Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons, Deirdre O'Connell, Joyce Van Patten, Phyllis Somerville, Glynnis O'Connor, Paul McIsaac For Diane (Mary Kay Place), everyone else comes...