I tried really hard to work this list down to ten like every other list I’ve done over the last two weeks, but there are just too many great movies that have come out this year. And, honestly, too many great ones for you to go and see this holiday season. So, I have...
They say this was the year of the woman, and in many ways it truly shows on film. There was quite diversity of roles to choose from when choosing this list a number of actresses just barely didn’t make the cut. I really need to give special mentions to Claire Foy,...
Review by Monique Thompson FEMALE EMPOWERMENT FOR THE WIN! Value Shop assistant manager Maya Vargas wants only one thing for her 43rd birthday -- a promotion. While her résumé may not scream upper management, her track record certainly does. Vargas is an innovator who...
In 1968, pop culture collector Glenn Bray entered a Hollywood bookstore looking for a something on surrealism; instead he found himself drawn to a book featuring the art of Stanislav Szukalski. Fascinated by the collection, Glenn showed the photos of drawings and...
There has never been a year with more superheroes than this year. The latest 'Avengers' movie alone was more superheroes than were in all the movies combined for most every other year I could find. Yet, they were not the best of the heroes that were given to us this...
Greetings again from the darkness. The main thing to keep in mind while watching this movie is that it’s based on the true story of a real guy – Mark Hogancamp – and it’s also a dramatization designed to entertain, enlighten and even inspire. Most of the time it’s...
The ‘Predator’ series has been an off and on thing for quite some time now. Movies like the original or the ‘Predators’ sequel a few years ago, are really good extensions of 1932’s classic ‘The Most Dangerous Game’. Others, like ‘AVP:Requiem’ or ‘Predator 2’ are the...
Movie trailers used to be a cut up mess, but back in the 1990's it felt like they were moving towards making it it's own art form. Today, there is as much excitement for a new trailer as there is for a film. Some trailers, like the one for 'The Mule' snuck up on you...
Greetings again from the darkness. Earlier this year, the documentary RBG (co-directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West) was a film festival and box office hit, helping turn 85 year old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg into a celebrity and cult icon, complete...
Review by James Lindorf Writer and Director Eva Vives’ latest R-rated dramedy, All About Nina, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo) and Common (Selma), will be available digitally and on DVD December 18th. Nina is working the comedy clubs in New York with her...