Review by James Lindorf Raymond Radiguet's 1923 French novel "Le Diable au corps" has been adapted for the screen before, most notably in a celebrated 1947 French film and an Australian version in 1989. Writer, director, cinematographer, and composer Oscar...
Review by Adam Courtliff Marvel Cinematic Universe projects are like rollercoaster rides. Some are adrenaline-fuelled, rip-roaring experiences that leave you wanting more and never wanting to get off. Others are nausea-fuelled, whiplash-inducing ordeals that...
Review by James Linorf In August and September of 1985, WHAM! played a sold-out stadium tour of America called Whamamerica!. What helped make that possible was ten days in China four months earlier. Don’t worry about losing Whamaggedon in July; the iconic...
Review by James Lindorf Lauren Montgomery has spent years working in animation, most notably directing several DC animated films, but "Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender" is her most ambitious project to date. The film had its theatrical release on July 24th...
Review by James Lindorf In 2009, Chad St. John’s screenplay for “Motor City” landed on the Black List, the annual collection of the most liked unproduced scripts in Hollywood. What followed was fifteen years of development cycles that cycled through Chris...
Review by Adam Courtliff Video game to film adaptations are notoriously difficult to pull off. There is a fine line between making a film aimed squarely at diehard fans and alienating everyone else with incoherent fan service, or creating something broadly...
Greetings again from the darkness. Most of us would do just about anything for a grieving loved one. Kepsuke (Daigo Yamamoto) proves this when he accompanies his wife Otone (Haruka Ayase) to a presentation at ReBirth, a company specializing in humanoids...
Review by Adam Courtliff The Twisted Cinematic Universe (TCU) has been surrounded by controversy since its inception. It all began with the truly dreadful Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, the first film of its kind to take advantage of beloved childhood...
Greetings again from the darkness. In 2004, we had a film based on dodgeball, so it only makes sense that the hottest game going these days, Pickleball, gets its shot on the big screen. Josh Greenbaum (WILL & HARPER, 2024) directs a screenplay from Sean...
Waco Independent Film Festival Greetings again from the darkness. It’s such a treat when a film sneaks up and surprises you with such emotional depth that you not only feel like you know the characters, but you also want to stick around and see how they do...