Rating: 4/4 Everyone experiences the haunted nights, when existential fear creeps in like an idiot in plain sight. The primordial terror, the prime human condition, stems from…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘She Dies Tomorrow:’ Amy Seimetz Transcends Pandemic Cinema”
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New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: Made in Italy
(Image courtesy of IFC Films) MADE IN ITALY– 3 STARSActors are often asked by the many curious people fascinated by their work where they find the inspirations…… Read more “New from Every Movie Has a Lesson by Don Shanahan: MOVIE REVIEW: Made in Italy”
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “SHE DIES TOMORROW” CREATES TIMELY DREAD WITH A SILENT BOGEYMAN
There are all-too-typical scary movies with cornball monsters and victims tripping over everything in the night, and then there are films like SHE DIES TOMORROW. Writer/director Amy…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “SHE DIES TOMORROW” CREATES TIMELY DREAD WITH A SILENT BOGEYMAN”
New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: The Last Mistress (2007)
By Andrea ThompsonWhat makes a movie sexy is often as difficult to define as what makes a comedy funny, or a horror film scary. But there’s no…… Read more “New from A Reel of One’s Own by Andrea Thompson: 52 Films By Women: The Last Mistress (2007)”
New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘Song Without a Name:’ Melina León Delivers an Achingly Mournful Debut
Rating: 3.5/4 Every mother remembers the first time they held their baby, their child’s first cry, and how they soothed their son or daughter into their new…… Read more “New from Robert Daniels on 812 Film Reviews: ‘Song Without a Name:’ Melina León Delivers an Achingly Mournful Debut”
Leo Brady reviews “Made in Italy” on AMovieGuy.com
With every case of nepotism you have to be a bit trepidatious. Made in Italy may be the directorial debut for actor James D’Arcy, but the highlight of this…… Read more “Leo Brady reviews “Made in Italy” on AMovieGuy.com”
New Podcast from Kevin McLenithan on Christ and Pop Culture: Seeing and Believing 259 | James D’Arcy’s Made in Italy and Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity
Two very different kinds of family melodramas are featured in this week’s episode. First is actor James D’Arcy’s directing/screenwriting debut, the Liam Neeson-starring Made in Italy, about…… Read more “New Podcast from Kevin McLenithan on Christ and Pop Culture: Seeing and Believing 259 | James D’Arcy’s Made in Italy and Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity”
New from Jonita Davis on The Black Cape: ‘Kindling’ is an Intimate Portrait of Sisterhood and Friendship
Kindling is a short film by Xinyi Zhu about two friends who reunite for a very emotional moment. Most people will latch onto the moment (an abortion)…… Read more “New from Jonita Davis on The Black Cape: ‘Kindling’ is an Intimate Portrait of Sisterhood and Friendship”
New work from Robert Daniels on The Playlist: ‘Lovecraft Country’: A Powerful & Terrifying Genre Odyssey Led By An Incredible Cast [Review]
Atticus (Jonathan Majors) loves pulp fiction. He loves that “the heroes get to go on adventures on other worlds… defeat the monsters, save the day.” A trimmed…… Read more “New work from Robert Daniels on The Playlist: ‘Lovecraft Country’: A Powerful & Terrifying Genre Odyssey Led By An Incredible Cast [Review]”
New from Kevin Wozniak on Kevflix: Review – Lake Michigan Monster
Lake Michigan Monster is a delirious midnight madness movie. A micro-budget horror comedy that is unlike any movie I have seen in 2020. …… Read more “New from Kevin Wozniak on Kevflix: Review – Lake Michigan Monster”
