America makes up twenty-five percent of the world’s prison population….twenty-five percent!!!! Does systemic racism truely exist? We live in a time where that question is very much in the forefront of our attention. Depending on whether you are on the right or left, your answer to that question is different. If you are in the…
This year?s Oscar frontrunner, Nate Parker?s The Birth of a Nation takes its name from D.W. Griffith?s 1915 KKK propaganda film but instead dramatically portrays the historic story of Nat Turner. Through Turner?s story, the audience encounters a powerful struggle over race, humanity, purpose, and Scripture in the film that Parker wrote, directed, and now…
Crisp evenings.? Bonfires.? Pumpkin spice euphoria. And horror. These are the caveats that perfect Autumns are made of.? And the good news for Stephen King fans is that they won?t have to wait until Halloween to get their fill of fall fright.? In fact, the season sees not one, not two, but a trifecta of…
On their wedding day, a couple gets disturbing news: a gang is headed in on the noon train to avenge an old debt, and the groom is the target. He is the ex-marshal Will Kane, played by Academy Award-winning Gary Cooper in a strong performance in the waning twilight of his career. Thanks to Olive…
Back in 1984, director brother Joel and Ethan Coen teamed with first-time cinematographer Barry Sonnefeld to deliver their first feature film,?Blood Simple. They would go on to work together again on Raising Arizona and?Miller’s Crossing, but their combined filmography includes?O Brother, Where Art Thou?,?No Country For Old Men,?Men in Black, Fargo,?Get Shorty, and a host…
Let’s get this out of the way early: there aren’t many returning shows that actually have me?excited?about the return of television shows and streaming episodes. Sure, I’ll be watching the fourteenth season of?NCIS?and the third season of?Scorpion?because they’re like a good pair of old slippers: I know just what I’m getting. Absolutely, I’ll dive back…
Here’s my annual preview of my most anticipated films for the fall. The beauty of a list like this is that that everyone will agree – especially my cohorts here at ScreenFish! So check out my list, and consider what I’ve missed – and let us know. In the disaster film category, there are two…
With all of the buzz that Netflix’s?Stranger Things?was attracting, I was compelled to take a look (and a day later, I’d binged it all!). It only takes a few minutes of footage to recognize that it’s the kind of masterpiece that J.J. Abrams was aiming for with?Super 8, like a mashup of the ‘greats’ from…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Saints fought for a city by playing football, proving that sports could unite, inspire, and encourage in ways that beautifully rise above a game. Because of that,?I have watched and appreciated the way that New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees carries himself on and off the…
?Have you seen it yet? It?s on Netflix.? Not sure what ?it? I?m talking about? It doesn?t matter. Daredevil. House of Cards. Orange is the New Black. Or, basically any other show/movie you can name. The ?it? changes based on the person but the site remains constant. The truth is that, ever since Netflix took…
