In?Sea of Trees, the real-life Japanese forest at the base of Mount Fuji (Aokigahara) proves to be as much of a character in the story Gus Van Sant tells. Arthur Brennan (Matthew McConaughey) is a man adrift, prepared to kill himself in the Aokigahara as he mourns his wife (Naomi Watts). But when he meets…
The third installment in the J.J. Abrams-rebooted?Star Trek?series,?Beyond?takes us farther than the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise believes it has gone before. The film has remarkable panache – thanks to a top flight class – and a storyline about authority, power, calling, and friendship that wraps itself around a galactic struggle. While considering a promotion/retirement…
In Imperium, Daniel Radcliffe’s FBI agent Nate Foster traces some Caesium-137 (a deadly substance used in dirty bombs) to Hopewell, Virginia. Radcliffe’s transformation from nerdy analyst who gently gets through to a jihadist, to race-baiting skin head is exemplary acting. But this is not for the faint of heart – and Harry Potter fans will…
“Moms don’t quit. Quitting is for dads!” That’s basically the summation of the latest raunchy comedy wrapped around a message about independence, freedom, and friendship. For everyone who ever wished there was an?Old School?or a?Bridesmaids for moms, the minds behind?The Hangover?deliver… Bad Moms. Interestingly enough,?Bad Moms?is the story delivered by writer/directors Jon Lucas and Scott…
What happens in the sixth season of HBO’s?hit show?Game of Thrones? We could tell you or you could win this free copy. Just respond below with your favorite moment from one of the previous seasons and we’ll pick a lucky winner for ScreenFish’s drawing! Reply by November 15. One entry per person.?You must be…
While John Ford might be best known for westerns like?Stagecoach?and?The Searchers, he earned Academy Awards for other projects like?The Grapes of Wrath?and?The Quiet Man. Now, Olive Films delivers the high definition transfer of the latter, a romantic drama/comedy set in Ireland. When the Irish-American ex-boxer Sean Thornton (John Wayne) arrives in Ireland, he’s looking to…
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman are the creators of?Catfish, as well as two?Paranormal Activity?films. In their latest,?Nerve, they return to the world of social commentary and criticism of our society’s obsession with social media. Vee (Emma Roberts) is a high school senior who can’t bring herself to tell her mother that she wants to leave…
When the principal (Bill Murray) of North Jackson High retires to take care of his ailing wife, his two vice principals attempt to fill the power vacuum. But for the students of NJHS, this could be an absolute disaster because these two men are train wrecks. On one side, the rule-oriented Neil Gamby (Danny McBride)…
What happens when you gather the minds behind films like L.A. Confidential, Thelma & Louise, Groundhog Day, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Silence of the Lambs, In the Name of the Father, and Apollo 13? You get a stunning set of interviews about what it means to tell stories, change culture, and create new ways…
Pan’s Labyrinth?or?El Laberinto del Fauno is the best Spanish film that I have ever seen. Okay, let’s be honest: it’s the only Spanish film – and one of a handful of foreign language films – that I have ever seen. But thanks to the name recognition of director Guillermo del Toro, I remember sitting in…
