Jacob Sahms

Sea of Trees: How Do We Handle Our Grief?

Jacob SahmsNov 2, 2016

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...

Star Trek – Beyond: Calling From Space

Jacob SahmsNov 2, 2016

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,...

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Imperium: The Violence of Words

Jacob SahmsNov 1, 2016

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...

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Bad Moms: Freed for What?

Jacob SahmsNov 1, 2016

"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...

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Game of Thrones Season 6 DVD – Free Copy!

Jacob SahmsOct 30, 2016

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...

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The Quiet Man – Battling for Respect #TBT

Jacob SahmsOct 27, 2016

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...

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Nerve – Are You a Watcher or a Player?

Jacob SahmsOct 26, 2016

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...

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Vice Principals: Educators with No Filters

Jacob SahmsOct 26, 2016

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...

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College of William & Mary’s Ashley Miller on Superheroes, Stories, & Success

Jacob SahmsOct 25, 2016

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...

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