Edgar Wright has always been willing to push the boundaries of his storytelling. With LAST NIGHT IN SOHO though, the famed director has created something truly amazing by fusing the psychedelic style of the 60s with murder mystery horror. This week, Victor Stiff (VictorStiff.com, Dope Black Movies) and Catherine Erskine join Steve to talk about…
Time is always ticking away? but how we make use of it determines our impact on the world. Set in 1990,?tick, tick? BOOM!?tells the story of Broadway legend Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield). Well before he created?Rent, Larson was doing his best to stay afloat financially by waiting tables at the Moondance Diner while he works…
Set above a simple Japanese caf?,?Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes?follows Kato as he returns home from a hard day at work. As he looks around his tiny apartment for his guitar pick, an image of him appears on his computer monitor, claiming to be him but two minutes into the future. Soon, Kato and his…
Trying to maintain an image can be exhausting. In?The Power of the Dog?though, we see that trying to live up to public expectations can also kill the soul. Although they have built a successful ranch together, brothers George and Phil Burbank could not be more different. Elder brother Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) maintains a rough and…
As we grow into adulthood, we all face choices which decide who we are going to be. In?Holy Emy?though, the decisions aren?t as important as the end result. Set in Athens, Holy Emy tells the story of Teresa (Hasmine Kilip) and her younger sister Emy (Abigail Loma), two sisters who are left alone when their mother returns…
In a culture broken by its own history of pain, everyone needs a place of safety The new documentary Young Plato tells the story of Elvis-loving school headmaster Kevin McArevey. As the headmaster of Holy Cross in Northern Belfast, McArevey has seen how anger and rage can destroy the hearts and minds of children. As a…
?Time moves differently here.? Set on the North Short of Oahu, Hawaii, I Was a Simple Man tells the story of Masao, an elderly man who?s life is nearing its end. As his health continues to decline, Masao reflects on the moments of his life that have shaped him, both positively and negatively. While he looks back…
It?s always hard to go?Home [Alone]?again. It was over thirty years ago when John Hughe?s?Home Alone?became an instant Christmas classic. However, when the film became such an immense success, it also made sequels and reboots an inevitability as well. Now the?fifth?sequel to McCauley Culkin?s first adventure,?Home Sweet Home Alone?wants its audience to feel nostalgic for…
With the release of Eternals, the MCU fully leans into its cosmic realm at long last. Spanning a story about ‘divine’ monsters over thousands of years, director Chloe Zhao unravels a narrative that asks profound questions about the universe and our place within it. So, why hasn’t it caught on with audiences? With the lowest…
Though the Frozen films may be on hiatus, Olaf is still more than willing to tell us some stories. In Disney+?s new series of shorts Olaf Presents, the beloved snowman does his best to recreate the magic of some of Disney?s most well-known animated films. From The Little Mermaid to Tangled, Olaf (voiced once again by Josh Gad) takes a few…
