In his directorial debut, Dev Patel stars as Kid, a man making a living losing fights in an underground fight club under the alias ‘Monkey Man’. Kid suffers trauma from his childhood, having watched his mother die at the hands of a police chief, Rana Singh. Now an adult, he plots his revenge on the…
By Robert Bellissimo “Je, Tu, Il, Elle” was Chantal Akerman’s debut feature film from 1974. She co-wrote the script with Eric De Kuyper, and Paul Paquay. Chantal is also the star of the film, alongside Niels Arestrup, and Claire Wauthion. The film is about a young woman named Julie, (Chantal Akerman) and is told in…
The social politics of school has always been difficult to navigate… but Black Butler takes it to another level. Black Butler: Public School Arc reunites Ciel Phantomhive (Brina Palencia) and his demonic servant, Sebastian (Michael Tatum) as they infiltrate Weston College, Great Britain’s most prestigious public school. Tasked with uncovering why multiple students—including the son of the Queen’s…
Fledgling movie star? Check. Struggling local business owner? Check. Strained parent-child relationship? Check. A delightfully heartfelt movie about the fledgling movie star acting his way through a scenario to help the struggling business owner while navigating a strained relationship with his father? Also check. After blowing his first big gig, actor Erwin Vandeveer (Rudy Pankow)…
It was the summer of 2015 and I was sitting in our local theater preparing to watchPixar’s latest film, Inside Out. I wasn’t sure what to expect since their two previous films(Brave and Monsters University) were hit-and-miss with theatergoers and critics alike.To attempt what looked like an animated film disguised as a psychological study of…
Dark Highway is one of the most terrifying films in recent memory. No, there’s no jump scares or demonic possessions. What makes Dark Highway so terrifying is that it exposes true evil. The type that really lurks in the shadows of our world, living in the shadows and staying out of sight. Directed by Anna Jane Edmonds, the…
Sometimes, the greatest demons we fight aren’t the ones of the spiritual realm. In The Exorcism, Anthony Miller (Russell Crowe) is an actor who’s struggling to find work. When he finally lands a role in a supernatural horror film, he believes he may have found a role that can help him rebuild his career. When his…
I’ve fallen in love with an older woman. And her name is Thelma. At the age of 93, Thelma (June Squibb) takes joy in simple things like needlepoint and spending time with her grandson. However, after she is taken advantage of by a phone scammer, June is left heartbroken and ashamed. Furious that she would fall…
As an American filmmaker, Jeff Nichols has always been interested in America and its more unexplored parts. In another collaboration with Michael Shannon (but not starring him), Nichols loosely adapts the plotless collection of photos and interviews of Danny Lyon, who is featured in the film and played by Mike Faist. The film is some…
“I felt evil blow into Jonestown.” In 1978, over 900 people who had followed a charismatic religious leader to a South American jungle died. It is often seen as a mass suicide. It is more properly understood as a mass murder. Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown from National Geographic chronicles those events as told…
