The mission: go into a camp filled with Daesh (ISIS) supporters and rescue Yazidi girls and women held as sex slaves. Sabaya won the directing award for World Cinema Documentary for Hogir Hirori at the Sundance Film Festival. Billed as a docu-thriller, the film shines a light on the plight of thousands of young women…
Even though it?s a blockbuster based on a theme park ride that?s filled with bad puns, Jungle Cruise is one insane trip. Jungle Cruise stars Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson as skipper Frank Wolff and Emily Blunt as Dr. Lily Houghton. Set in 1916, at the height of WWI, Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) is a British doctor…
?You are being considered for the amazing opportunity of life.? What were you like before you became you? Is there life before life? Edson Oda?s Nine Days doesn?t so much ask or answer such questions, it plays with the possibilities they present. In the process we have a chance to consider what a gift it…
?The time for apologies is behind us.? Tailgate, from writer/director Lodewijk Crijns, is a psychological thriller built around road rage (and perhaps just rage in general). What begins as a simple road trip turns into a journey into fear and danger. Hans (Joroen Spitzenberger), along with his wife Diana (Anniek Pheifer) and their two children,…
Welcome to Teenfish, a podcast series that lets teenagers and young adults speak about media that matters to them in their own voice. Hosted by Daniel Collins, Teenfish airs every month and invites local youth to engage the truth and lies of the shows and films that excite them.
Marvel Studio?s latest masterpiece, BLACK WIDOW, is a phenomenal solo movie about Natasha Romanoff, ?a total poser?, aka Black Widow, as she confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy, and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger. This month, Daniel is joined by Cat, Riley, and Jacob to discuss sexism, family, human trafficking, and some great acting!
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Whether its skateboarding or something else, everyone has to decide who they?re going to be. Set in Los Angeles, North Hollywood tells the story of Michael (Ryder McLaughlin), a young man on the cusp of adulthood. With high school having just ended, Michael and his friends spend the summer trying to figure out what?s next for them…
It?s not necessarily a good sign to refer to a film as ?timely?. It?s not that the term is a description of a film?s poor quality. (Often, it?s the opposite, in fact.) However, the use of ?timely? usually refers to the fact that the issues of injustice raised within the film are still relevant in…
Who knew the culinary industry was so competitive? Pig tells the story of Robin Feld (Nicolas Cage), a reclusive truffle hunter in the Oregonian wilderness. Living as somewhat of a hermit with his beloved pig, the mysterious Feld survives by selling truffles off the grid to Amir (Alex Wolff), an ambitious young culinary salesman. However, when…
Mama Weed (La Daronne), from director Jean-Paul Salom?, takes us into the Paris underworld, but from a somewhat different perspective. Our entry into that world is not through a hardened career criminal or long-suffering police officer. It is a woman who stumbles into an opportunity and makes the most of it. Patience Portefeux (Isabelle Huppert)…
Sometimes, you simply can?t break free from the world you know. Set off the coast of Maine, Downeast tells the story of Tommy (Greg Finley), a young lobster fisherman who lives a simple life working on his father?s boat. When he runs into his old flame Emma Maddox (Dylan Silver) sparks immediately fly once again. However, Tommy…