A few weeks ago, a lawless mob stormed the United States Capitol in anger over the Presidential election. Two weeks later a newly inaugurated President Biden said, ?This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge. And unity is the path forward. And we must meet this moment as the United States of America. If we…
Nicolas Cage and Tony Jaa team up to fight an alien assassin. Admit it. That statement alone is enough to peak your interest. Such is the premise of Jiu Jitsu, the latest journey into the bizarre featuring the always-interesting Cage. Directed by Dimitri Logothetis (Kickboxer: Retaliation), Jiu Jitsu tells the story of Jake Barnes (Alain Moussi), a master…
Honestly, what do you know about Lennox Lewis? In the world of boxing, there are few men who?s statistics stand up to Lewis? achievements. Gold medals in both the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. The undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. The only man in history to beat every man whom he faced, including Evander Holyfield,…
It?s always difficult to share your own story of pain. But if that story can encourage another who?s struggling, it may be worth the challenge.? After enduring tremendous suffering throughout his wife Nicole?s battle with cancer, journalist Matthew Teague opted to pour his soul into writing about his experience. After Nicole?s passing, Teague?s piece would…
For what it?s worth, I?m not a Marvel super fan or anything. I haven?t read the comics, I don?t know the backstories, and I?m often dependent on the kindness and knowledge of internet strangers that can point me to all of the Easter Eggs that I typically miss.? So, in a somewhat bizarre way, I…
What haunts you? Whether it?s personal tragedy or mistakes that we?ve made along the way, most everyone has something in their lives that they wish they could forget. Sometimes, these are the moments that define us. And sometimes, they can be what destroy us. Hulu?s miniseries The Sister tells the story of Nathan (Russel Tovey), a young…
It?s fair to say that Casey Affleck understands that the soul of a story can say more than the sum of its parts. Known for strong performances in such films as?A Ghost Story, Ain?t Them Bodies Saints?and?Manchester By The Sea?(for which he won Best Actor at the Academy Awards), Affleck frequently adds an emotional depth…
You Will Die at Twenty is Sudan?s first ever submission for Best International Film Oscar consideration, and only the eighth fiction feature film made in the country. It offers us a chance to consider the ways fear of death may strip us of the joys of life. When Muzamil was born, his parents took him…
The 2nd?follows Major Vic Davis (Ryan Phillippe), a former Green Beret who has walked away from his life in the military and trying to take care of his family. When he arrives to pick up his teenage son from school for a weekend to reconnect, Davis immediately senses that something is wrong when a group…
Oualid Mouaness?s 1982 is a story about fear and courage, love and war, innocence and maturity. The film is Lebanon?s official submission for Best International Film consideration. For fifth grade student Wissam (Mohamad Dalli) the end of year exams aren?t a problem; he?s a top student. What he is worried about is if he will…
