?Turns out I?m not the only dame in Gotham looking for emancipation.? –Harley Quinn, Birds of Prey After the middling returns on Justice League, DC has broken away from their perceived Marvel-envy with a wide variety of films, ranging from the underwater epic Aquaman, teen-frenzied Shazam! and the dark and brooding Joker. With Birds of Prey, they continue the trend of well-written…
?Is God really watching?? Nominated for Best Documentary Feature, The Cave takes us into the darkest of world to show us the smallest light of hope. Director Feras Fayyad received a previous Oscar nomination for his film Last Men in Aleppo. Again we see the destruction that has been happening in Syria and the bravery…
Short films are important enough for the Academy to award three Oscars to shorts each year: Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short, and Best Short Documentary. Most people haven?t had a chance to view these films, which may be harbingers of tomorrow?s filmmakers. But each year, shortly before the Academy Awards are presented, programs…
Back in 2016, after Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson raised allegations about FOX Executive Roger Ailes, the fallout helped further survivors of sexual misconduct to speak out against their attackers sparking a movement that reverberated throughout the industry. Now, with his latest film, Bombshell, director Jay Roach attempts to give light on the truth of…
Short films are important enough for the Academy to award three Oscars to shorts each year: Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short, and Best Short Documentary. Most people haven?t had a chance to view these films, which may be harbingers of tomorrow?s filmmakers. But each year, shortly before the Academy Awards are presented, programs…
Short films are important enough for the Academy to award three Oscars to shorts each year: Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short, and Best Short Documentary. Most people haven?t had a chance to view these films, which may be harbingers of tomorrow?s filmmakers. But each year, shortly before the Academy Awards are presented, programs…
The intersection of the haves and have-nots is the world of Parasite, for which director Bong Joon-ho won the Palme d?Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Set in South Korea, where I?m told the difference of economic divisions is very real, the story also taps into a more universal understanding of the disdain…
There aren’t that many films aimed at families that are actually family-friendly these days. Playing with Fire proves to be one of the films that kids and adults can laugh with, and maybe even walk away feeling empowered by. Revolving around uptight fire jumper Supe (John Cena), who leads Mark (Keegan-Michael Key), Rodrigo (John Leguizamo),…
More from Slamdance, the film festival ?By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers? currently taking place in Park City, Utah, down the street from the more well known Sundance Film Festival. Is Falun Gong a peaceful religion or a dangerous cult? The Chinese government would like us to believe the latter. Ask No Questions, from Jason Loftus and…
By Johnathan Stowe As a sci-fi horror movie, Color Out of Space has some rough edges and could be looked at by some as a silly and bizarre movie. Is this movie worth seeing? I personally think that it deserves a watch. Written and directed by Richard Stanley (The Otherworld), Color Out of Space tells the story of Nathan…
