Road movies such as this are usually about the change the journey brings to the characters. The Peanut Butter Falcon is not so much about transformation as it is about revealing what might be hidden in rough or seemingly broken exteriors.
Set in the heart of WWII, Midway tells the dramatic story of the US soldiers and pilots who fought during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Having remained ?officially? neutral in the war, the US found themselves drawn into the conflict after the bombing of Pearl Harbour in December 1941 at the hands of the Japanese….
In 2016 the homeless population of Los Angeles grew to 58,000 people. Disco?d is Matthew Siretta?s look at a handful of those people. Siretta gives us a very personal look at some of those who live in homeless encampments. The title comes from a slang term that means confused, disconcert, or discombobulate. An early scene…
?Turning poop culture into pop culture is the fastest way to solve the sanitation crisis? (Jack Sim) Yes, there is scatological humor in Lily Zepeda?s documentary Mr. Toilet: The World?s #2 Man. How can there not be given the subject: a worldwide sanitation crisis. It tells us that 2.5 billion people (about 40 percent of…
Airing now on Facebook Live, Limetown follows Lia Haddock (Jessica Biel), a journalist for American Public Radio (APR) who is exploring the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility. As she gets closer to the answers behind the failed experiment, Haddock?s journey becomes increasingly perilous as unseen forces attempt to keep…
Harriet Tubman was an incredible woman and remains an important part of our history. Born Araminta “Minty” Ross, and later changing her name to Harriet Tubman (inspired by her mother and husband), she would ultimately be nicknamed ?Moses?, a leader to freedom. A conductor of the Underground Railroad, she not only escaped slavery herself, but…
Directed and adapted for the screen by Edward Norton,?Motherless Brooklyn?tells the story of Lionel Essrog (Norton), a Brooklyn detective in post-war New York. Working with street smart private investigator Frank Minna (Bruce Willis), Lionel (who also goes by the name Brooklyn) and his team uncover the truth for hire. However, when Minna is shot and…
In 1978, three Irish mobsters are caught up in an FBI sting. When their income is cut off, the three mobsters’ wives take matters into their own hands after being first ostracized and then attacked by their husband’s cronies. In The Kitchen, Melissa McCarthy’s Kathy Brennan, Tiffany Haddish’s Ruby O’Carroll, and Elisabeth Moss’ Claire Walsh…
From 1999 to 2001, Bruce Timm and Alan Dini offered an animated vision for the future of Gotham where Bruce Wayne was old but crime still threatened the peaceful existence of Gothamites. With Will Friedle voicing the character of Terry McGinnis AKA the new Batman, the show tackled more mature stories with a darker inclination…
Starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse follows the journey of Winslow (Pattinson) and Wake (Dafoe), two lighthouse keepers, who try to maintain their sanity while living in isolation on a remote island off the coast of Maine. Tightly written and directed by Robert Eggers (The Witch), The Lighthouse is a fascinating piece that feels like a…
