Justice League vs. The Fatal Five

The latest (thirty-fourth) film in the DC Universe (animated, anyway) series, Justice League vs. The Fatal Five, finds Star-Boy of the Legion of Superheroes traveling back in time after a three supervillains steal a time machine. In the present, Star-Boy is unaware of who he is, while those three members of the Fatal Five, Persuader,…

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Penguins – Befuddled Father

This is the 10th anniversary of Disneynature creating documentary films about our planet and its inhabitants. This year?s offering (as always, being released for Earth Day) is Penguins. And as with previous Disneynature films, they will make a donation to Wildlife Conservation Network for every ticket sold during the opening week (April 17-23). The Disneynature…

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Glass: Picking Up the Pieces

Lauded for his shocking twists throughout his career, Shyamalan fell off the map for over a decade due to a string of high-profile box-office failures. (Does anybody rememberThe Happening? And we don?t talk about The Last Airbender?) With Glass, however, Shyamalan combines the worlds of two of his most memorable pieces?2000?s Unbreakable and 2017?s Split?in a truly unique exploration of…

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The Power of the Simple Act: 1on1 with Cheryl Haines (AI WEIWEI: YOURS TRULY)

Directed by Cheryl Haines,?Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly begins with the remarkable exhibition?@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. Through his instillation, Weiwei extended an invitation to the public to compose messages to prisoners of conscience around the world. By end of the exhibition, over 90,000 postcards had been sent. Ultimately, the film Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly is…

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