If Tobin Bell is in a movie, I will watch it regardless of how big or small the role is. No way I can ignore a chance like that. I barely even knew of him before the Saw franchise, but after it, I began spotting him everywhere. He is astonishingly dependable and underappreciated for his […]
The movie, “Among The Beasts” is incredibly out-of-order and difficult to appreciate. Despite its many flaws, some suspenseful moments combined with action and clever dialogue implies that there is a somewhat decent plot contained in the movie. However, that good reveal is hidden behind a poorly constructed and dull story which takes 40 minutes just
The Coming-of-Age genre grabs your attention in a manner that I have yet to fathom. Life is life, and every phase should be equally as fascinating as the next one. And yet, there is something extra captivating about those stories. Perhaps this explains why such films are abundant during the year. Some relate better than
NOW SHOWING IN UK THEATERS AND ON VOD! Directed by Matthew Bauer, The Other Fellow Bond is a captivating documentary that recounts the bitterly infamous reality of men around the world who have to exist with the now notorious name Bond, James Bond. These men are not actors who have previously portrayed the part of
The Exiles (1961) highlights the struggles of Native Americans who were transferred from their reservations and, in the simplest of terms, ‘exiled’ from their communities. The federal government provided aid for the relocation of Native Americans from their reserves to metropolitan areas in the 1940s, known as the Indian Relocation Act. This program, like many
Set in a dark, twisted, and deeply disturbing narrative, Rob Grant’s (Harpoon) Alive revolves around a woman and a man who wake up in an abandoned sanitarium only to find themselves captured by a sadistic and deranged caretaker. Alive is one of those films that is a bit of a slow burner at the outset,
The film narrates an intense international competition held in San Francisco among six elite pianists who are competing for a grand prize of $20,000 and a two-year concert contract. The main plot has two counterpoints one is a love story of two finalists, Richard Dreyfuss, and Amy Irving, while the other one is about a
In tonight’s episode of Alex & The List, Alex (Patrick Fugit, Almost Famous) who isn’t very far into his romantic relationship with Katherine (Jennifer Morrison), has a grand proposal in mind and a dog trainer’s store as his backdrop. While he is busy with his plans, Katherine beats him to the punch by sending him
No matter the audience and lord help us with that one, Kevin Kaufman’s film Ace the Case is truly an abominable work of art. For the morbidly curious out there who wish to ‘wait and see’ if the picture gets better after a shockingly bad first 10 minutes, spoiler alert, it gets worse. It’s downright
Styled like a French infidelity comedy that overemphasizes and celebrates subplots, If I Were You feels like It would have been a delightful stroll had it cut 30 minutes from its unnecessary long duration. Joan Carr-Wiggin’s film is poorly constructed as it fails to understand that, treating its characters’ sorrow and triumphs in an overly
