After Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Denzel Washington’s third portrayal from August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle which he has produced is The Piano Lesson. Moreover, it’s the best one too. This time, it is a family affair. The film stars Washington’s oldest son, John David, and is directed by his youngest son, Malcolm. Two of […]
Rated as a cute romantic comedy that also has a dark side to it, Chosen Family at least has something to say, although it seems too preoccupied with trying to make us laugh to know what it is. Only witty Heather Graham stars in, writes and directs Chosen Family, a flick that manages to mix
Those who have been following American politics closely for the past five years are most likely familiar with Lev Parnas by now. However, for those with a similar level of information as mine, details regarding him and his activities related to this election seem somewhat scattered and undefined. In that regard, the new documentary film
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“10 Lives” is the new animated film featuring the voice of Mo Gilligan. Directed by Christopher Jenkins, who worked at Disney and has a few films under his belt, ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Aladdin’ are his credits. ‘10 Lives’ is an exception at the Sundance Film Festival and this should come as no surprise given
Space Cadet, a surprisingly appealing Fourth of July comedy by Amazon, revives an old plot formula that has proven effective in the past. This is hardly an original concept, having already been successfully portrayed by actresses Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin and Protocol, Melanie Griffith in Working Girl and Born Yesterday, and Reese Witherspoon in
Eric Cartman, the obnoxious spearhead of the ‘South Park’ boys, now has a permanent table at the reimagined Casa Bonita, a quasi-Mexican restaurant in Denver, Colorado which opened its doors in 1973. Like in the 2003 episode wherein he had to risk it all in order to spend a few minutes inside this place of
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An official trailer for the documentary ‘Getting Lost’, directed by Taylor Morden and focused on the legacy of the 2004 series ‘Lost’, was released on October 3. According to Morden and his studio, PopMotion Pictures, Getting Lost would explore the impact the series had on the pop culture scene as well as its history and
Irish Wish: Two years ago Lindsay Lohan had not been cast in any film for almost a decade, until the release of the Netflix film holiday film “Falling for Christmas,” which featured her as the lead cast and Lea Ryder in addition to her innumerable charms. Once again collaborating with director Janeen Damian, Lohan has
Why bother bringing Nicholas Cage on board if you will not allow him to go wild with an eccentric and over-the-top performance? The actor does precisely that in the gripping psychological thriller The Surfer. As he estimates the pace at which Kyle turns progressively more and more demented and his body literally starts falling apart,
Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid: Creating a documentary on a sensitive current event can be risky. It is quite possible that the situation you were exploring in the first place has already changed significantly. This leaves you with very little to say about it in the general conception of your movie. The reality is, the
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