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For most college students, the hazy, liminal space of a post-graduation summer marks the end of the familiar and the beginning of more uncertain futures. Unlike the transition from high school to higher education, the move away from college life is akin to finally removing the training wheels off of a bike. There are no […]

As an esteemed drag racer, Lonnie “Lucky Man” Johnson is busy modifying his Fast Company-sponsored car at a racetrack. During the first car test-tap run, the engine blew off, but fortunately, Lonnie was untouched. This incident did not amuse the FastCo team administrator Phil Adamson, who told the chief mechanic Elder that the company doesn’t

Vampires are all the rage in film and television these days. Some of them run hotels (“Interview with the Vampire“), some live polyamorously in Staten Island (“What We Do in the Shadows“), and some dance the ballet while torturing their enemies (“Abigail“). Creative depictions of modern vampires have evolved. Storytellers are more cognitive in their

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing was released in 1964 and is a British Black and White film that stereotypes a war between the Germans and the Dutch. It is an aerial warfare film that was set in the 1940’s. One of Our Aircraft was created by the famous British writer-director-producer duo Michael Powell and

For the first 15 minutes of “What Remains,” we follow around a Scandinavian man named Mads Lake (Gustav Skarsgård), formerly Sigge Storm. Bearded, grizzled, timid, always wearing a Rukka outdoor coat Lake is looking to start a new life after spending years in a psychiatric hospital. He tries (and fails) to get an apartment, gets

It’s not the worst movie out there. Admittedly, it’s an exploitation movie, produced for cheap to profit from the rising popularity of motorcycle gangs. Yes, there is an obligatory orgy, a few fights, copious amounts of beer, pot, and primal behavior. The clichés are there, what else were you expecting? Movies like “Hell’s Angels on

Regardless of where you stand, it is true that too many franchises and sequels are being initiated of late, something which should have you thinking. Let’s not get fretted as this is not an exclusively American issue and neither is it a recent one. After completing his second movie. The Most Beautiful, an Akira Kurosawa

Documentary filmmaker Maureen Castle Tusty’s newest film, “She Rises Up,” is a dossier about the international economy and a trio of women trying to carve their space within it. Focusing on the stories of Magatte from Senegal, Gladys from Peru, and Selyna from Sri Lanka, “She Rises Up,” allows these women to discuss the relationship

I am personally not fond of the Lo Wei films starring Jackie and I am particularly glad he managed to get out of his studio at a later stage, which was not very simple for him, which in turn resulted in some dreadful movies like Fearless Hyena 2, but I will discuss that in some

It feels limiting or a disservice to call “Hummingbirds” simply a documentary. This quiet gem from best friends and first-time filmmakers Silvia Del Carmen Castaños and Estefanía “Beba” Contreras is so much more than that. A glowing self-portrait of their friendship, a call to activism, a summer bestie comedy full of devilish antics, and a