The opening scene of the Apple TV+ drama The Crowded Room is meticulously-paced and thrilling. Danny Sullivan (Tom Holland) and Ariana (Sasha Lane) prepare for what feels like a heist before chasing after a man who is their intended target. When Danny freezes and fails to shoot him, Ariana grabs the gun and begins firing….
The world doesn’t work the same way for everyone, and people are often boxed into expectations others have of them that may not be realistic or fair. Development disabilities in particular have led to people being alternately underestimated and underserved, far too often with cruel judgments about capability. Wildflower is an ultimately uplifting story inspired…
A funeral or memorial service may attract an interesting crowd, since it’s no longer possible for friends or family to pay direct respect to the dead by showing up and being seen. Instead, it may be about a genuine bond to the departed, the meaning that will be assigned to their presence by surviving loved…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown to be so large that its television branch encompasses a slew of characters who have appeared in previous films, and it isn’t limited to any one specific point in time. Some, like Hawkeye, have filled in gaps between movies, while The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, and others…
There is so much that society is on the cusp of doing, and any one technological advancement could have a resounding impact on the way civilization functions. Yet the arrival of something new isn’t always greeted with celebration, nor it is guaranteed to be successful even if promised to be so. There are also those…
Crime doesn’t always pay, and typically it takes much more than it gives. The promise of some reward from a job almost never comes easily or without strings, and the notion of one payoff being enough to set someone up for life hardly ever works out, since the allure of returning for more is just…
Certain filmmakers have a particular style that makes their films instantly recognizable to audiences, be it a color palette, troupe of regular actors, or a narrator to anchor their stories. Wes Anderson utilizes all these and many more, and each of his projects adds a handful of new performers to his already extensive ensemble as…
Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Pixar’s new film Elemental follows a family of fire elements living in a city that wasn’t built for them. Bernie (Ronnie Del Carmen) and Cinder (Shila Ommi) have traveled from their home in Fireland to try to make a new life for themselves, and…
The storming of the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021 by a large group that believed itself to be disenfranchised was a startling event, one that has been documented extensively thanks in part to the eager efforts of those there that day to capture what they were doing. Its impact reverberates politically and culturally…
Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Prime Video’s new series The Power looks at what happens when women all over the world gain unexplained abilities that help them take back a bit of what others have traditionally held from them. It’s a globe-spanning, insightful look at what it truly means…
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