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Love Hurts : Video Review by Matthew Schuchman

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Critic : Matthew Schuchman In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would turn his fascination…

Sundance Film Festival: ‘Sorry, Baby’ is a Moving Debut for Author Eva Victor

©Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival The most difficult challenge that the first-time screenwriter/director/protagonist Eva Victor had to face with Sorry, Baby was certainly to find the difficult, delicate balance between the tones that she wanted to develop through the story. Her feature film starts with the reunion of two college best friends, Agnes (Victor) and…

The Critics Choice Awards List Of Winners!

The 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards took place on Friday night with comedian Chelsea Handler hosting the event at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, celebrating the best films and TV shows of the last year. “Anora” won the highest award for movies, and “Emilia Pérez,” “The Substance,” and “Wicked” each won three awards. What about the…

“Attack on Titan: The Last Attack” Provides Many Fan-Favorites with the Fitting Warrior’s Send-Offs They Deserve

©Courtesy of Crunchyroll Hajime Isayama’s bestselling manga franchise sold over 140 million copies during its original run, spawning 94 episodes of a long-running anime adaptation, as well as two live action films and a theatrical stage-musical. Eventually, all good things come to an end. Unfortunately, that might include humanity. After initially swearing vengeance against the…

Sundance Film Festival: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Powerfully Reflects on the Pioneering Actress

©Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival Nearly 40 years after her groundbreaking breakout film role, for which she was he first deaf performer to win an Oscar, Marlee Matlin’s career and hearing-impaired identity is finally receiving the recognition she deserves. The new documentary, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore shares how the challenges of language deprivation has…

2025 Sundance Recap Pt 2: ‘Brides,’ ‘bunnylovr,’ ‘Love, Brooklyn,’ ‘Bubble & Squeak’

Hopefully, you’ve read and enjoyed the first part of my Sundance wrap-up which included reviews of some of the best things I’ve seen over the past few days of virtual viewing, but not everything at Sundance Film Festival can be wine and roses, and now, here are four reviews of some of the weaker offerings….

Sundance Film Festival: ‘Last Days’ is an Intriguing Story of One Man’s Deadly Quest for Unachievable Salvation

In 2018, American missionary John Allen Chau was killed on North Sentinel Island, located off the coast of India and home to a tribe that has had very minimal contact with the outside world. Some described Chau’s death as a tragedy, while others blamed him for breaking the law and attempting to approach a population…

Jurassic World Rebirth | Official Trailer / Starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali

A new era is born. This summer, three years after the Jurassic World trilogy concluded with each film surpassing $1 billion at the global box office, the enduring Jurassic series evolves in an ingenious new direction with Jurassic World Rebirth. Anchored by iconic action superstar Scarlett Johansson, Emmy and SAG nominee Jonathan Bailey and two-time…

The Color Within : Exclusive Interview With Director Naoko Yamada

©Courtesy of GKIDS The Color Within : Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the ‘colors’ of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn’t play an…

‘Heart Eyes’ Director Josh Ruben Balances Humor and Horror in New Slasher (Video Interview)

Josh Ruben has been acting in and making short films and television for almost twenty years, but directing the horror-comedies Scare Me and Werewolves Within definitely put him under far more radars as a director. That might also have been why Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) and Spyglass Media Group (Scream) came to Ruben…

The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Official Teaser | Only in Theaters July 25

©Courtesy of Disney “THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS” INAUGURAL TRAILER & POSTER LAUNCHED THIS MORNING BY MARVEL’S FIRST FAMILY STARS PEDRO PASCAL, VANESSA KIRBY, JOSEPH QUINN & EBON MOSS-BACHRACH Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”—in theaters July 25, 2025—invited a live audience and key cast members to U.S. Space & Rocket Center, HOME of…