It’s been twenty years since the release of Mean Girls, adapted by Tina Fey from Rosalind Wiseman’s book Queen Bees and Wannabees. It has become increasingly quotable, with lines like “You can’t sit with us,” “she doesn’t even go here,” and “stop trying to make fetch happen” referenced and repeated often. The success of the…
@Photo by Amazon MGM Studios – © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved. In a world where there is a dearth of deep and soul searching films to move and impact an audience in more than just a lane of entertainment, there still needs to be pure entertainment. When it comes to action films, John…
© Modenist | Film and Stephen Soucy Productions The documentary directed by Stephen Soucy retraces one of the longest partnerships in the history of film. Merchant Ivory delves deep into the audacious company formed by Ismail Merchant as producer, James Ivory as director, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala as screenwriter and Richard Robbins as composer. Merchant Ivory…
@Photo by Courtesy of Universal Pictures A change in environment doesn’t always wash away people’s insecurities and regrets – it can often instead just bring them to the surface. The story in the new supernatural horror film, Night Swim, thrives on its characters contending with credible motivations and temptations. Their harrowing emotions are exasperated when…
Sensational stories are often adapted into films or television series. While they can be quite good and pay tribute to lives lost or tragedies endured, they can also be seen as appropriating and trivializing trauma for entertainment purposes. Making a film that manages to be enthralling and powerful while not losing sight of the real-life…
@Courtesy of Abramorama Christoffer Guldbrandsen’s A Storm Foretold is a frightening exposé of the behind-the-scenes role Roger Stone played in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, just three years ago this week. The Danish documentarian was able to spend time with Stone during the run-up to the insurrection, and what he…
Crime makes for compelling cinema for a number of reasons. It’s not typically clear right away who the culprit is, and the journey to that discovery, filled with red herrings and unexpected twists and turns, can make even a mundane setup interesting. There are a range of themes and tones possible within the crime genre,…
Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. What to Watch This Weekend – December 29-31, 2023 It’s time for another edition of What to Watch This Weekend! As we bring you reviews and interviews of the latest major and independent releases, we want to be sure you know what to plan…
People are prone to prejudice, to latch on to beliefs they may have about a particular person or group and apply them broadly. In most cases, there is little basis to these preconceived notions, and they can be incredibly damaging. But there is a reason they exist, because stereotypes are perpetuated by those who wish…
@Courtesy of Warner Brothers Losing love can lead to harrowing heartbreak, but finding inner strength and resilience can guide people to eventually rediscover endearment and joy. Celie Harris-Johnson, the protagonist of the successful The Color Purple franchise, certainly knows that pain in the new screen adaptation. Torn apart from her sister and her children in…
The film, written and directed by Niels Arden Oplev, begins with a beautiful scene depicting the character of Inger, played by Sofie Gråbøl, combing her hair. This moment evokes Marina Abramović’s Art must be beautiful, Artist must be beautiful. In 1975, this apparently innocuous gesture was used by the performance artist as a tool to…
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