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Review: Welcome to “The Machine”

At one point in time, it felt like the trajectory of Stand-Up Comedians was to get so popular that it would lead to a TV show or film deal. Now the big goal seems to be, get big enough to sustain a large podcast audience. online pharmacy with best prices today in the USA While…

Victim/Suspect, A Look Inside Modern Society’s Taming Of The Shrew

American filmmaker and media strategist Nancy Schwartzman has made a documentary on a very poignant issue of our era. The film Victim/Suspect discusses (quoting an article from The New York Times) “When the Accuser Becomes the Accused.”  The movie follows the work of investigative reporter Rachel de Leon, who dedicated 4 years of her life…

“Shin Kamen Rider” / Review : A Solid Film and a Love Letter to One of the Grandfathers of the Tokusatsu TV Shows

During the last few years, director Hideaki Anno has successfully re-defined Japanese monsters/heroes through the Shin series. “Shin Godzilla” was a satire of Japanese politics, a reflection on the March 11 disasters. “Shin Ultraman” — which retained Anno as the mastermind — had the directorial duties passed onto Shinji Higuchi, his frequent collaborator, and this…

Review: Should You Be Scared of “The Boogeyman”?

Everyone struggled with it at some point in their life. Being young, thinking maybe something was hiding under the bed at night. Seeing things in the corner of the room when nothing was there. online pharmacy buy phenergan online with best prices today in the USA Fearing that thing you thought was creeping around your…

Film Review: Halle Bailey Swims to New Heights in Breakout Performance as The Little Mermaid

The visual beauty and emotional allure of any classic Disney movie fairytale is that they not only rely on spectacular effects and fantastical traditional mythology, but also find ways to connect their themes to modern audiences. The studio’s latest live-action reimagination of one of its iconic animated films, 1989’s Oscar-winning fantasy musical The Little Mermaid,…

Cannes Film Festival: Rapito (Kidnapped), Bellocchio’s Historical Drama Exposes The Violence Of Dogmatism

Marco Bellocchio, the secular director from Piacenza, has often explored the consequences of religious imposition — never being sententious yet remaining truthful to his laical perspective. In his 2002 film, My Mother’s Smile (L’ora di religione), he touched upon the sensitive issue of being baptised in treason. In that case it occurred to the son of the…

“Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me” / Review : The Fame Finds People and Won’t Let Them Go

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a wave of film projects telling the personal stories of celebrity women such as ”This Is Paris,” “Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil,” “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry,” “Framing Britney Spears,” “Pamela, A Love Story,” “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” and now “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me.”…

‘XO, Kitty’: A Rollicking Dramedy About Teenage Romance in Seoul

XO, Kitty, which premiered as a Netflix series this week, is a charming and rollicking dramedy about cross-cultural romance. It’s a worthy spinoff of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, which debuted in 2018 to popular and critical acclaim. To All the Boys, it should be remembered, introduced viewers to the romantic dalliances of…

Fast X : Video Review / Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 31

Check out more of our video reviews and interviews on our YouTube channel. Video Review Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 31 Film 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…

The Mother / Review : This Film Does Not Miss A Beat

A delightful Mother’s Day Weekend presentation – Netflix’s “The Mother” meticulously directed by: Female Director Niki Caro (She won BAFTA Children’s Award for her breakout film “Whale Rider“) The film does not miss a beat with exciting car chase scenes in humid Cuba (actual location was Gran Canaria, Spain)  and Snowmobile battle scenes in snowy Alaska…

Film Review: Paul Schrader’s Crime Thriller Master Gardener Flourishes with Important Social Commentary

© 2022 MASTER GARDENER US LLC. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Securing redemption through a painful sacrifice, particularly after traveling on a long self-destructive path, is a powerful recurring theme that drives many of the protagonists in Oscar-nominated writer-director Paul Schrader’s films. In his new social crime thriller, Master Gardener, he crafted the titular main…