Category: 2024
Remembering “Pappy”: The Westerns
Four time Academy Award winner John Ford was one of cinema’s finest and a man who revolutionized the depiction of early America on the silver screen. Ford’s pictures were human and pure and one must remember them for the times
‘Fitting In’ Film Review: A Fresh and Honest Look at Teen Life
Gender identity, budding sexuality, and acceptance are handled with humor and a natural directness in writer/director Molly McGlynn’s engaging new film. With “Fitting In”, McGlynn has crafted a fresh and honest look at the life of a teenage girl, whose
‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’ Film Review: A Moving Human Drama
In “Sometimes I Think About Dying“, Daisy Ridley’s Fran exists, but she doesn’t feel like her life is going how other human beings seem to live. For Fran, what it means to truly exist is questionable. Adapted from a 2019
‘The Zone of Interest’ Film Review: Serious Subject Gets Lost in Style
Receiving a wider release this week, Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” has officially entered the cinematic arena of the Holocaust picture. Walking a not-so-fine line of pretentiousness and examination of a tragic time in world history, the film takes
‘Griselda’ Miniseries Review: Sofia Vergara Earns Her Dramatic Cred
Griselda Blanco was a Colombian drug lord throughout the 1970s and up to the late 1990s. Her story was unique, as women did not have that kind of power in the drug trade of the time. Blanco cut her path
‘Night Swim’ Film Review: 2024’s First Horror Film is All Wet
What lies beneath the water has long been a valuable source of material for genre filmmakers. From monstrous sea creatures and sharks to aliens and even zombies, what lurks in the cold darkness of the deep has put fear into