In this day and age, political discussions are plentiful. Sometimes, the every day is so inundated it’s difficult to remember that there are people at the heart of these issues. “Politics” don’t happen in a vacuum. When it comes to making the case for immigration reform, the connection to the bodies and souls behind the…
“Satanic Panic” was a real thing. No, seriously. A dominate, and unifying, narrative from the evangelical 80s was the belief that the road to hell was paved with heavy metal records. People were convinced that devil worship was on the rise and satantic cults were actively recruiting the world’s children. Listening to, and attending, metal…
From the outset, it’s clear Bridget (Kelly O’Sullivan) isn’t even close to living the life she intended. At 34 years old, she’s still waiting tables for a living and definitely making questionable romantic choices. She looks young and untried; until you see the world-weary and defeat lurking in her gaze. Soon after meeting Bridget the…
Jack Malik (Himesh Patel from BBC’s EastEnders), a struggling singer/songwriter, lives in a small English seaside town. Years ago, He left his career to pursue music encouraged by his manager/best friend Ellie (Lily James, Baby Driver) but after ten years of toiling in obscurity, Jack’s ready to throw in the towel. Just as he admits…
All About Nina is writer-director Eva Vives’s feature film debut starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead as witty, yet acerbic, standup comedian Nina Geld. Nina’s got a career on the rise, a chip on her shoulder, and a serial hook-up habit that barely patches over the mess that is her love life. She’s unafraid to let…
In 1960, a team of agents took on a mission to retrieve notorious war criminal Adolf Eichmann. This team covertly infiltrated Argentina and pulled off an extraction that brought the man known as one of the ‘architects of the Holocaust’ to Israel to stand trial. Operation Finale, directed by Chris Weitz, is the fictionalized re-telling of…
Labor Day Weekend marks the return of the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival. Each year, HIFF brings genre film fans a mind-bending variety of films to challenge and spotlight talented indie and international filmmakers. The festival opens this Friday night (August 31, 2018) at the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, California. In its ninth year, but…
In BlacKkKLansman, Ron Stallworth (John David Washington), the first Black man to serve as a Detective in the Colorado Spring Police Department, infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan and exposed their activities with stunning results. In an even more unusual turn of events, Stallworth – a rookie – took point on this mission and recruited the more…
I grew up reading Winnie the Pooh, books and watching the films. I learned that taking care of my friends was important, telling the truth brings good things, that there’s never a bad time to have honey, and why walk when you can bounce. Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit, Roo, and Eeyore were some of the best…
I had to sit on my review for A Wrinkle In Time for a minute. After the initial press screening, I had very mixed feelings about the final theatrical version. I still do. I left the theater stunned by the visual delight that is A Wrinkle In Time but still wishing I’d gotten more story…