A Testament to the Endurance of Practical Effects

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A Testament to the Endurance of Practical Effects

If you never had the chance to watch Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s The Dark Crystal, the first thing you’ll probably notice is how good the movie looks. Despite being initially released in 1982, The Dark Crystal still looks better…

Stella Parton on Her Role in Merry & Gay, Her Sister Dolly, and Embracing Diversity

Stella Parton is a creative force of nature. We’ve heard her croon (Survivor, Mountain Songbird, Blue Heart). We’ve gobbled up her cookbook (“State Fairs & Church Bazaars”) and watched those YouTube baking endeavors—she’s served up everything from delicious cornbread to…

Black Adam Promo Sees Dwayne Johnson Take a Big Punch from Hawkman

Home Trailers Black Adam Promo Sees Dwayne Johnson Take a Big Punch from Hawkman Black Adam takes on Hawkman in the latest footage from next month's DC outing. Warner Bros. Pictures A new promo for Black Adam finds Dwayne “The…

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Review

This review was originally part of our 2022 Venice Film Festival coverage. In the past 70 years, Alejandro G. Iñárritu is the only director to win the Best Director Oscar in back-to-back years (for Birdman and then The Revenant). That…

18 Movies About Journalists, From All The President’s Men to Never Been Kissed

There’s no denying that Hollywood loves journalists. From She Said to All the President’s Men, journalists are everywhere in movies. Whether it’s a profession held by the romantic lead, like Drew Barrymore’s copywriter character in Never Been Kissed, or a central plot…

The Retaliators | Film Threat

The Die Hard holiday brutality subgenre is alive and living in New Jersey, as evidenced by the over-the-edge Christmas thriller The Retaliators, directed by Samuel Gonzalez Jr., Michael Lombardi, and Bridget Smith. The screenplay by Darren Geare and Jeff Allen Geare introduces the…

Asif Kapadia’s Film Of ‘Woyzeck’ Ballet Breathes New Life Into A Fiery Play [LFF]

When it first ran as an English National Ballet production in 2021, “Creature” received some fairly damning reviews from the UK theater critics. It was branded pitilessly inaccessible, muddled in its execution, and irredeemably gloomy in its outlook. A year…

Irreverent Creators on Combining Crime Drama with Comedy for New Peacock Series

Irreverent, a new Peacock series about a criminal masquerading as a priest, seems like a cross between the delightful British shows Death in Paradise and Rev. It has the same bright, sunny, and loose demeanor of the former with the…

Apple TV+’s Pachinko Nominated for Critics Choice Award

Home TV News Apple TV+’s Pachinko Nominated for Critics Choice Award AppleTV+’s 8-episode television series, Pachinko, which documented the annexation of Korea, will be honored at this year’s Critics Choice Awards. Apple TV+ In December 2022, the Critics’ Choice Award…

The Flash Movie Comic Reveals Best Look Yet At Ezra Miller’s New Suit

Home Movie News The Flash Movie Comic Reveals Best Look Yet At Ezra Miller's New Suit A new comic for The Flash movie reveals the best look yet at Ezra Miller's new suit for the Scarlet Speedster while audiences await…

Gray’s Latest is Uninspiring & Noncommittal [SDIFF]

Home Movie Reviews Armageddon Time Review: Gray’s Latest is Uninspiring & Noncommittal [SDIFF] Armageddon Time excels at capturing naiveté, but under commits to sharing the truths of racial disparity when it comes to the American dream. Michael Banks Repeta and…

Why RRR Works for a Global Audience

S.S. Rajamouli's RRR is already making quite a buzz in the annual awards circuit, including the Oscars. RRR has managed to emerge as a surprise contender — for an Indian film — in the Oscars Best Picture race. While opinions…

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