Heart and Soul of a Champion

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Heart and Soul of a Champion

With the amazing advancements in medicine and health over the decades, why does it seem that we are as unhealthy as ever? Heart disease is the number one killer in America, taking almost 700,000 lives a year. After seeing the…

Wim Wenders’ Latest Is A Moving Yet Not Unflawed Return To Form [Cannes]

The official synopsis for Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” is one of those rare occasions when a tightly-described premise encapsulates the immensity of a film: a janitor in Japan drives between jobs listening to rock music. In this case, the janitor…

Maniscalco & De Niro Make A Good Pair In Hollow Comedy

Directed by Laura Terruso from a screenplay by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco and Austen Earl, About My Father has a fun, trope-y premise that somehow doesn’t land, and a fantastic cast can’t save it. It’s hard to come by a really…

Cats And Rock Paper Scissors Make Up Hong Sang-soo’s Charming Chronicling Of Routine [Cannes]

The average South Korean consumes around 80 packets of ramyeon a year. The rehydrated mix of dried, curly noodles, freeze-dried vegetables and a sachet of powdered soup is one of the country’s most beloved comfort foods, a quickly-whipped, heartwarming meal…

The Grizzlie Truth | Film Threat

LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! The Grizzlie Truth tells veteran sports documentarian Kathleen S. Jayme’s deeply personal and tragic love story she had with the Vancouver Grizzlies. The NBA franchise team was arguably one of the worst in NBA…

Capturing The Contradictions Of The Groundbreaking Star In A Familiar Documentary Framework

Two era-defining sitcom roles prove that in Hollywood, lightning can strike twice. Mary Tyler Moore’s turn as Laura Petrie in “The Dick Van Dyke Show” in the 1960s was followed a decade later with the groundbreaking “The Mary Tyler Moore…

Vikander Gives Powerhouse Performance In Historical Drama [Cannes]

The story of King Henry VIII has been told in various forms of media throughout the years. Five of his six wives, while less so, have also had some of their tragic stories told alongside his tyrannical reign. With desired…

FROM Season 2 Episode 6: DEEP DIVE and Breakdown

Thank you #FROMily, we are back with another recap of our favorite Far Out show FROM. I’m your host with the most Anthony and we’re picking right up where we left off last week with Boyd meeting up with Kenny’s…

Til Death Do Us Part

The University has rules. The University has the resources and means to ensure those rules are followed. Unfortunately for the nameless bride at the heart of Timothy Woodward Jr.’s Til Death Do Us Part, she’s about to discover the true…

Gerard Butler Escapes Afghanistan Without Saying Much

A question comes up part of the way through Ric Roman Waugh’s “Kandahar” that the film can’t find an answer for: Is this a Sad Dad Gerard Butler action picture or a Gritty Dad Gerard Butler action picture? Either way,…

Blanchett & Reid Shine In Thornton’s Faith-Testing Drama [Cannes]

Christianity offers the teachings of Jesus in the form of his commandments as a way to live like him, but there are arguments made that a Bible isn’t necessary to be a decent human being. In his latest feature, which…

Tran Anh Hung Returns With An Awe-Inspiring Ode To Pleasure In All Its Forms [Cannes]

There has been a lot of talk in recent years about cooking as a form of care, an idea intrinsically linked to the feminist revaluation of the work usually performed by women, which is most often unremunerated yet essential to…

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