The Orville: New Horizons unfortunately plays into a longstanding pop culture TV trope in the season’s penultimate episode. I’m going to get into spoiler territory as I discuss the most recent episode. After getting kicked out of the Planetary Union, the Moclans form an alliance with the Krill. In response to this unfortunate turn of events, the Union surprisingly forms an alliance with Kaylon. Not everyone is on board with this, leading Union Admiral Perry…
"The Orville: New Horizons Continues Pop Culture TV Trope"Author: Danielle Solzman
Danielle Solzman
Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread will premiere on TCM this Saturday night as a part of the Follow the Thread series. The Follow the Thread series is one that explores the intersection between film and fashion and features interviews from with iconic costume and fashion designers. Written and directed by Anderson, the film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, and Vicky Krieps. The film is set in 1950s post-war London where Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and…
"Phantom Thread to Premiere on TCM (Clip)"
Both Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton will showcase their new Apple documentary series, Gutsy, during TIFF 2022. TIFF announced that Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will showcase their new Apple documentary series Gutsy, based on The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience and produced by their production company HiddenLight, as part of TIFF’s Industry Conference Visionaries program. The Visionaries program at TIFF’s Industry Conference offers inspirational keynotes from distinguished…
"Gutsy: Clintons Join Visionaries Program – Toronto 2022"
Writer-director Quinn Shephard spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Not Okay and filming in New York during the summer. The film is a brilliant social media influencer satire. Zoey Deutch stars as Danni Sanders, a photo editor who aspires to be an influencer on social media. When she pretends to be at a writer’s retreat in Paris, disaster strikes when a terrorist attack hits the city. She uses the opportunity to become a famous…
"Quinn Shephard talks Not Okay, Filming in New York"
A singer-songwriter and a marine agree to get married for the benefits in Purple Hearts but things become very real after a tragedy. This film is very much in line with the Nicholas Sparks genre. It has all of the melodrama that comes with the territory. I will say that Sofia Carson’s musical contributions manage to elevate the film just a bit. If you’ve read the Tess Wakefield novel, you have somewhat of an advantage.…
"Purple Hearts: A Marriage of Convenience"
The Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the Emmy-nominated Desi Lydic Foxsplains. Lydic is currently nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Final-round online voting for this years Emmy Awards will begin on August 12 and will run through August 22 at 10 PM. It’s been a few years since we last spoke at SXSW 2019. How are you doing? Desi Lydic: I’m doing…
"Desi Lydic talks Desi Lydic Foxsplains – Emmys 2022"
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced the initial selections in the Gala and Special Presentations program. This year’s installment is the 47th edition of the festival and will run September 8-18, 2022. At the moment, there are 18 Galas and 45 Special Presentations in the Toronto program. I expect that they will announce future editions between now and the festival’s start. “We’re excited to welcome some of the most celebrated figures in movies back…
"Toronto 2022: Gala, Special Presentations Lineups"
Comedy whodunits have been making something of a comeback in recent years but B.J. Novak spices things up in Vengeance. Ben Manalowitz (B.J. Novak) is writer for the New Yorker and aspires to record a podcast about America. Only his boss, Eloise (Issa Rae), shoots down his initial pitch for American Moment. And then his girlfriend dies–only she was not his girlfriend but her family thinks she was. The two may have hooked up a…
"Vengeance Blends Comedy, Thriller"
Ruby Sparks, starring Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan, recently marked the tenth anniversary since the film’s theatrical release in 2012. “I started seeing her this morning. It’s like that movie Harvey. Except she’s not a giant rabbit.” – Calvin Weir-Fields I meant to get to the rewatch ahead of Monday’s 10th anniversary. With the Hall of Fame inductions and home entertainment releases on Tuesday, I simply ran out of time. In any event, the film…
"Ruby Sparks Marks 10th Anniversary"
If you’ve never given any thought to ridesharing beyond going where you need to go, Stalker is going to make you think twice. I like to think that rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft vet their drivers. A film like this can be terrifying not just for the companies themselves but for riders, too. There’s a few scenes with gore here but it’s more thriller than horror in the general sense of the term. However,…
"Stalker Makes Ridesharing Horrifying"