After celebrating the biggest day of her life, one bride soon finds herself fighting for exactly that in horror comedy Ready Or Not. Families that play Hide and Seek together stay together. Probably. Maybe. Okay, I really don’t know. Now that I have your attention, let’s get on with the show. Anyway, the gist of Ready Or Not is that Grace (Samara Weaving) joins Alex Le Domas (Mark O’Brien) in marriage. We only cut to…
"Ready Or Not: A F*cked Up Rich Family"Month: August 2019
American Factory follows what happened when a Chinese billionaire hires 2,000 blue-collar Americans in a previously closed GM factory. Filmmakers Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert spent three years on this film. Their efforts to capture Fuyao Glass America’s new plant are worth it in the end. After all, nobody could have predicted the plant re-opening when General Motors closed the doors in 2008. While 2,400 would lost their jobs in 2008, some 2,000 would get…
"American Factory Puts Americans Back To Work"
Nick de Semlyen’s Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the ’80s Changed Hollywood Forever is a must-own for comedy fans. When one thinks of the greatest comedies of the 1980s, you can’t help but think of sketch comedy series such as Saturday Night Live and SCTV. These two series gave rise to some of the greatest comedy films and in some instances, some of the best comedy duos of all-time. This book…
"Wild and Crazy Guys: A Must-Own Comedy Book"
A number of films that premiered earlier this year during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival are opening in theaters this weekend. I reviewed Adam earlier this year for Out Magazine. This film has garnered a lot of attention and controversy on social media. Most of the controversy has to do with what is in the book rather than what is in the film. The film has managed to spark a boycott movement–one of which I…
"Several Festival Films Opening This Weekend"
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music is the Oscar-winning documentary about one of the most important moments for the 1960s counterculture. In Woodstock, filmmaker Michael Wadleigh directs the ultimate concert documentary. Some other films might come close but will probably end up falling short. All one needs to do here is take a look at the history. Almost a half million descended onto a dairy farm for an event billed as “An Aquarian Experience:…
"Woodstock Celebrates 50th Anniversary"
Where’d You Go, Bernadette brings the bestselling novel to life in a comedy that ought to remind artists how important it is to create. Bernadette Fox (Cate Blanchett) could have had it all. Before dropping off the face of the planet, the architect won a MacArthur Grant. Living in Los Angeles would have been a dream. Yet she packs it all up to move to Seattle where she now lives with daughter Bee (Emma Nelson)…
"Where’d You Go, Bernadette Brings A Book To Life"
Richard Raymond‘s newest short film, A Million Eyes, is a beautiful film that speaks to the idea of what goes into creating art. When we first meet Leroy (Elijah M. Cooper), the teenager is taking photos across town with a banged up 35mm camera. He also recites the title line but not in a cliche way. Leroy lives with his mother, Amber (Katie Lowes), a struggling alcoholic. When an older photographer, Fern (Joe Morton), takes…
"A Million Eyes: A Beautiful Short"
The music is still good in this flick but Bandslam remains criminally underrated after the film opened in theaters ten years ago. Bandslam is about a battle of the bands competition. It’s “Texas High School football big” as Sa5m (Vanessa Hudgens) says. The winning band gets a recording contract so its pretty big to say the least. Will Burton (Gaelan Connell) is starting off at a new school because his mom, Karen (Lisa Kudrow), recently…
"Bandslam: Criminally Underrated after 10 Years"
The stakes are heightened while exploring the ruins of an underwater city in 47 Meters Down: Uncaged in the sequel to the surprise hit film. Johannes Roberts returns to the director’s chair and brings back Ernest Riera as a co-writer. With the filmmakers back at the helm, they are sure to change things up by a notch or two. None of the cast returns from the first film. Because of the name, we know that…
"47 Meters Down: Uncaged Raises the Stakes"
Another wave of titles were added to the list of Gala and Special Presentations playing during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The announcement of the new Toronto titles was made this morning by TIFF co-heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente. The additional titles bring the fest to a total of 20 Gala selections and 55 Special Presentations. “We’re thrilled to announce this second wave of Galas and Special Presentations, which I believe are some…
"Toronto 2019: Additional Gala, Special Presentations Added"