Margaret Qualley delivers an award-worthy performance in the Toronto-premiering Sanctuary, which is now making its way into theaters. This film is about a dominatrix and a client. Don’t let it stop you from watching the film. I’ll get into it later but it really feels like you’re in the room with them. It really ups the claustrophobic feeling when it comes to the tension in the room. Trust me when I say that you need…
"Sanctuary: Margaret Qualley Delivers Award-Worthy Performance"Month: May 2023
Max announced the list of films, series, and specials that are coming to the streaming service in May and June 2023 after their rebranding. On May 23, HBO Max will become Max. The enhanced streaming service will be the destination for HBO Originals, Warner Bros. films, Max Originals, the DC universe, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, an expansive offering of kids and family content, and best-in-class programing across food, home, reality, lifestyle and documentaries…
"Max: What’s Coming in May and June 2023"
Laurel Parmet spoke with Solzy at the Movies about The Starling Girl, filming in Kentucky, and premiering the film at Sundance. In the film, Jem Starling (Eliza Scanlen) is struggling with finding her place within the fundamentalist Christian community in her rural Kentucky town. She loves dancing with her church but worries that it might be a soon. Before show knows it, youth pastor Owen (Lewis Pullman) is back in town. Jem finds herself attracted…
"Laurel Parmet talks The Starling Girl, Filming in Kentucky"
Jury Duty executive producers Cody Heller and Todd Schulman spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the hybrid series back in late March. First and foremost, my apologies for not getting this interview up in a timely manner. If you’ve had a chance to watch Jury Duty on Amazon Freevee, showrunner Cody Heller walk us through their fears in running a series with so many moving parts. Heller discusses of the challenges of working on…
"Jury Duty: Cody Heller, Todd Schulman on Reality-Comedy Hybrid"
As the WGA Strike enters its third week, EGOT-winning composer Alan Menken will be joining the picket lines for a singalong. Menken posted about the May 18 strike event over the weekend, headlining it SEIZE THE DAY AT DISNEY! Calling All Newsies: grab your caps and vests and join us for an afternoon picket and singalong, Thursday May 18th from 3-5. With special guests! Because when you’ve got a hundred writers singing, who can hear…
"Alan Menken Announces WGA Strike Singalong Outside of Disney Studios"
While Crater means well, the newly released Disney sci-fi adventure film is lacking the movie magic as it makes its arrival on Disney+. I wanted to like this film. An adventure on the moon? What’s not to like?!? With Shawn Levy producing the film, it can’t be all that bad now, can it? What bothers me about the movie is that it doesn’t feel like a Disney theatrical film nor does it even feel as…
"Crater Is Missing the Disney Movie Magic"
No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality is the fourth memoir written by Emmy-winning actor Michael J. Fox. I’ve had my copy of the hardcover book since probably 2020. Unfortunately, I only read it over the past few weeks and finished reading it early this past week. Let me just say that Fox’s fourth memoir makes for solid companion reading to the new documentary on Apple TV+, STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie,…
"No Time Like the Future by Michael J. Fox"
Trace Lysette spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Monica, making history in Venice, and the state of transgender representation. While Monica touches on the topic of familial rejection, it does not deal with the cliches that other films might use. It’s a nice change of pace when it comes to transgender representation in that the character is a three-dimensional transgender character. Also, a transgender character is lead and most importantly, the character is not…
"Trace Lysette talks Monica, Transgender Representation"
Filmmaker Sean Mullin and sports journalist Lindsay Berra spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the Yogi Berra documentary, It Ain’t Over. Yogi Berra is one of the greatest catchers to ever play the ballgame. There’s a chance, however, that you know him less from baseball and more so from his Yogi-isms and commercial appearances. In any event, Jay Jaffe’s JAWS ratings for catchers place him in 6th with 48.7. Jaffe’s JAWS system is a…
"It Ain’t Over: Sean Mullin, Lindsay Berra talk Yogi Berra Doc"
Fourteen months remain until the 2024 Paris Olympics began but NBCUniversal announced that NBC and Peacock will be their main platforms. When the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad kick off next summer, NBCUniversal will be utilizing the NBC broadcast network and streaming service Peacock for its primary coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, scheduled for July 26-August 11, 2024. Every day, NBC will provide Olympic fans with at least nine hours of daytime coverage…
"2024 Paris Olympics: NBCUniversal Announces NBC, Peacock Plans"