The astonishing film “Sister Tempest” is not for the faint of heart, nor for those with limited imagination. Instead, if you crave films that will sever your carotid arteries, as well as warm up your still beating heart, then the absolutely gonzo and brilliant filmmaker Joe Badon has created something that will satisfy your love [...]
Halloween Kills In 1978, John Carpenter set the horror genre on its ears with his seminal “Halloween,” the story of a mass murderer who terrorizes a family and the sleepy town of Haddonfield, IL. In 2018, David Gordon Green added a fresh spin on the Halloween franchise, with its twelfth entry, “Halloween,” a solid continuation [...]
The Last Duel The Fox – Disney merger left several projects in limbo as Disney either axed or moved projects to streaming platforms. One surviving project is the 2021 adaptation of Eric Jager’s The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France, named “The Last Duel,” produced and directed by Sir [...]
Ron’s Gone Wrong As we’ve learned over the years, both in the news and in the fictional world, when technology falls into the wrong hands, lousy happenstance occurs to innocent people. Think about Matthew Broderick’s David Lightman in “WarGames.” He may have been a socially awkward teenager who hacked his way into a military computer, [...]
Movies are a great source of escapism. We can forget about the real world for a while and indulge ourselves in comedy, fantasy, or thrills. But movies often serve another purpose. They can give us insight into things we may have not considered before. We can learn vicariously through the experiences of the characters on [...]
The second "double feature" of Amazon Prime's "Welcome to the Blumhouse" series is a smart paring that has similar themes, female protagonists, and very different settings. "The Manor" and "Madres" are both good examples of Jason Blum's successful production model where he gives new and unique writers/directors just enough money and support to make a [...]
You're invited to the advance screening of DUNE Monday, October 18th Regal Red Rock IMAX 7 pm start time Link for passes: http://wbtickets.com/TCFLVDUNE A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to [...]
You're invited to the advance screening of DUNE Monday, October 18th Harkins Arizona Mills IMAX 7pm start time Sweepstakes link for passes: http://wbtickets.com/TCFPHXDUNE A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the [...]
No Time to Die Roguish. Devilishly Handsome. Well-Built. Capable of handling himself. These are the marks of an actor who can step into the shoes of the world’s most famous secret agent and defend that world against nefarious villains, sipping a martini in one hand and a beautiful woman in the other. In 2005, the [...]
When one watches a Zack Snyder film, you have to know what to expect as a viewer. You're not going to be seeing an intense Martin Scorsese-like drama about sin and redemption, or a Godardian critique of capitalist society. Instead, as exemplified in previous Snyder films like “Sucker Punch,” “Man of Steel,” and “300,” you're [...]
