Hollywood has a history of releasing films that have been butchered in the editing room. Now, some of these might have happened because the script couldn't be salvaged or that test audiences just were not having whatever that piece of cinema was trying to sell. A recent example of this is Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindewald. [...]
David O. Russell's first feature in eight years, "Amsterdam" starts with the line "A lot of this actually happened." The reality is most of this didn't happen, and only one character has a real-world counterpart who uncovered what was later dubbed the "Business Plot." Fortunately, it's the fictional aspects of "Amsterdam" that are the most [...]
2022 has been a great year for horror films, including a few unexpected gems. "Smile" is another welcomed surprise that will send chills down your spine. "Smile" is the impressive feature debut of writer/director Parker Finn. From the opening moments, we know we're in for a treat. We're first introduced to Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), [...]
Most biopics about Hollywood icons follow a traditional rise and fall story arc, as we witness the meteoric rise of a star, their inevitable fall, and a cathartic moment of salvation and redemption. With his bold new film “Blonde," based on the Joyce Carol Oates fictional novel of the same name about the life of [...]
