Right from the “get,” any reimagining of a classic, cult film is going to be scrutinized up, down, left, and right. Doug Liman’s “Road House,” a re-imagination of Rowdy Harrington’s 1989 classic film should be no exception. Yet, in this day and age, with streamers full of content and rights to retool anything in their [...]
One could be forgiven for walking away from Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn traumatized. However, that is not a sleight or a conceit on the part of the film. We each bring our own experiences to bear when watching a movie, our own vulnerabilities. We want to be entertained, and Fennell accomplishes that feat in spades. The [...]
Horror comes in many shapes and sizes, is personal in nature, and is traumatic, to say the least. Trauma is a mischaracterized aspect of horror, given the individual reaction to an event or a series of events, and is a part of what first-time director Nikyatu Jusu explores in her film, "Nanny," now in select [...]
You're invited to see THIRTEEN LIVES in Atlanta, Wednesday, August 10 @4pm at one of the following locations AMC Phipps: 13LivesCFPhipps AMC Parkway Pointe: 13LivesCFPPointe AMC Southlake: 13LivesCFSL To download a FREE screening pass, please visit: AmazonScreenings.com and enter the corresponding location code. Thirteen Lives recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue [...]
Writer-director Asghar Farhadi came to my attention a few years ago with his intense dramas, The Salesman and Everybody Knows. A fascination developed with the director's eye toward the respective film's subjects and their environments. In his latest film, A Hero, Farhadi’s lens expertly captures anxious chaos in historic Shiraz, Iran, and in his character, [...]
Enter to win a chance to attend the special virtual screening of JUSTIN BIEBER: OUR WORLD screening time- Tuesday, October 5th Justin Bieber: Our World takes viewers backstage, onstage, and into the private world of the global superstar as he prepares for a record-breaking New Year’s Eve 2020 concert. After a three-year hiatus from [...]
Grab your advance screening passes to THE BIG SICK Wednesday, June 28th AMC Town Square 7pm http://www.lionsgatescreenings.com/TCFBIGLV THE BIG SICK, based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Kazan) after one of his standup sets. However, [...]
Grab your advance screening passes to THE BIG SICK Wednesday, June 28th Harkins Camelview at Fashion Square 7pm http://www.lionsgatescreenings.com/TCFBIGPH THE BIG SICK, based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Kazan) after one of his standup [...]
Win a pair of passes to the Advance Screening of the upcoming IFC film "Weiner-Dog" Thursday, June 23rd Harkins Scottsdale 101 7:00PM From director Todd Solondz, WIENER-DOG is a dark, starkly funny story of a single dog and the many different people she touches over her short lifetime. Man’s best friend starts out [...]
