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LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE: Pushing The Yellow Bus 20 Years Later

Introduction It’s hard to overstate the enormous impact that Little Miss Sunshine had when the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. It...

THE END OF OAK STREET Review: A Summer Movie From Another Time

Introduction From the moment the soundtrack starts in David Robert Mitchell’s The End of Oak Street, I felt a certain sense of nostalgia. This movie...

QUENTIN TARANTINO: What’s Next For One Of Hollywood’s Greatest Directors?

Introduction Almost 35 years into his career, Quentin Tarantino remains one of the most distinctive and influential filmmakers of the modern era. Emerging from the...

THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER Swims Too Deep For Its Own Good

Introduction Just in time for awards season, Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, is releasing to limited theaters on Friday, December 5th. After...

WAKE UP DEAD MAN Review: Everyone Has A Motive. No One Has An Alibi

Introduction Have you ever found yourself experiencing a profound crisis of faith? Not just in a religious context, but perhaps questioning love or grappling with...

MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944) – A Merry Little Retrospective

Another season of Wicked has come and gone, thank goodness. In the spirit of holiday movie musicals, we’d like to focus on a soft,...

SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE Review — Or Is It A Road to Nowhere?

Introduction When Sisu debuted in 2022, it felt like a blast of fresh air for the action genre. It explored a part of World War...

FRONTIER CRUCIBLE: Thomas Jane On The Enduring Power of Westerns And Shooting In John Ford’s Desert!

Introduction Hollywood mainstay Thomas Jane has carved out a rare career—one that moves effortlessly between noir, action, prestige television, and, increasingly, the American Western. With...