History is very ugly. For every good person you can find, there’s a seemingly endless pool of atrocities and the lowest of the low. Jonathan Glazer’s film The Zone of Interest sets its stage in one of the ugliest chapters of human history right next to arguably the main center for its horrors. It’s a
Movies like Sira are exactly what film festivals should be all about. Thrillingly directed and acted, this film places us in the Sahel region of Northern Africa and makes us all witness to both the horrors and strength of spirt of these people. When we first meet Sira, she is traveling across the desert with
The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this week and for the first timeI will be in attendance! I will be taking part in the Media Inclusion Inititative and getting a chance to go to a festival I’ve never been to. The year, TIFF obviously takes place amid the work stoppage as the WGA and
In a film year that is not hurting for genuinely funny and well made movies, it’s no surprise that Bottoms comes in with a lot of expectations. With a premise this silly and talent this good, you’d be hard pressed to expect anything less than a rip-roaring time at the movies. Blessedly for us, Bottoms
One of the biggest book hits of the last few years was Red, White, and Royal Blue written by Casey McQuiston. Now a feature film being released by Prime Video, the movie is the debut film for playwright Matthew Lopez, Red, White, and Royal Blue is as deliciously sweet as the cake. When we begin
Dracula is one of the most enduring books and characters of the literary canon. There have been countless interpretations, but one of the most fascinating sections of the book has gotten the big screen treatment in Universal’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Rather than focus on a big sweeping story featuring the diabolical villain,