“DAMN, THIS IS SOME SCURRY SHIT!” These immortal words were uttered by Regina Hall in the first Scary Movie film and after watching Beyond the Gates I thought immediately back upon these words. Beyond the Gates is indeed one scurry movie, managing to be a demented version of Jumanji, an homage to 80s movies, and
Sometimes when you walk into a multiplex and decide to see a film, you happen to experience a film that seemed tailor-made for your viewing tastes. Opening Night is one such film that seems to have been created solely for me. Backstage story? Check. People bursting into song when it suits them? Check. JC Chasez
What happens when a filmmaker struggles to make intangible things tangible? Well in the case of Namour, the debut feature from Heidi Saman, you can have a disjointed film. However, it can also snap you right into focus when things are going right, making you long as an audience member for those strong moments and cling
I was recently going through some old articles that I had written and I came across an article I wrote nearly 3 years (3 years!) ago about the Best Superhero films of all time. Looking at the list made me cackle given how many more superhero films have come out since then (like 15) and just
It shows you how out of the Oscar game I have become over these past two years that it’s June and I’m just now releasing a set of Oscar predictions. This far out it’s always hard to tell what will make the final cut, so these predictions are always a mix of fantasy, some logic,
I have been on a YA reading tear as of late and this installment of Le Noir Auteur Reads, I actually picked up books with protagonists who have the same name. They also happen to be behemoths in the YA world, so let’s dive in: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell I can see why Rainbow