Scary Movie 6: I Brought a Margarita and I Still Needed Two
Spoiler Alert My wife and I pull up to the theater and it’s packed — unusually packed. It’s Father’s Day, and what better way to…
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Obsession: I Wish More People Would See It
Obsession is the kind of movie that ends with a whole theater sitting in stunned silence — and then everyone immediately turns to each other…
Full Disclosure: Spielberg’s Disclosure Day Is the Sci-Fi Event of 2026
Disclosure Day Movie Time: 2 hrs. 25 min. Released: 6/12/2026 Director: Steven Spielberg Written by: David Koepp & Steven Spielberg As a longtime Sci-Fi fan,…
Michael: Is the Biopic Done Right?
I took my two oldest sons to watch the new Michael Jackson movie, Michael, on May 13th. My oldest son is 17 and my second…
Darnell Martin’s Cadillac Records: More Than a Musical Rivalry
The shadow of commercial comparison can obscure true cinematic intent. Darnell Martin’s “Cadillac Records” entered a marketplace already saturated by the blockbuster success of “Dreamgirls,”…
Monster: Patty Jenkins on Living with the Scars of Indie Film
It demands a director of specific intent to plumb the depths of human darkness without succumbing to sensationalism or sentimentality. Patty Jenkins, with her 2003…
Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City: A Guide to Rebel Filmmaking
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s Sin City arrived in 2005, irrevocably altering the early 21st-century cinematic landscape. It wasn’t merely a film leveraging digital effects;…
Lady Bird’s Authenticity: Gerwig’s Mumblecore Heart on Film
A film debut, especially one that garners Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay, typically announces a new voice. Yet, with Greta Gerwig’s…
How Rian Johnson’s Craft Serves Character & Narrative in Looper
The screen flickers, a bullet flies, and the future is irrevocably altered. A lesser film might hinge entirely on the mechanics of its temporal paradox,…
Zodiac: David Fincher’s Obsessive Pursuit of Filmic Perfection
The pursuit of truth, especially in the shadow of relentless violence, can be a thankless endeavor, often culminating not in triumphant resolution but in lingering…