Challengers, directed by Luca Guadagnino and penned by Justin Kuritzkes, merges the intensity of sports drama with the complexities of a romantic narrative, resulting in a film that transcends the conventions of both genres. Set against the high-stakes backdrop of professional tennis, the movie pivots around a riveting love triangle … [Read More]
Música is as a heartfelt, if somewhat uneven, exploration of self-discovery, cultural identity, and the power of music to heal and transform. Directed by and starring Rudy Mancuso, in his ambitious feature film debut, the film presents a blend of humor, emotion, and music that mostly hits the right notes but occasionally … [Read More]
The Bad Batch is doing for the Star Wars sequel trilogy what its predecessor, The Clone Wars, did for the prequels. The series is slowly, but surely, creating plot threads and connections to the new Star Wars feature films. But more than that, it’s finally connecting all the various shows … [Read More]
Love at First Sight is a romantic film directed by Vanessa Caswill that follows the story of Hadley and Oliver, two strangers who experience a chance encounter on a flight from New York to London. This unexpected meeting sets the stage for a whirlwind romance, but as they part ways … [Read More]
Leif Bristow’s A Safari Romance attempts to combine the contrasting worlds of wildlife conservation and commercial amusement, but ultimately falls short of delivering a truly captivating and well-rounded cinematic experience. With Brittany Bristow as Megan Henry and Andrew Walker as Tim Ericson, the film certainly boasts a talented cast, but … [Read More]
Are you craving for some pizza right now? Just try some “Licorice Pizza”! But sadly, Licorice Pizza is not edible. Written, co-produced and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza” is in fact a romantic comedy set in the sun-bleached 70s era Hollywood. It features Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman … [Read More]
Love, It Was Not is a tragic love story between a prisoner and a Nazi – as well as the ambivalence between good and evil. Beautiful and full of life, Helena Citron, is taken to Auschwitz as a teenager (one of the first 1000 transported to the concentration camp), and … [Read More]
Blue Jay (2016) is an independent film, directed by Alex Lehmann. The script is written by Mark Duplass, who also plays the main lead. The film was shot in a span of just seven days. It was released on October 11, 2016. The story follows two high school lovebirds, Jim … [Read More]
Death Note Nat Wolff strays from his nice guy image in Netflix’s Death Note, loosely based on the iconic Japanese manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. Director Adam Wingard’s (“Blair Witch”) remake, airing on Netflix August 25, is more of a horror-thriller than the hugely popular … [Read More]
Synopsis: Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life’s most defining events. Sappy, cliche, Hallmark, boring, irritating are just some of the words people use to describe Nicholas Sparks movies. The ones with the expert opinion … [Read More]
Synopsis: An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a new romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. [springboard type=”video” id=”1583429″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] Love and finding yourself … [Read More]
A Wes Anderson movie just isn’t a Wes Anderson film without Bill Murray. To date there is only a single Wes Anderson film that doesn’t have Murray involved which was Anderson’s very first film Bottle Rocket. Anderson’s next film will continue the Murray love and joining them will be … [Read More]