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Film Review: ’28 Years Later’ Sees Danny Boyle and Alex Garland Return to Take the Franchise in a Very New Direction
Well, this is something different. You’d be forgiven for assuming that 28 Years Later was simply more of the same from the dormant zombie franchise. The genre that Danny Boyle and Alex Garland revolutionized with 28 Days Later already had a solid but fully expected sequel in 28 Weeks Later. Then, we never got the […] More
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Film Review: ‘Sinners’ is a Bloody, Horny, and Musically Sumptuous Horror Epic That Manages to Be the First Great Blockbuster of 2025
Okay, listen up folks. For anyone who ever complains that Hollywood never does anything original, Sinners is for you. This is the type of film that spits in the face of those who say cinema has nothing new to offer. By taking one of the oldest movie monsters there is, spinning them on their ear, […] More
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Interview: Jack O’Connell on His Career and Playing ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’
For years now, Jack O’Connell has struck me as one of the most interesting young actors out there. Whether it’s Harry Brown (where I first noticed him), Starred Up, ’71 (where he first blew me away), Unbroken, Money Monster, Trial By Fire, Seberg, or Jungeland, he’s often underrated and under seen. It’s a shame, too, […] More
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Film Review: ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ Sees the Challenging Novel Skillfully and Successfully Adapted
Adapting classic literature is always a tricky proposition. Staying too faithful to things runs the risk of having folks wonder why this version exists in the first place. On the other hand, going in the other direction has its own issues, as fans could revolt against too many changes. So, finding a happy medium is […] More
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Interview: Filmmaker Chad Hartigan Talks ‘Little Fish’
This time last year, award-winning filmmaker Chad Hartigan was preparing for the premiere of his fourth feature, Little Fish, at the Tribeca Film Festival. He had no way of knowing that pretty soon the entire country was going to go into lockdown, movie theaters would be closed, and the festival would be canceled. While he’s been sitting at […] More
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Film Review: ‘Jungleland’ Chronicles the Hard-Knock Life
Watching people make bad decisions is nothing new in film. In fact, quite a few storytellers make their bones chronicling just such a thing. Straight-laced and overtly decent human beings aren’t always the most cinematic. Neither are completely despicable folks. The key is in finding the humanity within the flawed, or the relatability in those […] More
