MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the "Feelin' Film" podcast for "If Beale Street Could Talk"

As a special for Black History Month, I was honored to join Aaron White and Patrick Hicks of the Feelin' Film Podcast for an opportunity to love all over my #1 film of 2018, If Beale Street Could Talk from Moonlight Oscar winner Barry Jenkins. Joining me as another guest and...

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GUEST COLUMN: 6 Finnish Movies You Need to Watch

Image Source: Pixabay 6 Finnish Movies You Need To Watch by Anna Nilsen Finland has a rich cinematic history, although it is not as widely talked about on the international scene as many other nations. To fix that and get more people into Finnish film culture, here are just...

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Night Clerk

(Image: thenypost.com) THE NIGHT CLERK-- 3 STARS Like it or not, there’s something carnal and entirely compelling about voyeurism. From trainwrecks to Peeping Toms, gazes can be easily fixated by the energy of those moments.  There is an addictive draw that can be interest,...

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SHORT FILM REVIEW: A Missed Connection

(Image: facebook.com) Official selection of the 2020 Beloit Film Festival A MISSED CONNECTION-- 5 STARS For a moment, think on the last bad day you experienced when the things you juggle in your life continued to collapse. What sort of “wit’s end” did you find yourself arriving...

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Call of the Wild

(Image courtesy of 20th Century Fox) THE CALL OF THE WILD-- 2 STARS Those who have read Jack London’s 117-year-old short novel The Call of the Wild know the truth of its content. Continuously mushing through a gauntlet of abuse and arduous conditions, the story of Buck is not...

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EDITORIAL: We Should Be Careful with What We Put in Movies

(Image: dailymotion.com) We Should Be Careful with What We Put in Movies Well, it's pretty much evident by now what this place is all about. But one thing that we rarely talk about is how lessons in movies work. You think that every one of them is excellent and intentional....

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the "The Cinescope Podcast" reflecting on "John Carter"

This past week, I was invited and welcomed back to The Cinescope Podcast, hosted by Chad Hopkins. With appreciation for its zest and its history, Chad and I shared our love for Andrew Stanton’s 2012 Disney adventure John Carter. It was an excellent chat. This was my third time...

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the "Kicking the Seat" podcast and YouTube talking "Birds of Prey"

One thing that doesn’t need a title change is Ian Simmons’ Kicking the Seat podcast. The same cannot be said of Birds of Prey (and the Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. That movie was the discussion subject of the recent 499th episode of Ian’s program. He, David Fowlie of Keeping...

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Photograph

(Image: hearstapps.com) THE PHOTOGRAPH-- 5 STARS This is going to sound like a spoiler, but no pining suitor or their smitten match says “I love you” in The Photograph. Canadian filmmaker Stella Meghie weaves two passionate romances connected yet separated across a generation...

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GUEST COLUMN: Lessons Found in "The Fast and Furious" Movies

(Image: edurancewarranty.com) Lessons Found in the Fast and Furious Movies by Kevin Gardner Movies are a great way to escape the real world and place yourself in the middle of a new life. Films that extend from one to a series are some of the most exciting to watch because...

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Why Old Movies are More Useful than Modern Ones?

(Image: pinterest.com) Why Old Movies are More Useful than Modern Ones? by Susan Saurel Anytime your friend or a loved one argues that old movies are the best, share with him or her this article. We all have grandparents, friends or colleagues who complain that modern movies...

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CHECKLIST: 21 films to watch for the 2021 Oscars

(Image: goldderby.com) In what has become an annual Monday morning Oscar hangover, this website looks down the calendar and into the crystal ball to prognosticate which 2020 films could be contenders for the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021. Who could possible top the history that...

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