The modern era of blockbuster filmmaking has led studios to place their entire focus on the next massive franchise they can unleash on the public. The compulsive gambler mentality that guides so much of moviemaking …
Last year amidst the ongoing pandemic, Walt Disney Studios upended their theatrical slate by placing their highly anticipated live action version of Mulan on its streaming service Disney+ at a premium price. It allowed the …
A cat and mouse arrive in the Big Apple. Each have wide eyes and grand dreams that are quickly dashed by the uncaring metropolis. But wait a minute. This is a review of Tom and …
There’s this sense that so many Americans have that no matter what they’re entrenched within the middle class. As ongoing political debates never fail to remind us, the middle class has been shrinking in America …
Here’s the thing about art – it’s hard. It’s hard to create something that touches one soul, let alone millions. And art isn’t simply hard for the creators. It can be hard for the consumers. …
It’s the start of Black History Month here in America. That means that white conservatives and moderate liberals embrace the mythological telling of the Civil Rights Movement, one where the demons of America’s past were …
Ron and Russell Mael have been making genre-defying music for nearly 50 years as the band Sparks. Even with their incredible longevity, Sparks remains something of a cult oddity, the kind of band obsessed over …
The topic of authorship isn’t typically a question in most artforms. A writer wrote their novel. A playwright composed their play. But when it comes to movies the concept of authorship becomes murkier. That’s because …
Odd are if you were to walk into an Irish pub in any part of the world, you won’t have to sit with your pint of stout for too long before somebody puts the Pogues …