Directors Lucy Sandler and Mechi Lakatos asked the questions, “What would happen if we tried to make a film without a plan? Without a script? Without worrying about what it would be...
Foreign films can give a high-level overview of how people in other countries live. When you cast a well-known American actor in the lead role as an American living in Paris, it...
What happens if you take the frame of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, issues of acceptance, and the political power movements in the world today, and then a touch of Buddhist philosophy? Director Mamoru Hosoda...
Grief is an emotion most of us have experienced and many films create the feeling of grief using different techniques with sound, lighting, and script. Few films focus on grief, and even...
Fans of Frieda McFadden’s 2022 novel The Housemaid will soon see the story brought to the big screen, with the film set for release on December 19, 2025. I entered the screening...
People have different tastes, including in the kinds of films they enjoy, and I want to acknowledge that upfront.  Although I don’t typically watch horror movies, particularly psychological horror, I can still...
