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...
December is upon us, which means the holiday season has officially begun. With frigid weather hitting parts of the United States—including regions that rarely see the cold—it’s the perfect time to curl...
Every time I travel by plane, I pass through security, something I have always accepted as necessary for passenger safety. News coverage over the years has reinforced why these procedures continue to...
There are different kinds of action movies; one subgenre is the bad action movie. There is a balance needed for a bad action movie to be a good movie, and sometimes that...
