Last Night in Soho – Review
As people, we often reminisce about how good things once were. As a child, my parents would complain about my music, because the music of their generation is better according to them. I’m sure their parents, my grandparents, had the same complaints as well. I…
Who Was Tod Browning?
Tod Browning was an actor, writer, and director best known for directing the 1931 version of Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. Born Charles Albert Browning Jr on July 12, 1880, in Louisville, Kentucky. Tod was the third child of Charles and Lydia Browning. However, the Browning’s…
Gunpowder Milkshake – Review
Imagine a city where there is an underworld of criminals who live by a set of rules. Crime organizations that utilize a secret society of assassins, and a place where those assassins can go and guns are not allowed. Are you imagining John Wick? That…
Blue Is the Warmest Colour Review
“Blue Is the Warmest Colour” (La vie d’Adèle) is one of those movies that often ends up on lists of movies to see before you die, or most realistic sex scenes, or best GLBTQ+ films. The movie won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, a BAFTA,…
The Mauritanian – When Law Fails In The Country That Promotes It
“The Mauritanian” is a poignant film detailing the true experience of one of the many men who were abducted and arrested by the US government, then sent to the infamous prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after the 9/11 attacks and subsequent war in Afghanistan. Mohamedou…
Lotte Reiniger – Creator of the First Feature Length Animated Film
Lotte Reiniger set the bar when it comes to animating stories into film. She was the first to make feature-length animated movies, something that wasn’t done at the time. She made over 40 films, most of which haven’t survived into the modern era. And, she…
Sean Connery Biography
Of course, the first thing we all think of when we hear the name Sean Connery is Bond, James Bond. Connery was the man who set the standard for the character that so many of us love to this day. His career has spanned 60…
The Peanut Butter Falcon – Review
The Peanut Butter Falcon proves that an actor with autism can be the lead in a film and that a A-list actor can be the co-star. As a movie genre goes the “hero’s journey” is nothing new. But because it isn’t new doesn’t mean it…
