Ads for Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero bill the film as “The Incredible True Story of America’s Top Underdog.” Yet, the movie itself features this contrary disclaimer, albeit at the end and in small print: “Although based on historical events, all
Bittersweet Biopic Chronicles Native-American Crusader\’s Class Action Suit vs. U.S.
April 15, 2018 By
“They made us many promises… more than I can remember, but they never kept but one. They promised to take our land… and they took it.” That observation was made by Chief Red Cloud (1822-1909) towards the end of his life, after he’d witnessed the white man break treaty after treaty made with Native American tribes.
Mutant Monsters Decimate the Windy City in Old-Fashioned Horror Flick
April 11, 2018 By
Hey, sci-fi fans, did you find it hard to stomach the sight of a human mating with another species in The Shape of Water, too? If so, have I got a movie that\’ll wash the bad taste right out of your mouth.
Grieving Diplomat Returns to Kill Zone in Raw-Edged Revenge Thriller
April 9, 2018 By
In 1972, Mason Skiles (Jon Hamm) was a career U.S. diplomat delighted to be serving his country overseas in Lebanon. In fact, he and his wife Nadia (Leila Bekhti) were so comfortable living in the Middle East that they had decided to adopt Karim (Idir Chender), a 13 year-old Palestinian refugee.
Damning Docudrama Revisits Kennedy Cover-Up of Tragic Car Accident
April 2, 2018 By
On July 18, 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke) hosted a reunion in a rented cottage on Chappaquiddick, a tiny island just 150 yards off the coast of Martha\’s Vineyard. The gathering was in honor of the Boiler Room Girls, a half-dozen women who had worked on his late brother Bobby\’s aborted presidential campaign the previous year.
Gamers Search for Easter Egg in Ultimate Virtual Reality Adventure
March 28, 2018 By
It is 2045, a time when the planet has devolved into a desolate dystopia marked by a combination of pollution, overpopulation, poverty, corruption and global warming. Most of humanity lives in slums where they escape the misery by disappearing via virtual reality into the Oasis, a popular parallel universe co-created by James Halliday
Gay Teen Seduces Dad\’s Doctoral Student in Adaptation of Bittersweet Bildungsroman
January 30, 2018 By
Dateline: Lombardy, 1983. 17 year-old Elio Perlman (Timothee Chalamet) is spending another summer in Northern Italy. Each year, Elio\’s dad (Michael Stuhlbarg), an archaeology professor, invites a different doctoral candidate to live with his family while serving as his research assistant.
Searing Expose\’ Indicts Child Support System as Racist and Rigged against Black Men
January 29, 2018 By
Today, there\’s a cultural consensus that the criminal justice system aggressively targets and imprisons African-Americans. Might the family courts be just as racist and rigged against black men? That is the question explored in thought-provoking fashion by Where\’s Daddy, a sobering indictment of the child support system directed by Rel Dowdell (Changing the Game).
Prince Charming Courts Sickly Next-Door Neighbor in Bittersweet Coming-of-Age Tale
May 19, 2017 By
It’s Maddy Whittier’s (Amandla Stenburg) 18th birthday, but she won’t be celebrating the occasion at a party or restaurant. In fact, she won’t be leaving the house or even having friends over anytime soon.
Franchise’s Fourth Episode Features New Cast Up to Old Tricks
May 17, 2017 By
According to Murphy’s Law, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” And Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul provides cinematic support for that pessimistic principle. For, this kitchen sink comedy relies on the domino effect to exacerbate the ever-mounting misfortunes visited upon the beleaguered Heffley family over the course of one disastrous, summer road trip.
