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Film, TV & Music • Forming the Future • Est. 2014

Review: Chad Stahelski’s ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’

By Kevin Fox, Jr. on March 15, 2023

Review: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s ‘Scream VI’

By Joey Keogh on March 15, 2023

Collecting Movies with ‘JessZilla’ Filmmaker Emily Sheskin

By Greg Carlson on March 13, 2023

Glasgow Film Festival Review: Muta’Ali Muhammad’s ‘Cassius X: Becoming Ali’

By Ross McIndoe on March 11, 2023

An Interview with ‘Hadinelentu’ Filmmaker Prithvi Konanur

By Dipankar Sarkar on March 10, 2023

The Art of Hardly Trying: Dean Martin’s 60s Swing

By D.M. Palmer on March 8, 2023

Review: David Gordon Green’s ‘Manglehorn’

By Jordan Brooks on June 20, 2015

“Seldom more than a vehicle for Pacino to exercise his considerable (and still active) talents, Manglehorn is a string of engaging and breathtaking images that, when strung together, become a subdued meandering plot devoid of any real meaning.”

Recap: Hannibal ‘Secondo’

By Max Bledstein on June 20, 2015

“Hannibal’s origins become comparable to the Joker in The Dark Knight: there are possible explanations for why he is the way he is, but none of them seem to be wholly accurate…”

Review: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky’s ‘The Tribe’

By Josh Slater-Williams on June 18, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

“The film is nothing if not an audacious directorial debut; a grand, horrifying cinematic mission statement that might particularly appeal to the likes of Michael Haneke and, especially, Gaspar Noé.”

This House Is Not a Home: On John Cassavetes’ Troubled Families

By Phuong Le on June 16, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

An Essay by Phuong Le

Game of Thrones Recap: ‘Mother’s Mercy’

By Justine Peres Smith on June 15, 2015

“Game of Thrones may disappear from the conversation for brief lulls, but it always returns with full force — it is doing something right.”

Summer of Darkness: Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ (1931)

By Q.V. Hough on June 13, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

“It’s going to be a #NoirSummer, and hopefully some of the world’s filmmakers are paying attention to the simple yet effective methods of their predecessors.”

Recap: Hannibal ‘Primavera’

By Max Bledstein on June 12, 2015

“After the intense aesthetic focus of last week’s “Antipasto,” Hannibal’s shift in character focal point for this week’s “Primavera” brings with it a different thematic center: religion.”

We Failed This Film: Andrew Dominik’s ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford’

By Dylan Moses Griffin on June 12, 2015 • ( 6 Comments )

We Failed This Film is a series about various films that simply didn’t get the love that they deserved upon initial release.

Review: Sylvia Borges’ ‘Rendezvous’

By Q.V. Hough on June 11, 2015

“Through a series of seemingly sensual vignettes, the director hides the passion that her protagonist so desperately wants, and its this absence of feeling that unveils a misguided and disillusioned woman.”

Recap: Game of Thrones ‘The Dance of Dragons’

By Justine Peres Smith on June 8, 2015

“Now in its fifth season, Game of Thrones has long settled in the category of dread built on anticipation.”

Opening Night Movie Essay - 1977 John Cassavetes Film

The Theater of Fear: John Cassavetes’ ‘Opening Night’

By Phuong Le on June 8, 2015

“Throughout ‘Opening Night,’ reality and make-believe are interwoven into a mass of chaos.”

‘Sense8’ Review: The Human Stories of Netflix’s Sci-Fi Drama Make for a Strong Start

By Alamin Yohannes on June 6, 2015

“The latest Netflix original series, Sense8, throws a lot at the viewer in its premiere episode with an overarching science fiction arc and eight powerful human stories, but somehow the Wachowskis pull it off.”

Recap: Hannibal ‘Antipasto’

By Max Bledstein on June 5, 2015

“Without a definite timeline to hold onto, we’re left to focus on the visual minutiae, and, as always, this might be the most fascinating aspect of Hannibal.”

Review: Stéphane Lafleur’s ‘Tu dors Nicole’

By Josh Slater-Williams on June 2, 2015

“Change doesn’t always have to be monumental, and small films like Tu dors Nicole can still be great without high stakes.”

Review: Anne Fontaine’s ‘Gemma Bovery’

By Josh Slater-Williams on June 1, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

“The shell of Gemma Bovery makes it seem like there might be something weighty within, but it’s too empty an affair.”

Recap: Louie ‘The Road Part 2’

By Max Bledstein on May 29, 2015

Max Bledstein on the ‘Louie’ Season 5 Finale

Love in the Time of Cabiria

By Kyle Turner on May 28, 2015

An Essay by Kyle Turner

Review: Adam Carolla and Nate Adams’ ‘Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman’

By Jordan Brooks on May 26, 2015

“A plethora of heart-pounding footage (race and off-track) is at the heart and soul of Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman.”

Recap: Game of Thrones ‘The Gift’

By Justine Peres Smith on May 25, 2015

“The threat of rape hangs over all the women of Game of Thrones, and it is beginning to weigh on the audience.”

Review: Gil Kenan’s ‘Poltergeist’

By Josh Slater-Williams on May 22, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

“This Poltergeist is an efficient, amiably entertaining riff on an established thrill ride, but the film does little to spook long-term.”

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