As an artist, you can never predict who your work is going affect. You might have an intention of who your target audience might be or who you expect to like your work, but there is really no way of knowing who will connect with your work. For illustrator Matt Furie, one of his pieces connected with a group he never would have expected and a group he wanted nothing…
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The 2020 Fantasia Festival kicks off this weekend and it is yet another 2020 festival that is going completely virtual. But one thing that a virtual film festival offers is the chance for everyone to view the films of the festival since no one has the travel to the actual festival. Fantasia offers up a number exciting titles from all over the world. The festival focuses on genre films, namely horror, thrillers, and comedies, along…
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Project Power is the latest Netflix original movie and it is a movie I would classify as a “start-and-stop” movie. It is a movie that you can start watching, pause or stop the film whenever you want, and pick it back up again whenever you want and won’t miss a thing. You can do this multiple times and take however long of a break you want and you’ll be able…
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Lake Michigan Monster is a delirious midnight madness movie. A micro-budget horror comedy that is unlike any movie I have seen in 2020. What starts off as a monster chase turns into a trippy journey I did not expect. I laughed, I was startled, I was confused, and yet I could never look away. Lake Michigan Monster starts with a simple premise: Seafield (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) and his crew are on…
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From schlubby side-character to rom-com leading man, Seth Rogen has had quite the journey through Hollywood. Though most people think of Rogen as the funny guy with the crazy laugh, Rogen has become one of the most versatile talents working today. Not only is he a terrific actor, he’s a great writer, director, and producer, dabbling in all different genres and mediums. Rogen is always a joy to see on screen and these are the…
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Here are my picks for the best movies coming to Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Criterion Channel, and HBOMax in August. This month offers up some great options, including Oscar winners, indie gems, and Hollywood classics. NETFLIX Full list of everything coming to Netflix in August can be found here. THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1991) A perfect adaptation of the classic show about the creepy, kooky, mysterious, and…
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The opening scene of actor Dave Franco’s directorial debut, The Rental, is very telling of the movie you are about to watch. We open on Charlie (Dan Stevens) looking at a luxurious AirBnB in his office with Mina (Shelia Vand) hanging over his shoulder. You can immediately tell there is a chemistry between Charlie and Mina as Charlie says, “this is just what I need right now” while Mina is ogling…
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It seems inevitable that an actor will at some point end up behind the camera as a director. The results of this happening, however, are mixed. Some actors-turned-directors start off with a dud, others start with a bang. This list focuses on the latter. Here are my picks for the best directorial debuts from actors-turned-directors. 5 – A BRONX TALE (Robert De Niro, 1995) By the time 1995 rolled around, Robert De…
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Harold Ramis’ 1993 comedy masterpiece Groundhog Day is one of the few films that I can think of, if not the only film I can think of, that became a genre of its own. The romantic comedy spawned a number of films and television shows about a person being stuck in a time loop where they relive the same day over and over again. Films like 50 First Dates, The Edge…
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Natalie Erika James’ Relic plays like the younger sibling of Ari Aster’s 2018 masterpiece Hereditary. On paper, this is a slow-burning horror film that pits our characters against a force beyond this world. But at its core, it is a deeply moving family drama about a tragic family event. Relic is one of the best horror movies of 2020. When elderly Edna (Robyn Neven) inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote)…
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