The expression “this is for the culture” is something that when uttered by someone in the Black community holds a lot of responsibility if you will. This is something that is both a reflection and a representative of the Black experience, the African-American diaspora even. Things such as the
Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Diro wonderfully explore and embrace the unique, yet universal, aspect of disliking our loving parents in the delightful family comedy About My Father. Sebastian, who essentially plays himself, is invited to his girlfriend’s family’s 4th of July trip at their
When you hear that a Judy Blume book from the 1970s about young girls coming of age is getting a film adaptation, it’s hard to think about how it could possibly be relevant 60+ years later. I never read Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret growing up. So, I went into the film waiting to see
The new horror film from Lionsgate, Prey for the Devil, takes on the over-saturated exorcism horror genre. However, in this story along with trying to save a young child from the demon that possesses her, they're also breaking glass ceilings. In the film, the Roman Catholic Church recognizes a
Grab some tea and settle in for a whodunit mystery. Miss Willoughby (Nathalie Cox) is on the case. Orphaned as a child, raised by a family friend (Kelsey Grammer), and skilled in strategy, literature, and martial arts, there’s no case Miss Willoughby can’t solve. But even she is
The Voyagers premise sounds like the setup for a thrilling, epic sci-fi flick.With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. But when they uncover disturbing secrets about the
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
Who could've guessed that a film about a stinky fisherwoman and a wicker husband would end up being one of the most romantic movies of the year? For all its vulgarity and absurdity, Wicker weaves a surprisingly sincere, shockingly sweet fable of against-all-odds love and a dismantling critique of
Few studios have set such a precedent within their own genre quite like Laika Studios. With each painstakingly crafted story, they consistently find new ways to level up stop motion animation and push the limits of what can be accomplished. Stop motion is already a marvelous feat of patience and
