3+ week, 3+ day ago   (384+ words) Joey is a co-founder of The Contending currently living in Columbus, OH. He is a proud member of GALECA and Critics Choice. Since he is short himself, Joey has a natural draw towards short film filmmaking. He is a Rotten…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (330+ words) Sam Neill in 'The Piano.' Image courtesy of Miramax. 1981 would prove to be a significant one for Neill. Cast as Damian in The Final Conflict (the third film in The Omen trilogy), Neill was chilling as the adult fulfillment of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (566+ words) Courtesy of Apple TV Six years ago when Ted Lasso premiered, it was the little show that could. With so many people stuck at home, the eventual 2021 and 2022 Outstanding Comedy Series winner got us through COVID, putting Apple TV on…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (238+ words) The narrative centers on Hein (Paul Boche), an attractive young man who returns to the cloistered island community he left 14 years earlier. He is greeted by townsfolk who claim not to recognize him—including his family and close friends. So…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (226+ words) “There’s a moment, as you grow up when you realize life is nothing like the fable you thought it was when you were a child. It’s rather a battle. And if you don’t look within and fight it, you end…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (497+ words) ELISA. Courtesy of Open Roads New Italian Cinema This year’s Open Roads Regina (Queen) is Valeria Golino, who appears in four of the 15 films being screened, delivering a quartet of varied, potent and nuanced screen portrayals. In Mario Martone’s Fuori…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (284+ words) Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, and Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling. Image courtesy of the British Film Institute. 35 years ago, Jonathan Demme’s serial killer thriller, The Silence of the Lambs, turned the film industry on its head. While it’s not…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (121+ words) What are some of your eagerly anticipated Summer 2026 events? Sound off in the comments! We close our podcast, as always, with the Flash Forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week. Click here to listen to our…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (219+ words) Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in 'Micahel.' Image courtesy of Lionsgate and Universal. Jackson’s unusual affection for animals is shown but not depicted meaningfully. For a boy who spent so much of his childhood being exploited by adults, it makes…...