Some great artists have specific themes they never let go of. For Steven Spielberg, the idea of confirming extraterrestrial life symbolizes the potential for genuine awe. Like a religious experience, proof…
Trying to conventionally rate “Scary Movie” almost defeats the purpose. This is technically the sixth entry in the horror parody franchise that debuted 26…
The story behind “Backrooms” would remain intriguing even if the film were not a memorably unnerving visual puzzle. Its director, Kane Parsons, is a mere twenty years old, born just as…
Storytellers are lucky World War II was a historical event of titanic scale, since they can keep mining every corner of its moments for fresh details few of us have pondered. For…
Boots Riley wants to keep alive a certain form of radical filmmaking with his first film in eight years, “I Love Boosters.” The rapper-turned-director is clearly in no rush to simply…
When Disney bought Lucasfilm and became owner of the “Star Wars” franchise, something fundamentally changed. In hindsight, it is easier to see now how difficult it is to capture the magic that…