By Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) is a biting satire revolving around the culture of southern Baptist mega churches. On a wider scale, it examines the toxicity of power. The characters claim to be messengers of God but are the complete opposite. They are obsessed…
The Black Phone (2022)
The Black Phone (2022) Never talk to strangers. Denver, 1978: Young teenager Finney Blake (Mason Thames) is snatched by The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), a serial killer who has been preying on the local kids for a while now, leaving behind nothing but Missing Person notices and the odd black balloon.
Hollywood Tiki: Film in the Era of the Pineapple Cocktail
Hollywood Tiki Film in the Era of the Pineapple Cocktail by Adam Foshko and Jason Henderson The History Press Paperback ISBN: 9781467149907 208 pages August 2022 Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell’s “Tiki Culture was never about a real place but about the escape to imaginary places—not real Hawaii,
Review: Three Thousand Years of Longing
The career of director George Miller has been idiosyncratic to say the least. The Aussie director came to fame on the back of his Mad Max trilogy, a violent, post-apocalyptic action series. Miller has gone on to make family films, animation, and more. He has also had long gaps between his films.
Breaking: Inside Man, by David Bax
With Breaking, director Abi Damaris Corbin pulls a bit of a trick on you. With its cool color palette, handheld cinematography (courtesy of Doug Emmett, whose credits include Sorry to Bother You and The Edge of Seventeen) and gimmicks like…
