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2023 was an influential year for film when it came to blockbuster filmmaking and art cinema. At the Oscars, we saw the best lineup of nominations in years. Although the selected cultural canon of great cinematic work from the past year is diverse in terms of social inclusivity as well as cinematic mode, there are always films that don’t quite break through to the zeitgeist.
January and February, August and September. These pairs of months might not seem to be related even slightly, but they share a crucial similarity: they are continuously referred to as “dump months” for the movie theater marketplace.
For many filmmakers, their twilight years are a period of slowdown and downsizing with smaller, less ambitious works replacing the grand epics and massive swings that defined their careers. That makes Martin Scorsese’s recent film run (starting with “The Wolf of Wall Street” in 2013 and continuing with “Silence” in 2016 and “The Irishman” in 2019) all the more remarkable. As he approaches his eighth decade, his films have only grown in ambition, subverting the genre convention he had helped popularize with his most famous works to tell a grand, interwoven tale about the history of America and how it is entrenched with exploitation and violence.
There are too many horror films to count that would be appropriate for a Halloween viewing through splayed fingers and squinted eyes in a dark room. Given the season’s celebration of the macabre, unorthodox and otherworldly themes, settling in for some onscreen frights on Halloween night is one of the best ways to honor the holiday.
Originating in the late 19th century, cinema is very much on the younger side compared to many other art forms, yet its power and influence is just as inestimable and transformative as any of them. Unfortunately, but perhaps unavoidably, the intimidating scope of the cinematic canon all but guarantees that many will go mostly unnoticed. There are enough films from each and every era of the medium to keep one occupied for a lifetime, and the following five are among some of the finest.
It’s 1981. The audience is packed into a small, dark movie theater. The smell of fresh popcorn permeates the air as the projector gently whirs in the back. Little did the patrons know, Sam Raimi’s infamous and diabolical “The Evil Dead” would test even the most extreme limits of gore hounds and horror fans.
Netflix is a gold mine of interesting and intriguing content to stream with over 3,600 movies and over 1,800 TV shows available and over 13,000 titles available worldwide. With all of these options for content, it can be difficult to make decisions on what to watch.
The nominations for the 95th Oscars were officially announced Tuesday, Jan. 24, with a more diverse lineup than in recent years of the Academy’s history.
In 2020, the first Sonic movie, Sonic the Hedgehog, was released, and it received outstanding feedback from the audience and fans alike; even people who weren’t extreme Sonic enthusiasts absolutely loved this movie.
After over 30 years, “Coming 2 America” serves as the long-awaited sequel to the 1988 comedy “Coming to America.” The film is centered around the African king, Akeem, who returns to America after discovering he has a long-lost son in the United States. Starring Eddie Murphy, the movie premiered on Friday, March 5 on Amazon Prime Video and is currently available to stream with a Prime subscription.
Lara Jean Song Covey is back once again to bring out the romantic in all of us. The “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” lead returns for the third and final installment of the series, “To All the Boys: Always and Forever.”
Packed crowds line the Brooklyn streets, creating a bustling nightlife atmosphere.Signs pointing toward the entrance of the parking lot create a long, single-file line of people anxiously waiting to get in. After scanning each customer’s ticket, several employees help direct drivers to their spot in the chaotic yet organized system. Thrilled groups of families and friends grab buckets of popcorn from concessions, but not before snapping a picture or two of the breathtaking city views. As the sun sets, moviegoers hop into their cars and the film begins. This is Skyline Drive-In NYC.
Movie theaters, Broadway theaters and concert venues all lie dormant as they wait for COVID-19 to end and for their patrons to return. Since entering this period of isolation more than a month ago, which most expect will last well into the summer, the entertainment industry has had to adapt from its traditional methods of engaging with its audience and pushing content into the digital world. But as entertainment faces this period of uncertainty, industry leaders are creating the blueprint for what can be our future well past COVID-19.
This past week, “Lionheart,” the first Nigerian film ever reviewed for an Academy Award for “Best International Feature” was disqualified from consideration on the basis of excessive English language dialogue. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has long maintained a regulation on the amount of English spoken in films submitted to this award category, citing that there is a gray area with regard to which films are international enough to qualify.
Seven years after the release of “The Avengers” and 11 years after the launch of Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man,” a core part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) comes to a highly anticipated end with “Avengers: Endgame.” The franchise leaves behind a transformation of the film industry, use of technology and a new definition of what it means to be a hero.
Although Russell enjoyed his character, playing this lead role came with its own set of challenges.
