2021, like 2020, continues to be a hard time for cinema. However, there are sprinkles of life returning (or, in…
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The short film “Summer with Mrs. Von Mausch” is a bit of a double entendre. The film, written and directed…
Despite the pandemic, film festivals are still thriving all over the world, now via the virtual platform. One such festival…
By “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives,” the franchise was meta-aware enough for a hundred lifetimes. Jason Voorhees, the…
1981 was a very rough period for New York. Crime rates were at an all-time high, and heinous acts like…
“Ekaj” deals with hard material and stark revelations. One of its most powerful scenes comes towards the movie’s close, as…
I recently had the opportunity to watch the independent film “Ekaj” by writer/director Cati Gonzalez. For those of you who…
Denzel Washington and Clive Owen star in “Inside Man” – a quite literal title of a heist movie that tries…
A romantic comedy/drama, 2000’s “Down to You,” while predictable, has a less ambitious arc than films like “Hitch” or “Pretty…
“Maid in Manhattan” is a formula picture to the fullest. Little happens during its run-time you don’t expect or don’t…