“Never marry a tennis player… Love means nothing to them!” – Dad Jokes Despite being all about the romantic entanglements of those who partake in the sport, not once does Challengers make that hackneyed observation. This is but one sign you’re in for something greater than expected. Challengers feels like a sports film from the 1980s along the lines…
Warning: The following article will contain spoilers for some episodes. The early 2000s saw an explosion in crime television programs. CSI debuted to immense popularity and would come to influence how society as a whole views forensic science. Law & Order began branching out with its Special Victims Unit spinoff living on to this day…
Richard Belzer, an actor who parlayed his comedic success into a decades-long tenure in hard-hitting drama, passed away yesterday at the age of 78. Born Richard Jay Belzer in Bridgeport, Connecticut on August 4, 1944, he worked as a reporter for the Bridgeport Post before getting into comedy. His stand-up shows led to him joining the…
Warning: The following article will contain spoilers The story, all names, characters and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious, but wouldn’t it be neat if they weren’t? So reads the disclaimer in the end credits of Deathrow Gameshow, the 1987 satirical film directed and written by Mark Pirro. Live or Die is…
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl Brie Larson the actress recently headlined a big action movie where she committed to intense training, but as a director has chosen her first project to be a small coming of age at post-college years drama. She’s gone from being the next…
“A billion souls have known death at my hand. It is time you joined them!” – Thanos in Marvel Super Heroes (1995) As those who saw Avengers: Infinity War know, the above quote from the classic arcade game is no exaggeration. If anything, that’s being modest. Yes, we resume things as they left off with…
“The past is never where you think you left it.” – Katherine Anne Porter One year from now, the United States presidential election will completely dominate daily discourse. At this moment, anticipation is building for just who will end up competing and prospective candidates are out there trying to convince the public they’re the best…
“There’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower Movies about drug addiction are not new. Movies about a death in the family are not new. Movies about small rural towns are not new. And yet, Back Fork feels like something…
Probably the best movie in which the main character spends half the time in her underwear.
