ERNEST COLE: LOST AND FOUND showcases the power of photography
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Ernest Cole allows viewers to sit with some of the images that Cole found to provide sense or a connection to a reality the photographer cannot justify.
THE BEAST OF WALTON ST. pairs practical werewolf effects with a gritty queer lead
by Samantha McLaren, Staff Writer
If you’re looking for a good old-fashioned werewolf movie with a festive feel, you might want to ask Father Christmas for a copy of The Beast of Walton St., releasing just in time for the holiday season.
The RED PEONY GAMBLER series delivers old school yakuza excellence
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Red Peony Gambler series draws the viewer into a mythic world of honor, survival, and even love.
BOGART: LIFE COMES IN FLASHES
by Nikk Nelson, Staff Writer
An intimate portrayal of Humphrey Bogart unfolds with film, interview, home movie, and other archival footage mixed with live-action reenactments—very similar in concept and execution to the documentary, Belushi—with a guiding narrator, Kerry Shale, imitating Bogie’s voice.
THE ADVENTURES OF JURASSIC PET: RETURN TO THE WILD explores big topics for young kids
by Stacey Osbeck, Staff Writer
The Adventures of Jurassic Pet: Return to the Wild, the third installment in the Jurassic Pet series, explores the question of what if a quiet all-American community and the world of dinosaurs collided.
SPACEWOMAN shines a light on the human cost of spaceflight
Hannah Berryman deftly charts Eileen Collins’s beginnings–from a shy girl growing up in Elmira, New York and dealing with her parents’ separation when she was young, to navigating poverty in the wake of Hurricane Agnes–through to her career as a pioneer at NASA.
Read MoreBEYOND THE GAZE: JULE CAMPBELL'S SWIMSUIT ISSUE explores an iconic magazine institution and the woman who shaped it
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
A new documentary about the renowned Sports Illustrated editor Jule Campbell, captures the nuance often missing from these conversations, and explores the impact Jule had on those in the industry through her years.
Must Watch Docs 2024: BLUE ROAD, CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN, CHRISTOPHER LEE, A SISTERS' TALE
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport
Documentaries are films I turn to learn, gain inspiration, and find ways to better myself. These are four that I found are not only worthy of your time, but may in fact change you in the best ways possible.
DREAM TEAM embraces premium cable softcore vibes
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Dream Team is directly inspired by softcore films, and uses their conventions as a springboard for a delirious film that is equal parts soft sci-fi, eco-anxiety mystery, and smirking lust.
EMILIA PEREZ embraces heightened emotions in a high wire act
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Drawing from its telenova inspiration and leaning into its twists and turns make this an unusual but highly entertaining musical thriller.
DAFT STATE shows the vulnerable side of the thriller genre
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
Despite having a small cast, Daft State is full of compelling performances.
A REAL PAIN confronts the Holocaust from the POV of third generation of survivors
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
A Real Pain follows David (Eisenberg) and his cousin Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they travel around Poland with a tour group, seeing where their grandmother lived, the Majdanek concentration camp outside Lublin where she was interred, and their grandmother’s former home.
TRANSPLANT explores the challenges of becoming a world class doctor
by Jonathan Jansen, Staff Writer
Transplant examines the cost of greatness through the lens of a surgical resident that is aiming to be a heart transplant surgeon.
100 YARDS offers a glimpse into the world of Chinese martial arts in the 1920s
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
100 Yards features a plethora of exciting fight scenes while also exploring the history of China and how martial arts progressed.
HERETIC is a tense psychological game
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Heretic does not waste any time putting the viewer on the edge of their seat. From the moment The Sisters enter Reed’s home, the air turns tense and the psychological game begins.
DRIVE BACK is a wild ride through relationship issues
by Vannah Taylor, Staff Writer
Despite some unrealized potential, Drive Back is fun for anyone who enjoys failed road trips, hooded slashers, and whatever else is lurking in the woods
SALLYWOOD is a good natured Tinseltown parody
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
When it leaves the cliches behind and focuses on the lovely intergenerational friendship at its core, Sallywood shines
Lackluster execution makes ELEVATION feel extra derivative
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
Elevation feels like a TV movie made in the early 2000s.
OKIE finds the good and bad in returning to your hometown
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
Okie is a movie about leaving and coming back. It’s about our hometowns and why we leave them, and what happens when we’re gone too long to fit in again.
BIRD is a unique coming of age fable
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Bird is described as a “fable about marginalized life in the fringes of contemporary society.” The word “fable” fits perfectly, as Bird feels both naturalistic and magical.
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