Academy Awards
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Wildwood Review – A Stop-Motion Animated Film That Deserves The Academy Award For Best Animated Feature, Because It’s That Good!
By Dan Skip Allen Laika is a stop-motion animation studio owned by Phil Knight, the owner of Nike, and is run by his son Travis Knight. Knight is the producer and director of “Wildwood” a fantasy film. Their latest stop-motion… Continue reading
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Wicker Review – A Fantasy Film With Domestic Aspects A Lot Of People Will Relate To Although In Funny Way
By Dan Skip Allen “Wicker” is based on a short story called “The Wicker Husband” by Ursula Willis-Jones and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January before playing at the BFI Festival this month before its wide theatrical release.… Continue reading
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Pan’s Labyrinth 3D 20th Anniversary Review – The 3D Adds Another Element To An Already Great Guillermo Del Toro Film
By Dan Skip Allen “Pans Labyrinth” wasn’t the first time I saw a Guillermo Del Toro movie, but it was the best film in his filmography that I’ve seen and still is to this day after his thirty or year… Continue reading
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[TIFF 2026] Toronto Dispatch #3: Capsule Reviews
By Tyler Banark Toy Gun Bandit: Rémi St-Michel’s latest film is a crime thriller that follows in the vein of the Safdie brothers. Félix Munger plays Félix, a teen who turns to crime after robbing a convenience store as a… Continue reading
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Here Is The Trailer For The Debut
“The Debut” is the follow-up film from writer/director Jesse Eisenberg. His last movie, “A Real Pain,” was a critical success winning an Academy Award for Kieran Culkin for Best Supporting Actor. His latest film “The Debut” is a 2026 A24 musical… Continue reading
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Here Is The Trailer For Fatherland
Pawel Pawlikowski broke into the public conscienceness with his film “Cold War,” which was nominated for many three Academy Awards. Before that, his film “Ida” was also a critical darling among film aficionados. Later this year, his new film “Fatherland”… Continue reading
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Tender Mercies Review – In Memory Of Robert Duvall Academy Award Winner For Best Actor RIP 1931-2026
By Dan Skip Allen Robert Duvall came on the scene in Hollywood when he played the shy yet spooky Boo Radley in “To Kill A Mockingbird” The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from author Harper Lee turned major motion picture. Since then,… Continue reading
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin Review – This Film Lends A Keen Eye Towards Russian Indoctrination
By Tyler Banark The United States-Russia rivalry has gone back many years and has taken various forms. Whether it’s the Cold War, in the Winter Olympics, or even in film (i.e., Rocky 4), the US and Russia have always found… Continue reading
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The Ugly Stepsister Has Awards Worthy Makeup & Hairstyling. Here Is An Interview I Did With The Head of Prosthetics & Makeup Designer
By Dan Skip Allen The Ugly Stepsister is an IFC/RLJE film based on the fantasy tale of Cinderella. It came out back in April of last year. It has garnered a lot of awards buzz for its makeup and hairstyling.… Continue reading
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Reedland Review- A Slow Paced But Beautiful Mystery Movie
By Dan Skip Allen Foreign films can be a bit of a mixed bag because of the lost in translation aspect of them for American audiences. “Reedland” is a Dutch film from first-time writer/director Sven Bresser. He was primarily a… Continue reading
