Festival de Cannes
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Fatherland Review – Gorgeous Cinematography As Always From Pawlikowski In His Cold War Trilogy
By Dan Skip Allen “Fatherland” is the latest film from acclaimed Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski. The director of such films as “Ida”, and “Civil War”. He’s a foreign director, so his movies have subtitles and a foreign aesthetic to them.… Continue reading
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Fjord Review – A Film With Difficult Subject Matter That May Translate To Some More Than Others
By Dan Skip Allen “Fjord” is directed by Cristian Munjiu. It premiered at this past May’s Festival De Cannes and won the Palme D’ore. Adding another phenomenal film to NEON’s tally of six consecutive winners. That’s a lot to live… Continue reading
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Primetime Review – As Difficult To Watch As The Show It’s Based On
By Dan Skip Allen Last year there was a documentary called “Predators”. It documented the rise and fall of the popular NBC New magazine “To Catch a Predator. Chris Hansen himself was involved in this documentary. The same can’t be… Continue reading
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Colony Review – Not Your Typical Zombie Movie
By Nick Nitkowski It’s funny to think that there was a time when I didn’t care for movies that required reading via subtitles. I’m sure most of us start off that way in the beginning. But then you make the… Continue reading
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Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma Review- Once Again Schoenbrun Shows Why They Are An Original Voice And Filmmaker To Watch Out For And Listen To
By Dan Skip Allen The slasher genre is one that has been around for about fifty years or so now. It has changed quite a bit since the days of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, “Friday the 13th”, and “Halloween”. Writers… 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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Here is the Teaser Trailer for Hope
By Dan Skip Allen South Korean cinema has been some of the most exciting there are the last few decades. With zombie films, gangster movies, and everything in between, including wild horror films. Some amazing directors have been discovered after… Continue reading
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The President’s Cake Review – A Touching And Adventurous Tale Of A Little Girl On A Sacred Mission
By Dan Skip Allen I was in my late teens in the early 90s when the United States first attacked Iraq. As the 90s and 2000s progressed, this country was in a continuous war with Iraq until 9/11 happened, and… Continue reading
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A Poet Review – What Are Our Ambitions To Reflect In Humanity
By Kyle Flynn A Poet is a rarity in the modern landscape of cinema. It was one of the few films I saw in 2025 that were unmistakably hilarious but equally painful. The obvious oxymoron of being both ‘hilarious’ and… Continue reading
