Next Goal Wins is a charming but truncated underdog story
As assured by Taika Waititi’s silly priest character at the outset of Next Goal Wins, the film that follows is a mostly true story. It
Thanksgiving is an instant seasonal classic
Back in 2007, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez attempted to cash in on their cultural cache and reinvigorate the multiplex with Grindhouse, a double feature
I Like to Movie Movie episode 243: Doctor Sleep
Mike Flanagan did the impossible when he made Doctor Sleep: successfully sequelizing an untouchable classic AND adapting a novel that itself is very much not
Hot Property episode 138: Save Thanksgiving!
Dan came here to do two things: Save Thanksgiving, and fend off drunk idiots…and he’s alllllll out of idiots. Also Stephen has some anger issues
Philadelphia Film Festival: Andy Elijah on The Sweet East
The school trip to Washington D.C. is a rite of passage for many teenagers. Ah yes, the great attempt to inure the youth of America
Philadelphia Film Festival: Andy Elijah on The Promised Land
After his failed attempt at breaking into Hollywood with The Dark Tower, Danish director Nikolaj Arcel returns with one of the best period dramas in
I Like to Movie Movie – Philadelphia Film Festival: Best of the Fest!
Every fall the City of Brotherly Love is host to the Philadelphia Film Festival, a ten day celebration of all things cinema. This year, having
Philadelphia Film Festival: Gary M. Kramer on the Live Action Shorts Programs
The two Live Action Shorts Programs that screened at the recent Philadelphia Film Festival offered an eclectic mix of narrative and documentary shorts. Shorts Program
Philadelphia Film Festival: Red Rooms, Saltburn, and Fingernails
Red Rooms – dir. Pascal Plante The scariest movie of the fest has to go to Red Rooms. No, it’s not a horror movie per
The Killer is vintage Fincher goodness
After Mank, the passion project that saw legendary director David Fincher at his most indulgent, it’s nice to see the genius filmmaker dipping back into