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When Secular Reporters Watch Religious Movies Apr. 18, 2025

Tim Graham

The Easter season can remind people of classic Hollywood movies with religious themes. Every year, A... Read More

The Golden Age of Cinematic Courts-Martial Mar. 04, 2025

Crime and Conduct

Air Force Brig. Gen. Erik Quigley was recently removed as an executive officer at Wright-Patterson A... Read More

In 'Nickel Boys,' Shame Mirrors American Apathy Feb. 08, 2025

Stephanie Hayes

First, the Florida of it all registers. Oranges, gators, crystal blue skies full of possibility. The... Read More

Escape Into a Classic Hollywood Courtroom Drama Nov. 19, 2024

Crime and Conduct

As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, if you're looking for an interesting escape between the turkey a... Read More

'Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot' Sheds Light on the Critical Need for Adoption Jul. 12, 2024

From the Desk of Dr. J

The film "Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot" begins with a beautiful truth about childhood inn... Read More

'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare': Guy Ritchie With Another Not-So-Near Miss Apr. 19, 2024

Screener

You would think — no, you'd be nearly certain — that any nonfiction book about the creat... Read More

'Civil War': Exiles in Splitsville Apr. 12, 2024

Screener

War is hell. Everybody knows that. Not just combat veterans who've experienced the thrill of howling... Read More

'Ripley': The Talented Mr. Scott Apr. 05, 2024

Screener

Few movies have been in less pressing need of a remake than Anthony Minghella's 1999 "The Talented M... Read More

Oh, the Horror ... : Satan's in Search of Ratings in 'Late Night with the Devil' Mar. 29, 2024

Screener

It's hard to do fresh things in horror. What have we not seen? Flesh-rending? Gut-munching? Levitati... Read More

'Road House': Jake Gyllenhaal Gets Ripped Mar. 22, 2024

Screener

Have you ever noticed, when somebody remakes an old genre movie, that the original film suddenly mor... Read More

The Film 'Origin' Delves Deeply into the History of Man's Inhumanity to Man Mar. 15, 2024

From the Desk of Dr. J

Ava DuVernay's acclaimed film "Origin" has been digitally released, which should hopefully attract m... Read More

Sunday's Oscars: Some Worthy Candidates from a Pretty Good Movie Year Mar. 08, 2024

Screener

What is the deal with this year's Oscars? I mean, where is the nomination for, let's say, "John Wick... Read More

Will Barbie Be a Nervous Nellie at the Oscars? Feb. 28, 2024

The Word Guy

Why is the doll (and movie) called "Barbie"? Why is Nellie nervous, and why is a statuette named Osc... Read More

'Lisa Frankenstein': Dead on Arrival Feb. 09, 2024

Screener

"Lisa Frankenstein" is an '80s-style teen horror comedy with two things going for it. One is Kathryn... Read More

'Argylle': Just ... No. Feb. 02, 2024

Screener

The awfulness of "Argylle" is so nearly complete that one regrets even having to mention the movie's... Read More

'The Sweet East' and 'Fitting In': Simon Rex Adrift in the Old Weird America, and Maddie Ziegler in a New Kind of Body Horror Jan. 26, 2024

Screener

"The Sweet East" harkens back to an earlier era of indie filmmaking — maybe as far back as the... Read More

'The Iron Claw': The Family That Fights Together Dec. 22, 2023

Screener

Everybody has their own opinion about professional wrestling. Actually, most people probably have th... Read More

'Eileen' Dec. 01, 2023

Screener

Buried alive in snowy, small-town Massachusetts, Eileen Dunlop (Thomasin McKenzie) is a sputtering c... Read More

Happily Never After: Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun in a Story of Missed Romantic Connections Oct. 13, 2023

Screener

"Cat Person" is a horror movie in which the source of the horror is never quite clear. The lead char... Read More

'My Animal': Wolfing Out Sep. 08, 2023

Screener

Talk about nonbinary. The protagonist of "My Animal," a horror-romance by first-time feature directo... Read More