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“Food and Country” – why and how is food?
“COVID was the wake-up call…. Our broken food system was exposed.” Story: a documentary about the food system in the United States, and how the 2020 pandemic brought the problems into focus. By talking with restauranteurs, farmers, and others in … Continue reading
Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “Saturday Night”!
SNL hit it’s 50th season two days ago, so why not hark back to it’s first episode? Synopsis! At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Directed … Continue reading
“Megalopolis” is mega-baffling
“When does an empire die?” Story: Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe better. Probably better. Something something Rome, something something America, something something LSD trip. Genre I’d put it in: Release Date: 2024 Remake, Sequel, Based-On, or Original: … Continue reading
In Queue Review – “Uglies”
“I don’t wanna be free, I wanna be Pretty!” Genre: YA Utopia As Dystopia Release Date: 2024 Where I Watched: Netflix Gist: In the probably distant future, children are raised away from their parents while they wait for their 16th … Continue reading
Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “Megalopolis”!
Ready for awards season? Let’s get started with some Coppola! Synopsis! MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who … Continue reading
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Where’s the Body? – first clip from Max’s Salem’s Lot!
It’s an unlisted video, so I’m guessing it hasn’t been widely shown… Yet. But it looks absolutely incredible. Synopsis, for the three people who don’t know what’s up (I love you three): Ben Mears is a writer who returns to … Continue reading
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” might try to do too much, but it’s still fun fun
“Come in…if you dare.” Story: It’s been 36 years after Lydia Deetz managed to avoid marrying The Ghost With The Most, and while some things have changed, others haven’t. Delia, Lydia, and Lydia’s daughter Astrid, go back to the old … Continue reading
Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “Transformers One”!
Ready for a story about how the Transformers truly began? Synopsis! TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of … Continue reading
“Alien: Romulus” – a beautiful yet baffling bit of fan service
With fewer and fewer films being screened for press in the Baltimore area, I’ll be doing more opening day/week reviews. Apologies for folks who’ve been asking for them earlier – and if there’s anything you’d like me to look at, … Continue reading
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“Kneecap” – a heartfelt, hedonistic look at a rap subgenre worth plugging into
“Across the globe, an indigenous language dies every 40 days.” Story: Three lads in West Belfast decide to come together and make music. What could be the problem? Well, they plan on rapping in Irish Language (aka Gaelic, for folks … Continue reading
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