After “The Wolfman” and “Dracula Untold” failed to launch the intended Cinematic Universe, Universal has hitched their ride on “The Mummy,” a movie so broadly developed and so utterly stale, that it feels more like a pitch for a movie than an actual movie. So much of “The Mummy” and its tedious, monotonous, lifeless run time is spent propping up storylines, explaining, over explaining, and flash backs. Rather than watching characters experience, and go through the wringer, and develop, Universal spends an enormous amount of time creating this tidy, and sanitary action thriller that is hell bent on establishing the universe its set in, rather than engaging us in an actual movie that is somewhat entertaining of compelling.
The Icarus Line Must Die (2017) [Nonplussed Fest 2017]
In Los Angeles, being a musician is difficult. Joe Cardamone of The Icarus Line is trying to survive as well as keep his musical dream alive through ups and downs, hardships and joys.
Love at First Child (Ange et Gabrielle) (2015)
Gabrielle’s daughter has gotten pregnant at 17, this leads her to meet Ange, the potential grandfather and want to make him care as well as his estranged son.
Behind the Mask: The Batman Dead End Story (2017)
Eric Dow’s “Behind the Mask” should be seen by every aspiring filmmaker out there as a course on how to navigate Hollywood and how to basically approach any kind of endeavor involving the Hollywood system. Sandy Collora is a consistently fascinating and interesting artist who has been making waves online for years thanks to his amazing special effects and consistent efforts to get a movie made. He’s also one of the forefathers of the fan film who helped make fan films not only legitimate works of cinematic art, but also a cause for Hollywood to take notice. Sandy Collora, for those unaware, is a brilliant and talented special effects artist who spent years hoping to emulate his favorite creators including Batman artist Neal Adams.
Jane (2016) [New York Asian Film Festival 2017]
On the fringes of society, a runaway finds solace and safety in living with a transgender woman named Jane and her makeshift family. There, she finds support and other things families often provide.
L’Argent (Money) (1983): Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]
It’s utterly amazing what one small gesture can do to affect another person’s life. “L’Argent” isn’t so much a crime drama, though it does involve a crime, but it’s more a tale about how every choice creates a ripple, that have an important affect. Director Robert Bresson takes the first part of Leo Tolstoy’s posthumously published 1911 novella “The Forged Coupon” and uses it for the basis of a story about the downfall of various people, all the hand of a forged piece of currency.
Not My Day (Nicht Mein Tag) (2014)
A mid-30s bank employee bored with his life and how humdrum things have been for him as of late becomes involved with a bank robber as a hostage at first and subsequently as a more and more willing participant.