Small but mighty
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
It is said that some of the best things come in small packages. This is certainly the case with Oscar-nominated short films, which are known …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
It is said that some of the best things come in small packages. This is certainly the case with Oscar-nominated short films, which are known …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Aside from the tribalism of professional sports and the bloodsport of political shitposting on Facebook, the gleeful deconstruction of celebrity ranks among 21st-century Americans’ preferred …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
What the late, great Warren Miller did for ski movies, Thunderstruck Films has been doing for snowmobiling with more than 20 films since 2000.
The …
By Chris Balboni
Reader Contributor
The story of the 91st Academy Awards so far: a “Best Popular Film” category announced and then scrapped after immediate ridicule; Kevin Hart invited to …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Movie formulas have their place, but sometimes, the bog-standard romantic comedy just doesn’t cut it.
Maybe you need a break from the quirky girl and …
By T.J. Tranchell
Reader Contributor
I doubt anyone has forgotten last year’s Best Picture controversy in which “La La Land” was mistakenly announced as the winner only to have the …
By T.J. Tranchell
Reader Contributor
In discussing his gut-wrenching 1972 film “The Last House on the Left,” director Wes Craven called horror films “boot camp for the psyche.” Had Craven …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If the emotional climax of “Neither Wolf Nor Dog” feels authentic, that’s because it is.
When it came time to shoot the climactic scenes at …
By Reader Staff
“I want to be holding your hand when I go,” says Frankie to his former lover, Irene, in “Barking Water,” a poignant love story perfect for the …
By Cameron Rasmusson and Chris Balboni
Reader Staff
Halloween is here, and with it come the horror movie classics any genre fan has seen time and time again. While “The …
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