WHITE GOD

WHITE GOD

By Kyle G. King. Prix Un Certain Regard is the award section of the Cannes Film Festival reserved for young filmmakers showcasing innovative or otherwise audacious work. Prior to 2014 the name Kornél Mundruczó was far from the festival’s contention, but his...
WOMAN IN GOLD

WOMAN IN GOLD

By Kyle G. King. The Nazi occupation across Europe has provided an inexhaustible wealth of stories for Hollywood to conjure. From tear-jerking prison dramas to action-packed war movies, filmmakers across time and nation have plugged into this era to affix powerful...
CHAPPiE

CHAPPiE

By Jarrod Jones. Take a moment and picture this: Cool as Ice, starring Vanilla Ice, as Vanilla Ice. No thinly-veiled artifice here, no “Vanilla Ice stars as Johnny Van Owen.” The actual film Cool as Ice actually starring Vanilla Ice as himself. As...
FOCUS

FOCUS

By Kyle G. King. Well-dressed, attractive people driving expensive cars and exchanging witty dialogue in a battle of smarts: It’s not the most original premise for a film, but in the right hands it can be a damn entertaining one. Those particular hands that craft...
McFARLAND, USA

McFARLAND, USA

By Kyle G. King. The inspirational true story surrounding a team of tenacious young Latino track stars and how they came to beat the odds is served as a pedestal to elevate the adeptness of an aging Kevin Costner in McFarland, USA. With a formula very reminiscent of...