SERENA

SERENA

By Kyle G. King. The primary reason why romances worked so well during Hollywood’s golden age was also a simple one: They all had one consistent aim, and that was to spread around the charm. By serving that spoonful of sugar, these films made the prospect...
THE GUNMAN

THE GUNMAN

By Jarrod Jones. Sean Penn, the actor/activist who netted his second Academy Award for portraying the martyred gay rights icon Harvey Milk, doesn’t seem like the kind of fella who would condescend himself for the generic action fare that’s waiting for...
THE MALTESE FALCON

THE MALTESE FALCON

By Jarrod Jones.  “I don’t mind a reasonable amount of trouble,” chuckles Samuel Spade, a sardonic shamus who sits inside a posh hotel room belonging to a fretting femme who isn’t quite what she seems. He glances out from a window towards a...

NIGHTCRAWLER

By Donna Bourgois. Everyone loves the classic American Dream story. The American Dream isn’t so far back that we can’t dig through years of #thestruggle to find our roots. I’m sure we aren’t so completely jaded as a society, that we can’t remember stories of our...