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• “Knocking” takes its time building suspense, but Cecilia Milocco’s steady performance will keep you hooked.

  By Mallory Moore on October 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’ve spent any time living in an apartment building or a dorm, you’ve probably had a few run-ins with noisy neighbors. It takes guts to knock on a stranger’s door and ask them to keep it down. Depending on… Read More ›

• “LandLocked” offers an intriguing exploration of the dangers of nostalgia, but little else. [Nightstream]

  By Douglas Davidson on October 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s something truly arresting about grief. It impacts us all differently: some a little bit at a time, while others feel upended by a sledgehammer. There’s no real right or wrong way to grieve unless you lose yourself entirely to… Read More ›

• A Conversation with “South of Heaven” director Aharon Keshales.

  By Thomas Manning on October 13, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  In this interview, EoM contributor Thomas Manning speaks with director Aharon Keshales about his new drama film South of Heaven. During their conversation, Keshales speaks about the biblical influences from the Book of Job on his film, working with Jason… Read More ›

• Documentary “Satoshi Kon, The Illusionist” invites all to learn about the animation auteur and the legacy he left behind. [Nightstream]

  By Douglas Davidson on October 12, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Do you know what Requiem for a Dream (2000) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) have in common? It’s ok if you struggle to work this out. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, Requiem is an exploration of addiction that stares, unblinking,… Read More ›

• The Cine-Men, Episode 56 – Favorite Movie Endings. 

  By Douglas Davidson on October 11, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  One thing that The Cine-Men co-host Darryl Mansel and I agree on is that the ending of the film is as important as the beginning. Good ones either offer clarity, emotional payoff, or, perhaps, something so memorable that it’s the… Read More ›

• We are all just “Bloody Oranges (Oranges sanguines)” and we’d be better served to remember it. [Nightstream]

  By Douglas Davidson on October 10, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Director Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s (Apnée) Bloody Oranges (Oranges sanguines) mixes truth with fiction to create a concoction that’s as eager to amuse as it is to profoundly unsettle. Its premise is of three interwoven stories involving a dance competition, a finance… Read More ›

• Writer/director Carlos Conceição’s “Name Above Title (Um Fio de Baba Escarlate)” explores the symbiotic duality of celebrity through the lens of a serial killer. [Nightstream]

  By Douglas Davidson on October 10, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The spotlight isn’t for everyone. Some people thrive in it, while others freeze up. Others are a mixture of the two. You might not know which one you are until opportunity knocks. In an always-on world where anyone can post… Read More ›

• Nothing is as it seems when “Cosmic Dawn” arrives. [Nightstream]

  By Douglas Davidson on October 9, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  Nightstream returns in its second year with a lineup of films from all around the world, each vying for a different part of your imagination. Whether they titillate or terrify has more to do with the audience than the material… Read More ›

• The unique atmosphere of video game adaptation “Detention (返校)” evokes that helpless feeling of a good survival horror game.

  By Hunter Heilman on October 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  When you think of a movie based on a video game, do pleasant thoughts come to mind? Despite some genuinely great films based on video games (Silent Hill’s 32% on Rotten Tomatoes is a homophobic microaggression; Silent Hill: Revelation’s 6%… Read More ›

• Audacious thriller “South of Heaven” explores how one bad decision can snowball.

  By Thomas Manning on October 8, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Mistakes and bad decisions are simply a part of human nature. We are flawed, imperfect beings, and it is up to each of us, on an individual level, to learn from our errors and make the most of the positive… Read More ›

• Enigmatic fairytale “Lamb” contains a warning for how far you should allow grief to carry you.

  By Douglas Davidson on October 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Despite all intents and purposes, director Valdimar Jóhannsson’s Lamb is not a horror film. Not in any kind of traditional sense. On the surface, it’s barely unsettling and this is both a benefit and a detriment to its overall reception…. Read More ›

• Strange and bittersweet, Alex Piperno’s “Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine” ponders humanity’s need for connection. [Nashville Film Festival]

  By Douglas Davidson on October 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Writer/director Alex Piperno’s first feature-length film, Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine, debuted in 2020 and is now screening during the 52nd Nashville Film Festival. Piperno’s tale is one of the most unique cinematic experiences I’ve had… Read More ›

• Level up your game with “Space Jam: A New Legacy” on home video.

  By Douglas Davidson on October 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The things that we love as children don’t always age well. It could be the jokes, the narrative approach, or even the blending of CG: any or all of these things may not gracefully leave your youth or adolescence as… Read More ›

• Documentary “The Neutral Ground” balances truth and humor on a razor’s edge. [Nashville Film Festival]

  By Douglas Davidson on October 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2015, the New Orleans City Council passed a proposal by then-mayor Mitch Landrieu to remove five monuments around the city dedicated to Confederate soldiers. It took several years for these five to be removed due to legal action attempting… Read More ›

• With “Free Guy” out on home video, you can change a good day into a great day.

  By Douglas Davidson on October 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  How did your day go? Did you wake up, get out of bed, have some food, do some work, eat more food, do more work, eat even more food, engage in some mindless entertainment, and then go to bed? Does… Read More ›

• “Old” Digital Code Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on October 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan adapted Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters’s graphic novel Sandcastle, creating his latest film: Old. It first hit theaters in July and is now currently available for purchase digitally with a physical release coming later in October…. Read More ›

• “Night of the Animated Dead” offers little new in its adaptation of the zombie classic beyond blood and gore.

  By Douglas Davidson on October 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  **Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this Post. The opinions I share are my own.** Horror changed in 1968 when a small indie picture directed by George A. Romero from… Read More ›

• “Space Jam: A New Legacy” Blu-ray Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on October 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Who is ready for a slam jam?! 1996’s Space Jam saw b-baller Michael Jordan come out of retirement in order to help the Looney Tunes from extraterrestrial enslavement. 25 years later, it’s LeBron James who needs help from the Tune… Read More ›

• “a-ha: The Movie” makes it clear that it’s no better to be safe than sorry. [Nashville Film Festival]

  By Douglas Davidson on October 4, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Music is absolutely a paradox when it comes to its tether to time. It’s at once a product of when it was made, but it can feel entirely free of that period, being discovered or rediscovered over and over again…. Read More ›

• A Conversation with “The Manor” actor Barbara Hershey.

  By Thomas Manning on October 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  EoM contributor Thomas Manning recently had the opportunity to interview Oscar-nominated actress Barbara Hershey about her role in the new film The Manor, a Blumhouse production distributed through Amazon Studios. Throughout their conversation, Hershey discusses her experiences working with director… Read More ›

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