A young girl and her mother are riding a subway train when an accident occurs, killing the mother and leaving the daughter injured but alive. Her father, a military man, comes home from active duty to care for his daughter… Read More ›
Magnolia Pictures
Documentarian Rodney Ascher’s “A Glitch in the Matrix” explores the mystery of Simulation Theory. [Sundance Film Festival]
It is no longer a question of imitation, nor duplication, nor even parody. It is a question of substituting the signs of the real for the real, that is to say of an operation of deterring every real process via… Read More ›
A Conversation with actors Jules Willcox and Marc Menchaca. [Fantasia Film Festival]
In this audio interview, Thomas Manning of The Run-Down On Movies speaks with Jules Willcox and Marc Menchaca, the stars of the 2020 Fantasia International Film Festival selection, Alone, directed by John Hyams. Alone tells the story of a recently… Read More ›
Romola Garai’s directing debut “Amulet” delivers on every twisted promise.
Actors turned directors are not rare occurrences in the film industry with many seasoned actors at least taking one crack behind the camera during the course of their career, from George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Tom Hanks, Warren Beatty, to Denzel… Read More ›
Coming To Theaters: June 2019
Summer may not officially kick off until June 21st, but the movies hitting theaters don’t know that. June brings with it films small (actor Seth Green’s directorial feature debut Changeland) and large (Men in Black: International), each competing for your… Read More ›