It’s Oscar season again! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the list of nominees for the 88th Academy Awards, with the ceremony scheduled to take place on February 28, 2016. For the most part, this year’s nominees are disappointingly safe, but there are a few good dark horses here and there […]
Frame of Mind
‘Point Break’ Is An Extreme Sports Documentary Masquerading As A Bad Action Movie
Somewhere between timeless classics and forgettable throwaways, there exists a wide catalogue of movies that could benefit from a modern day reboot but would likely fall under the radar if not executed perfectly. Point Break is one such movie. While the original Point Break (1991) is by no means a masterpiece, it’s still a decent […]
Smart Casting Choices Make ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ A Classic For The Modern Age
After over a decade of waiting, even longer if you’ve wiped the three prequel’s from your mind, Star Wars is back in a big way. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Episode 7 in the franchise, has arrived, and brought with it a new direction. Like the original films, The Force Awakens is all about myth […]
‘Peace Officer’ Is An Enlighting, Although Infuriating, Look At The Militarization Of Modern American Law Enforcement
It seems as if hardly a week goes by when there isn’t a news story about some sort of alleged police misconduct. Unfortunately, much of it ends up with civilians being killed. That’s why Peace Officer is such a timely film. The first feature-length documentary from the filmmaking team of Brad Barber and Scott […]
‘That Sugar Film’ Does The ‘Super Size Me’ Thing With Sugar – And It’s Kind Of Scary
It’s been over ten years since Morgan Spurlock’s eye-opening sensational documentary Super Size Me showed people the evils of dining on a diet consisting of McDonald’s food and nothing else. That’s just enough time for a new generation of activists to latch onto That Sugar Film, a movie in which Australian actor Damon Gameau (“Raw”) […]
