Documentaries about subcultures are usually fun because they give the viewer a glimpse into a world that they might otherwise have never even known existed. The new film from Jon Manning, Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe does just that, and does it in a way that is both informative and entertaining. Burlesque: […]
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James Jay Edwards’ Top Ten Movies Of 2016
Another year has come and gone, and with that…here are my Ten Favorite movies of the year, from Hollywood musicals to revisionist westerns, from supernatural horror to very real horror. (As always, these are the favorites of James Jay Edwards, and this list does not necessarily reflect the tastes of any of the other […]
‘Command And Control’ Tells The Story Of A Nuclear Near-Miss
On September 18, 1980, a technician at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Arkansas, dropped a tool that punctured the side of a missile, spraying rocket fuel into the silo. That may sound like a minor mishap, but the fact that the missile contained a nuclear warhead that was 600 times more powerful than […]
Sacrificing Character For Peculiarities In ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’
Moviegoers should be at the point where they are wondering what has happened to Tim Burton. The extremely talented director appears to have lost his way, churning out easily forgetful movies that are making any future projects he creates happily avoidable–his latest being the practically disastrous Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Based on […]
‘Deepwater Horizon’: An All Access Pass To Hellfire
In 2010, an estimated 4.2 million barrels of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, creating the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. The culprit, an uncapped BP wellhead, that for 87 days released oil and methane gas into the ocean. The effects of the catastrophe are still felt today due to the lingering environmental […]