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The Foundation for the Augmentation of African Americans in Film Hosts The LightReel Film Festival June 8-10 in Washington, D.C. | Festivals & Awards

This year, LFF features films from eight countries and five continents. Its streaming portion consists of more than 30 films including narrative features, documentaries, and shorts written, directed, or starring a person of color. On June 9th, LFF will recognize the twentieth anniversary of the acclaimed Brazilian film “City of God” as one of its…

Arnold movie review & film summary (2023)

Schwarzenegger also says nothing about his abusive father Gustav’s voluntary service with the Nazis, presumably because he flicked away that association in his 2012 memoir, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story. People only bring up the past when they want to smear you, Schwarzenegger suggests in footage from a 2003 press conference. (“You know,…

The Flash movie review & film summary (2023)

Unfortunately, “The Flash” also has a countervailing tendency that undermines its best self. Even as it cleverly translates Shelley’s worries into contemporary comic book terms, it serves up callback after fan-wanking callback to other versions of heroes and villains from film and TV, seemingly with no other purpose than to burnish Warner Bros’ properties and make the audience point…

‘Spider-Verse’ Is the Highest-Rated Film Ever on Letterboxd

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse surprised box-office experts with a bigger-than-expected $120.5 million opening weekend — the biggest opening so far this summer, topping even Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. One reason why, besides the audience’s love for the first Spider-Verse film, were some of the strongest reviews for any blockbuster since … well, since Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Across the…

Hayao Miyazaki’s New Film Will Be Released Without Trailers

Hayao Miyazaki’s next (and supposedly final — although he’s said that before) movie is supposed to be released in Japan in a little over a month. To date, though, there’s almost nothing known about the movie beyond a title — How Do You Live? — and the fact that it is based on a famous Japanese novel…

Simulant movie review & film summary (2023)

These big moments aren’t impressive enough to make “Simulant” more than the bargain bin sci-fi pastiche it obviously is. But there’s some appreciable consideration shown to the movie’s Simulants, or Replicant-like synthetic humans, which gives a slight edge to this otherwise unconvincing robo-noir ripoff. Shameless and sleepy from scene one, “Simulant” begins with an Isaac…

Burden of Proof movie review & film summary (2023)

The excellent filmmaker Cynthia Hill (“Private Violence”) probably presumed that “Burden of Proof” would be a feature film, but the saga stretched out over so many years that it shifted into a series. She spent a great deal of time over seven years with Stephen Pandos, capturing in real time his investigations into the life-shaping…

Lynch/Oz movie review & film summary (2023)

For you youngsters out there, this was a kind of meme at the time—some stoned so-and-so had discovered that in ways that were actually quantifiable (especially if you were, in fact, stoned), the imagery of “Oz” and the sounds of Pink Floyd synched up in an uncanny way. Like, you know, the twister coincided with…

The Asylum’s animated film gets theatrical and digital release

We have the EXCLUSIVE first look at the trailer for The Asylum’s animated version of The Little Mermaid, now in theatres! Disney’s live-action remake of their animated classic The Little Mermaid is now in theatres (you can read our review HERE) – and also in theatres right now is The Asylum’s own animated version of…

Past Lives movie review & film summary (2023)

While it is first and foremost a love story, “Past Lives” ventures beyond romantic yearning and burning questions. For Song, it’s also the chance to express feelings about the immigrant experience. Before leaving her home country, Nora’s mom justifies the couple’s choice to move the family abroad: “If you leave something behind, you gain something,…