'A History of Violence' was a significant motion picture for quite a few reasons.It represented David Cronenberg's resurgence, after a few flops in a row, and it's one of the best films ever adapted from a graphic novel. Read More
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Gram Parsons may not have had the most extensive catalog of music, but he's become a cult icon nonetheless and widely considered one of the most influential pioneers of Country Rock and Americana. Read More
After trying and failing once, I've finally ascended the literary mountain that is 'War and Peace.' And although it took me nearly 4 months to do so, it highlighted exactly why these great literary treks are needed now more than ever. Read More
On its surface, Seth Rogen and Brandon Trost’s 'An American Pickle' is a sweet, breezy film with an oversized heart at its center, but lying just below is a tale of important history not often taught in America. Read More
BlackStar Film Festival, founded 9 years ago, is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global communities of color and here's a look at some of the best features we saw. Read More
If you can get past the part about one of the main characters being named "Isis," 'Bring It On' holds up incredibly well. Read More
In the era of subscription services, we are given unlimited access to a massive library of content, yet we still find ourselves defaulting back to the same ones over and over again. Well, there's actually a science behind this behavior. Read More
Suburbia has enthralled filmmakers in the visual mediums of film since the creation of the post-war nuclear family in the 1950s, serving as a setting, motif, and breeding ground for themes, critiques, and analyses of the culture it's spawned in our collective zeitgeist. Read More
Judd Apatow's comedy, which marks its 15th anniversary this week, has become known as one of the funnier and more charming comedies of the new century. But it's also notable as the start of many things that we now take for granted. Read More