Local filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar, residents of Yellow Springs, Ohio, won the top prize for feature-length documentary at the Academy Awards Feb. 9. Their film, “American Factory,” is a documentary exploring the acquisition…
Finally, after three posts, and three Melville-length rambling articles about movies and the directors and the movies they made before, we’re finally at the end. In some ways, it’s unfortunate, because there are so many…
In a year that birthed arguably some of the most anticipated finales to some of the longest running series in film history, both in terms of the amount of films in a series (Avengers: Endgame)…
If I had to sum up the year of films in 2019 I would say just this: overstuffed. From the operatic three and a half hour long run-times of big franchise finales and small cinema…
Martin Scorsese yet again teams up with Robert De Niro for his latest film, “The Irishman.” Alongside De Niro, notable actors included in the cast are Al Pacino and the formerly retired Joe Pesci. Its…
Disclaimer: This is not a review of the film. Instead this is an exploration on the themes of the film and why I feel they are important in our modern time. “The way of life…