It’s hard to believe but October has arrived. Spooky season is here and awards season is right around the corner. That means horror fans will be eating well this month and studios will begin rolling out some of their biggest movies it hopes of garnering attention from awards voters. This month sees one of the … Continue reading
More Events Announced for Filmland 2023
The Arkansas Cinema Society has announced more exciting events for Filmland 2023 highlighted by a special screening featuring Michael Shannon. The two-time Oscar-nominated actor is bringing his directorial debut film “Eric LaRue” starring Judy Greer, Alexander Skarsgård, and Paul Sparks to Filmland on Saturday, October 14th. A screening of the film will be followed by … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Saw X” (2023)
Full disclosure: I have no vested interest in the Saw franchise. I haven’t seen all the movies so I can’t tell you how the tenth installment, “Saw X” stacks up against the previous films. But I’ve seen enough of them to know what’s going on. And despite not liking the 2021 spin-off “Spiral”, the trailer … Continue reading
First Glance: “Leave the World Behind”
How’s this for an exciting cast: Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, and Kevin Bacon. The quartet star along with Myha’la Herrold, Farrah Mackenzie, and Charlie Evans in writer-director Sam Esmail’s “Leave the World Behind”. Netflix has dropped the first trailer for this intriguing psychological thriller which is based on Rumaan Alam’s 2020 novel of … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The Creator” (2023)
If there ever was a 2023 movie that seems to have flown under many radars it would have to be “The Creator”. This ambitious science-fiction action thriller crept up with little fanfare yet left a significant impression with its eye-popping trailers. Now it’s in theaters and what we‘ve been given borders on extraordinary. This is … Continue reading
REVIEW: “It Lives Inside” (2023)
In the supernatural horror film “It Lives Inside” Sam (Megan Suri) is an Indian-American high school student caught between fitting into western culture and honoring the traditions of her Hindu heritage. It’s a key conflict in the film with one side represented by dim and insensitive white kids and the other by Sam’s stern and … Continue reading