Hollywood has been serving up the serial killer movies as of late. In the last few weeks we’ve gotten NEON’s extraordinary “Longlegs”, the not nearly as good “Crescent City”, and M. Knight Shyamalan’s “Trap” which falls somewhere in between. Now we can add a new one to the bunch. “Strange Darling” is the sophomore effort … Continue reading
Zoë Kravitz makes her feature film directorial debut with “Blink Twice”, a movie built upon a few interesting ideas but without enough original ones of its own. What is intended to be a firm statement of gender dynamics and empowerment ends up being a hollow and borderline exploitative exercise that’s nowhere near the clever and … Continue reading
Remaking a movie like “The Crow” was a pretty ambitious undertaking. The original film from director Alex Proyas gained a hefty cult following after its 1994 release. It was also a movie scarred by the death of its star, Brandon Lee, the son of martial arts icon Bruce Lee. While filming one of the movie’s … Continue reading
A troubled stop-motion animator battles her own macabre creations in what turns out to be a fight for her sanity. That’s the general premise of the aptly titled “Stopmotion”, a chilling psychological horror film and the feature-length debut from director Robert Morgan. There was some good buzz surrounding the movie following its release earlier this … Continue reading
Filmland is the Arkansas Cinema Society’s curated celebration of local, national, and international cinema. In it’s seven year history, the annual event has hosted an impressive array of industry guests that includes Richard Linklater, Jessica Chastain, Adam Driver, Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Chloé Zhao, Will Forte, and many others. Filmland 2024 is no different. This … Continue reading
The prestige production company and movie distributor A24 is about to celebrate its 12th anniversary. During its twelve years the New York City based company has quickly evolved into one of the most acclaimed names in cinema. In the process they have cultivated an indie style all their own which has developed quite the cult … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 