"Smile" takes its heroine on a supernatural journey. But no one believes she is haunted.
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Elvis’ Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Austin Butler's genuine effort to honor The King of Rock and Roll is undermined by director Luhrmann's stylistic excess and a truly terrible turn by Tom Hanks.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: ‘Grid Down, Power Up’ Narrated by Dennis Quaid
"Grid Down, Power Up" calls into focus the vulnerabilities of the American electrical grid and what can be done to protect it.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: Tackling Woke: ‘Melons’ and ‘We’re Doing Good’
Two comedies at Anthem Film Festival took on woke and cancel culture. 'Doing Good' and 'Melons' make you laugh and think about people.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: A Tale of Two Communist Cities – Hong Kong and Berlin
Freedom and Communism bring about different results. Two films from Anthem Film Festival show how freedom was lost in one and gained in another.
Read More »Anthem Film Festival Review: Laughing Your Way to Truth and COVID
Films have a point of view and a theme. Sometimes, the best way to convey a viewpoint is with humor. Really, no joke.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Zero Contact’ – Featuring Sir Anthony Hopkins
This is a strange entry in Anthony Hopkins' distinguished filmography. But we do get to hear him play piano at least.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’
Here we go again. Another mind-numbing 'Wizarding World' adventure that attempts to continuing milking the already-dry Harry Potter cash cow. Sans Johnny Depp.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Dual’ (2022) Starring Karen Gillan
This oddly flat sci-fi genre-bender explores issues of identity after Sarah, played by Karen Gillan, has herself cloned.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: ‘Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope’
Homelessness is a crisis. The film 'Beyond Homeless: Finding Hope' examines multiple approaches to helping unhoused people.
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