Reviews, Discussions, and Interviews – All from Nashville
Compelling ‘Alta Valley’ Shines Light on Grim Realities Native Americans Face (Review)
Jesse Edwards’ first feature film will have its world premiere at the Nashville Film Festival this Saturday. Prey, Dark Winds, and Reservation Dogs recently have shined a light on Native Americans in terms of representation and storytelling in film/tv. However, the...
Ana de Armas is a Devastating Tour de Force in ‘Blonde’ (Review)
Ana de Armas portrays one of Hollywood's greatest icons in Andrew Dominik's devastating new film about her trials and tribulations in Hollywood. After releasing The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford in 2007 and Killing Them Softly in 2012,...
Zac Efron Shines in ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ (Review)
The Apple TV+ original film debuts on the streamer this Friday. It feels like Zac Efron has been on the verge of film stardom for quite some time. We’ve seen him show his talents in film post-High School Musical, including the two Neighbors films and the musical...
Patience is Required with ‘Andor’ (Review)
The series premieres with a three-episode release tomorrow on Disney+. In recent years, Star Wars has been at its best when it delivers stories where the focal point is off the Skywalker family and centered on lesser-known characters. Case in point with Rogue One: A...
The Letterboxd Files with Cory: Vol. 9
It's time to crack open another case of The Letterboxd Files with Cory. So we're back with another edition of The Letterboxd Files with Cory. We've done nine of these. If you're a regular, you might as well just follow me on Letterboxd at this point. No use in...
Mia Goth’s Star Shines in Unsettling but Predictable ‘Pearl’ (Review)
A deranged star aims to be born by any means necessary amongst paranoia and solitude in the second film of Ti West's 'X' trilogy. After almost six years away from feature filmmaking, writer/director Ti West returned to the horror genre this year with X, a terrifying...
‘Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story’ a jubilant tribute to the Big Easy (Review)
At times, it takes being removed from something to make you truly appreciate it. The concert experience is one that became an impossibility during the COVID-19 pandemic, the sacred gathering of harmonious strangers to soak in live music. In polarizing times,...
Bittersweet ‘Clerks III’ is Kevin’s Smith’s magnum opus (Review)
After years and years of building his filmography into a beloved brand, filmmaker Kevin Smith has, in a way, made his best film a direct anthesis to everything he's made before this. After years and years of development, Clerks III is here, and it's all...
Continuing to Play the Classics in Theaters Keeps Movies Alive: A Tale of Grandmas, ‘Jaws’ and Ben Gardner’s Head
One of my favorite stories my grandmother has ever told me involved Ben Gardner's head. It was the summer of 1975, and Steven Spielberg's Jaws had just opened up at the now-defunct Belle Meade Theater in Nashville, Tennessee. My grandfather had gotten tickets...