When something is done naturally, it comes off as effortless. To us, it would be like breathing. To drummers, it would be like drumming. To birds, it would like flying. To Alejandro González Iñárritu, it would be like putting together a…
Chicago International Film Festival Winners and Must Sees!
Film festivals are a dime a dozen. Anyone can have a film festival, as you have seen with the most recent Internet Cat Video Festival. Many of them fizzle out, but only the truly amazing ones pass the test of…
Jon’s Movie Review: Take a Chance on “One Chance”
We’re suckers for underdogs. That is a fact. Our attachment to the character is unavoidable. There is always something from their struggle that resonates with our life, even if we have almost nothing in common with the person. Paul Potts…
Jon’s Movie Review: Pray That You Get “Left Behind”
It is easy to confuse criticism as a targeted attack, especially if you don’t take criticism well to begin with. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but every time a film like this one is released, I get the same…
Interview with Actor Tony Amendola & Curandero/Shaman Salvador Gata About “Annabelle”
The Conjuring is only a year old, but the mental and physical anguish it caused us is still very present. Whether or not it was based on real events is a moot point when we know the terror and fear…
TV Review: Forever 1×01, “Pilot” & 1×02, “Look Before You Leap”
The fall season is here, and as always, I’m a sucker for most things supernatural/sci-fi, but even I can’t be fooled by ABC’s Forever. Dr. Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd) is not your typical New Yorker. His accent aside, he is actually…
Jon’s VOD Pick of the Week: The Zero Theorem
Sometimes going out to the theater is hard work. If you’re anything like me, the fact that you have to put on pants is already a huge disappointment. You’ve reached the end of your queue and have already seen everything worth…
