The controversial new film Blonde swirls surreal cinematic brushstrokes meant to express the hushed nightmares beyond the celebrity dreams of Norma Jean Mortenson and compose a reminiscent and heartbreaking portrait of the legendary star. The audiences’ applause of adoration is replaced by cries of anguish and pain often unseen by anyone. It is those tears that paint this film. For better or worse, those tears are what you now remember more than the smiles when it comes to Marilyn Monroe.
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For their 81st episode, our two surfer dude film critics, punk survivor dads, and Big Kahuna school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome back special guest Ken Reid, host of the popular TV Guidance Counselor Podcast to the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast. He returns to presents another cult classic, namely Back at the Beach from 1987 starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello for the discussion. Who rides the wave and who wipes out for this nostalgic flick.
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by Kevin Faber
The 2018 movie Game Changers introduced audiences to a behind-the-scenes look at the diets that a lot of noteworthy people follow to maintain their lifestyle as an injured martial artist interviewed them. While the documentary has inspired change, it may not have been as beneficial as it could have been. Keep reading to learn what you should keep in mind about the Game Changers movie.
Read MoreFor their 80th episode, our two con artist film critics, alien-glowing dads, and punk-infused school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome a special guest and movie to the podcast. Boston-based Ken Reid, host of the popular TV Guidance Counselor Podcast joins the Cinephile Hissy Fit. He presents the 1984’s “Repo Man” starring Emilio Estevez which checks many oddball genre definition boxes. The three come it from many different angles and histories for a rich conversation
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Now, the varnish swirls with the dreamy deja vu vibes that are all over that old standard. In many ways, those two main verses of “Where or When” tell you all you need to know about the encroaching mystery to come. By the time Don’t Worry Darling calls back to “Where or When” again during its kaleidoscopic end credits, a smoky aftermath is exhaled from the intoxicating effects of the song and the film.
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by Kevin Faber
The 2011 movie Unknown takes audiences on a wild ride as Liam Neeson's character, a biology professor that has traveled to Germany for an important summit, navigates the pitfalls of having his identity stolen after an accident makes him lose his memory and leaves him without any identification, his only solid tie to life being his pocket journal and the pieces of his memory that still remain. Stranger still are the people chasing him and the woman that drove the taxi that he had been in when the accident occurred.
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by Kevin Faber
If you enjoy heist movies and liked Steven Soderbergh's Oceans trilogy, you may enjoy the spinoff movie Ocean's 8. Released in 2018, it opened exactly 11 years after the opening of Ocean's Thirteen.
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by Kevin Faber
The 2011 movie Moneyball follows Brad Pitt as Billy Beane in the true story of how the former baseball player turned general manager of the Oakland A's attempted to build a good team in 2002 with a lower budget than most baseball teams are afforded by using statistics to recruit people that the rest of the industry considered either underdogs or altogether throwaways. Jonah Hill plays Peter Brand, Beane's right-hand man and the one who specialized in the statistics that they ended up using in their new strategy.
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When it comes to watching television, there are a lot of different options out there. You can watch live TV, streaming services, or even purchase movies and TV shows. But when it comes to hosting your television show, what option should you choose? This blog post will discuss the four important factors when choosing a television hosting option. Let's get to the list.
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Of all the subjective or objective metrics that get bandied about when rating a film, one of the more powerful traits that can make up for shortcomings is a movie’s inspirational effect. An impassioned audience with stirred emotions is very forgiving. Many large and small aspects about Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King could be debated or exposed as flaws. In the end, they will not matter. The story being told and the dedication collected to tell it carry weight greater than the art or craft.
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So much of Confess, Fletch feels like a wiser-than the norm throwback against the hefty audience quadrant that will always prefer the louder, action-ified punch of the James Bonds and Jason Bournes of the world over a journalist gumshoe. If that crowd can slow down for a smaller and smoother ride, they will find mental thrills equally clever to the pop of blockbuster stunts that fade as quickly as they explode.
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If you believe it, the city of Chicago has more citizens of Irish ancestry than Boston, myself among them. That means we know our whiskey and we know how to party. As the Irish say, when a party gets rowdy, they call it a “hooley.” The Windy City has two upcoming opportunities to have that kind of cinematic party with the 8th annual Irish American Movie Hooley.
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