15 seconds a day for 365 days. This is the basic premise of the "Year Feature" challenge taken on by filmmaker Scotty Leonard. But within this challenge, Scotty creates a visceral self-portrait, exploring what it takes to be an underground filmmaker, cat-owner, boyfriend, and low-level assistant in New Mexico's film industry in the year 2021. Get ready for psychedelic dreamscapes, caffeinated mania, eccentric soundtracks, Japanese-speaking cats, street art, and more as Scotty explores what routines and detours make his troubled existence so unique.
Although the budget was a dollar and a dream, Netflix's 'First Kill' managed to gain over 90 million viewing hours and a small cult following. So why was it canceled? Given the trends in series cancellations, it may have been because of the Black and queer protagonists.
Laggies is a fantastic movie, filled with down-to-earth characters, transcendent themes, and witty comedy
The tale of two friends spans three films and gives wonderful representation for young girls everywhere.
It’s easy to dismiss Joel and Ethan Coen for writing from the world they build from outside the box of overarching Hollywood stereotypes, but their inability to compromise their collective vision is precisely what makes the simplistic nature of their world-building and characters so brilliant. It’s also what led Fargo to collect seven Oscar nominations and two wins for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Frances McDormand’s brilliant portrayal of the sincere, motherly detective whose wholesome demeanor seizes the day over the selfishness, corruption and evil of the men who don’t comprehend that there’s more to life than a little money.
This documentary moves chronologically through Black representation in horror films, revealing the genre's connections to Black history.
Over the last several years, I have had the privilege of being one of the critics having the opportunity to watch and review several films from writer/director/producer Marcellus Cox, whose efforts are never anything less but grounded, relevant, and steeped in unflinching glimpses illustrating the gripping, inspired, and ever-vacillating realms that make up the human condition.
