DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS remains a steamy classic
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Braga’s star-making performance is the main reason to see the film (and for its popularity).
SUMMER OF STARS #7: Audrey Hepburn
by Jaime Davis, Staff Writer
Audrey is well-known for her beauty, gamine features, and poise, thanks to her dance background.
Steve Pink’s THE WHEEL is a soundtrack-led drama about millennial relationships
by Nikk Nelson, Staff Writer and Cinematic Maniac
A bittersweet love story with a killer soundtrack.
ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE is a standard rom-com, with a trans girl lead
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
It’s about time a trans girl gets to be front and center with a love story all her own.
SUMMER OF STARS #8: HARRISON FORD
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Both Witness and The Mosquito Coast play on Ford’s “everyman” persona in service of director Peter Weir’s fascination with culture clash.
EARWIG is a simple and immersive fairy tale about human nature
by Allison Yakulis, Staff Writer
Earwig addresses basic, primal instincts that drive lust, and that drive the yearning for social connection whether familial or more generally fraternal.
SUMMER OF STARS #9: Bette Davis
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
There’s no star I associate with Grammy more than Bette Davis. I called her to chat about one of her favorite actresses…
HOW TO PLEASE A WOMAN is a gentle female-centric sex-positive comedy
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
The genial Aussie comedy, How to Please a Woman, proves that women know best when it comes to women achieving sexual satisfaction.
SUMMER OF STARS #10: Robert De Niro
by Liz Locke, Staff Writer
1984 gem Falling in Love was a recent discovery for me, and it’s officially upended any ideas I once had about the actor.
Looking back at STEELE JUSTICE reveals the joy of genre tropes
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
To me, movies like Steele Justice are like comfort food.
SUMMER OF STARS #11: Philip Seymour Hoffman
by Ian Hrabe, Staff Writer
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s rise from supporting character actor to award winning lead is one of the great success stories in modern cinema.
BETTER CALL SAUL is back with a great single-minded episode
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
So what did we get in the first of our last Saul episodes?
SUMMER OF STARS #12: Nicolas Cage
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
What does it mean to star in a thousand movies? Does it dilute the brand, does it spread you too thin?
ANONYMOUS CLUB presents rocker Courtney Barnett and her music as grounded and authentic
by Jaime Davis, Staff Writer
Faithfully and lovingly, Anonymous Club pieces together the steps she takes to remain as genuine, creative, and clear in mind as possible.
MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS is a feel good throwback
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief & Old Sport
With the beautiful production design and costumes this film is reminiscent of a picture straight out of the golden age of Tinseltown
SUMMER OF STARS #13: Elizabeth Taylor
by Matthew Crump, Staff Writer
The Earth Mother of Hollywood
SISSY doesn't forget the human aspect of social media horror
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
Sissy manages to be a fun, silly, watch that also makes the viewer reflect on our ever changing relationship to technology, friendship, and how we deal with childhood trauma
THE GRAY MAN is a fun spy romp kneecapped by its action scenes
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
The Gray Man is perfectly mediocre entertainment because no single aspect is good enough to recommend.
SUMMER OF STARS #14: James Stewart
by Kevin Bresnahan, Contributor
The first thing to know about Jimmy Stewart is he didn’t like to be called Jimmy.
Interview: Actor Emily De Margheriti from SISSY
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
I was lucky enough to talk to Emily De Margheriti, who plays Alex, the antagonist in the film Sissy.