2000s

KING KONG Gave Me A Primal Crush On Adrien Brody
KING KONG Gave Me A Primal Crush On Adrien Brody

Despite the star power, it’s Adrien Brody, playing the sad, mopey playwright Jack Driscoll, that outshines them all.

GODZILLA 4K Blu-Ray Review: A Gargantuan Spectacle
GODZILLA 4K Blu-Ray Review: A Gargantuan Spectacle

Warner Bros. prepared the release of the first film in the MonsterVerse, Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, on the 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray format.

WATCHMEN, The Movie: Why, God, Why?
WATCHMEN, The Movie: Why, God, Why?

Whether you’re looking for ethical complexity or fascinating character studies, you won’t find it in Watchmen.

Horrific Inquiry: FREDDY VS. JASON (2003)
Horrific Inquiry: FREDDY VS. JASON (2003)

Sure it doesn’t have the best acting, narrative or even the best effects, but Freddy vs. Jason offers audiences a return to slashers of old.

Queerly Ever After #47 THE CURIOSITY OF CHANCE (2006)
Queerly Ever After #47: THE CURIOSITY OF CHANCE (2006)

Queerly Ever After looks into the 2006 teen romantic-comedy The Curiosity of Chance, where a new guy tries to find his place in a new school.

21st CENTURY JAPAN: FILMS FROM 2001-2020: Highlights from the Screening Series
21st CENTURY JAPAN: FILMS FROM 2001-2020: Highlights from the Screening Series

Here are highlights from the inaugural ACA Cinema Project online film series, 21st Century Japan: Films from 2001-2020.

Queerly Ever After #45: WERE THE WORLD MINE (2008)
Queerly Ever After #45: WERE THE WORLD MINE (2008)

This is ultimately an enjoyable musical rom-com, and fun adaptation of a Shakespeare classic.

City, State and Town: Exploring Frederick Wiseman’s U.S.A.
City, State and Town: Exploring Frederick Wiseman’s U.S.A.

State Legislature, Monrovia, Indiana, and City Hall may each look at different levels of governance, they all present the importance of public service.

Once A Cop: The End Of Identity In THE PLEDGE
Once A Cop: The End Of Identity In THE PLEDGE

Retirement from the force isn’t just the end of his career — it’s the annihilation of his entire identity.

Horrific Inquiry: SPLINTER (2008)
Horrific Inquiry: SPLINTER (2008)

In a retrospective world, now is the time to revisit Splinter – or to discover it for the first time. You won’t be disappointed.

Queerly Ever After #42: SAVING FACE (2004)
Queerly Ever After #42: SAVING FACE (2004)

Saving Face is a beautifully crafted movie about the fight between family tradition and finding a new way for yourself.

GOODBYE, DRAGON INN: Long Live The Magic Of Moviegoing
GOODBYE, DRAGON INN: Long Live The Magic Of Moviegoing

In 2003, Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang released his masterful ode to the magic of movie theaters, Goodbye, Dragon Inn.

Queerly Ever After #41: FROM BEGINNING TO END (2009)
Queerly Ever After #41: FROM BEGINNING TO END (2009)

In the latest Queerly Ever After, Amanda Jane Stern looks at the lack of driving plot in From Beginning to End and the story that could have been.

MEMORIES OF MURDER: Remembering a Bong Classic
MEMORIES OF MURDER: Remembering a Bong Classic

That’s one of the great joys of Memories of Murder. From purely a storytelling perspective, it synthesizes together something totally compelling.

San Diego Film Festival 2020 Report 1
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2020 Report 1

In his first report from the 2020 San Diego Asian Film Festival, Soham Gadre reports on the films he had the chance to see!