Category: Film & TV

Alec Baldwin to Keep Lead Role in ‘Rust’: Lawyer

Actor Alec Baldwin will take part in the continuation of the movie “Rust,” keeping the lead role, a lawyer for the production said on Monday, even though prosecutors announced he will be charged in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin will keep his role as grandfather Harland Rust, and Joel Souza will return as…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Tender Mercies’: A Subtly Powerful Film About Faith, Humanity, and Redemption

1983 | PG | 1h 32m | Drama, Music The world of moving pictures is a vast one, but not always that deep. When you’ve watched thousands of films, even some of the very good to great ones can get lost in the eddies of time and fading memories. However, there are some gems out…


House Republicans Urge DirecTV Not to Drop Newsmax

Republican members of Congress are calling on DirecTV to not drop the conservative news network Newsmax from its channel lineup as the satellite provider did to One America News (OAN) last year. Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas), along with 41 Republican colleagues, said in a letter that there are reasons to believe DirecTV is “moving to…


Film Review: ‘Bezos: the Beginning’: Rise of a Likeable Capitalist

R | 1h 51min | Drama, biography | January 24, 2023 All bookstores have a unique advantage in the retail world. Thanks to a policy adopted during the Great Depression, all book retailers can return any unsold books to publishers for full credit (in rare cases, some minor penalties might apply). Admittedly, Amazon.com developed into a challenge few booksellers, including executives of…


Nazca: The Secret of the Lines | Arkeo Ep16 | Documentary

The craziest theories have attempted to explain the famous Nasca lines: astronomical calendar, divine frescoes, extra-terrestrial signals. Archaeologist Markus Reindel has been trying to bring science back to the forefront of this search for meaning. …


Phonm Penh: The Origins of Angkor | Arkeo Ep15 | Documentary

In the mountains of Cambodia, 50 kilometers from Angkor and its famous temples, archaeologist Jean-Baptiste Chevance tirelessly excavates the remains of Mahendraparvata, another vast ancient Khmer city. …


Film Review: ‘Missing’: A Twisty and Edgy Device-Based Crime Thriller

PG-13 | 1h 51min | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 20 January 2023 (USA) The first-cousin-once-removed genre of “found footage,” the “screenlife” storytelling technique has been around since 2000 (“Thomas in Love”) and began growing in popularity a decade later. In short, “screenlife” is a movie-telling device whereby no traditional cameras are used. In their stead are images from smartphones and all…


Film Review: ‘Plane’: “De Plane, de Plane!’: Not That Kind of Fantasy Island

R | 1h 47m | Action, Thriller | January 13, 2023 “Plane” is a bit of a 1970s’ throwback, partly because when reading the movie’s title, the first thought I had was a memory of Tattoo (Hervé Villechaize from 1977–1984’s “Fantasy Island”) yelling, “De pleyne! De pleyne!” “Plane,” much like 1994’s “Speed,” 2014’s “Non-stop,” and last year’s “Ambulance,”…


El Argar: A Forgotten Civilization | Arkeo Ep14 | Documentary

The “El Argar” civilization ruled over all of southern Spain between 2200 and 1550 BCE, until it suddenly disappeared. Spanish archaeologists have nevertheless found traces of the Argaric culture a few kilometers from the city of Murcia. …


Crawford: Family of Champions | Documentary

The story of the Crawford family from Belleville, Ontario—a true Canadian family of champions on and off the ice. …