Category: Film & TV

‘Sound of Freedom’ Tops Box Office on Fourth of July Opening Day

“Sound of Freedom,” a new human trafficking action film, achieved the top spot at the box office in America on its opening day, the Fourth of July. According to Box Office Mojo, a website that tracks box-office revenue, “Sound of Freedom” took the spot for the highest grossing film on July 4, at $14.24 million. In second spot was…


What Would the Sons of Liberty Do? | Sons of History, Ep. 9

As the rights of Americans continue to ebb and flow with each Supreme Court session, as well as local, state, and federal edicts, the question arises: What would the Sons of Liberty do? Dustin and Alan break down what this freedom-fighting group did and whether it is something Americans replicate. They also discuss the states’…


Film Review: ‘Here. Is. Better’

Not Rated | 1h 35m | Health, Documentary | June 23, 2023 Although the term “shell-shocked”—the now-archaic term for combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]—is not that far in the rearview mirror, the fact that PTSD can materialize out of many other stressful situations other than combat is only recently becoming clear to the general public. Many…


Disney’s ‘Indiana Jones’ 5 Takes Home a Tepid $60 Million Over July 4th Weekend

Amidst its less-than-stellar Cannes premiere, flaccid 43 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating, and myriad woke-related controversies surrounding its studio, Disney’s latest Indiana Jones installment had a lukewarm $60 million box office debut. That’s according to Comscore numbers, which show Disney’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” earned an estimated $130 million 3-day global weekend ($60…


1942’s ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’

NR | 2h 6m | Biography, Family, Drama | June 6, 1942 As I researched classic musicals, “Yankee Doodle Dandy” popped up. The rather odd thing was that I automatically knew the melody of the theme song and could hum it on a whim. After finally watching the 1942 film directed by the great Michael…


Waiting on Mr. Sloth

Showcasing the unlikely duo of an energetic girl and a sloth, this charming story teaches an important lesson about patience and its importance. …


Moments of Movie Wisdom: Printing the Truth in the Wild West

Commentary If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you value The Epoch Times’s commitment to truth and tradition. It’s almost as hard today to find reliable, honest news sources as it is to find decent entertainment. Thankfully, just as The Epoch Times offers an alternative to the mainstream media for truth-seekers, movies made during Hollywood’s…


Film Review: ‘Asteroid City’

PG-13 | 1h 45m | Comedy | June 23, 2023 I’ve never understood the attraction to bird-watching; the massive binoculars, the idiosyncratic hat—it leaves me as cold as a Wes Anderson movie. But to each his own, you know? Like, for example, I’ve decided that I’m finally going to indulge a secret hankering and attend some top-fuel drag-racing…


Top 5 Civil War Movies

In what will likely be my last in a series of Top 5 war-movie lists, I’ve taken on the unenviable task of paring over two dozen truly excellent motion pictures down to five. If this is my final war Top 5, I’m happy and proud to be going out on such a high note. Since…


The Latest vs. the Greatest: ‘Elemental’ (2023) and ‘Small Town Girl’ (1953)

Commentary After a few years of pathetic output, largely due to the pandemic, Hollywood is finally having a big summer. This year will be particularly prolific for Disney, which has several major pictures coming out during the summer months, both animated and live action. Among these is “Elemental,” the latest Pixar film characterizing inanimate objects…