#SXSW: “HALO”
By David Baldwin
After spending years in development hell, Microsoft X-Box fans can rejoice – the long-awaited HALO series is finally here. It tells the story of Master Chief (Pablo Schrieber), a genetically modified “Spartan” super soldier from the year 2552. When he discovers a mysterious object after a firefight with the villainous alien Covenant group threatening humanity’s very existence, Master Chief’s worldview is irrevocably changed.
As my experience with HALO-lore is ...
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#SXSW: “THE COW”
By Amanda Gilmore
Kath (Winona Ryder) and her boyfriend Max (John Gallagher Jr) decide to take a trip to a remote cabin in the redwoods. However, when they arrive they find a younger couple, Al (Owen Teague) and Greta (Brianne Tju), already there. It turns out the rental has been double-booked. With nowhere else to go, they decide to share the cabin for one night. But when Kath wakes up the next morning she learns Max has run away ...
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SXSW: “PRETTY PROBLEMS”
By David Baldwin
Lindsay (Britt Rentschler) and Jack (Michael Tennant) are stuck in a rut. She dreams of working in fashion, but is stuck working the cash at someone else’s shop; he is a disbarred lawyer who is now a door-to-door salesman – and he has mandatory court ordered drug testing once a week. Things change when Lindsay meets obscenely rich housewife Cat Flax (J.J. Nolan). They become fast friends and soon Lindsay and Jack are invited on a weekend getaway with Cat and others in ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “BAD VEGAN: FAME. FRAUD. FUGITIVES”
To be honest, I didn't know much about Sarma Melngallis, who propelled to the top of New York City's food scene just over ten years ago. Her Pure Food and Wine and One Lucky Duck restaurants served buzzy vegan cuisine, frequented by celebrities. We learn Alec Baldwin was smitten by her as a frequent patron at Pure Food and Wine, and wanted to court her even.
Four-part Netflix Docu-Series BAD VEGAN: FAME. FRAUD. FUGITIVES. chronicles her downfall after meeting and marrying then-husband ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2”
We present a new Trailer for SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, in theatres this April!
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
The world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TEASER FOR “THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY” SEASON THREE
The third season of Netflix's THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY promises new excitement as we meet the Sparrow Academy! See the brand-new Teaser for this wildly-popular Netflix Series.
About THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Season 3:After putting a stop to 1963’s doomsday, the Umbrella Academy return home to the present, convinced they prevented the initial apocalypse and fixed this godforsaken timeline once and for all. But after a brief moment of celebration, they realize things aren’t exactly (okay, not at ...
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SXSW: “DIAMOND HANDS: THE LEGEND OF WALLSTREETBETS”
By David Baldwin
Whether you know everything or absolutely nothing about investing in the stock market, chances are you heard about a group of Redditors who took on Wall Street and won early last year. Or at least, how they made an obscene amount of money and changed long held perceptions about the industry at large.
Drea Cooper and Zackary Canepari’s Documentary DIAMOND HANDS: THE LEGEND OF WALLSTREETBETS gives an overview of the events as told by many of the Redditors who were part ...
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#SXSW: “STAY THE NIGHT”
By Amanda Gilmore
Canadian talent is on display at SXSW ’22 with Romantic Drama Stay The Night.
Reserved and very single Grace (Andrea Bang from Kim’s Convenience) spends her days focused on her career and rarely goes out. But when she misses out on a job opportunity at her workplace she decides to take-up her friend and roommate, Joni (Humberly González) on her offer for a night out. When Joni ditches her for a guy, Grace meets Carter Stone (Joe Scarpellino), who unbeknownst to ...
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#SXSW: “STILL WORKING 9 TO 5”
By Mr. Will Wong
It is hard to imagine a time where there was any doubt that 9 to 5 would've connected with audiences. The 1980 Colin Higgins Comedy starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton would go on to gross $103 million at the Box Office (second only to Star Wars that year), a TV Series, over 1,500 stage productions worldwide, a theme song which won Grammys and of course, sparking the conversation about equity in the workplace for women.
Co-Directors Camille Hardman and Gary ...
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#SXSW: “MAMA BEARS”
By Amanda Gilmore
This thought-provoking Documentary examines the struggles the LGBTQ+ community and their families face in relation to their Christian faith. It follows two conservative Christian mothers, Sara Cunningham and Kimberly Shappley, and how their love for their LGBTQ+ children has made them advocates for the Queer community. This leads them to join an online community of like-minded Christian mothers called “Mama Bears”.
Director Daresha Kyi has found subjects who are ...
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