Author: Allyson Gronowitz

Columns Longform Profiles Movie Reviews 

Flipping the Script on: The ‘Alien’ Franchise’s Underappreciated Gem, ‘Prometheus’

May 26, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 25 Views 1 Comment Alien, Alien: Covenant, Charlize Theron, featured, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall Green, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Prometheus, Ridley Scott

Welcome to “Flipping the Script,” a monthly column where I will reconsider recent films that have been panned, frowned upon,

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Longform Profiles Television 

’13 Reasons Why’ Tackles Tough but Important Topics – and that’s why it’s Must-See TV

April 28, 2017April 29, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 35 Views 0 Comments 13 Reasons Why, Brandon Flynn, Brandon Larracuente, Christian Navarro, Derek Luke, featured, Jay Asher, Katherine Langford, Michele Selene Ang, Netflix

13 Reasons Why, Netflix’s hit new show, is an impossible endeavor. Adapted from the #1 New York Times bestselling young

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Blu-Ray Reviews 

Blu-ray Pick: ‘Miss Hokusai’ Spotlights the Bold, Talented Daughter of a Famous Japanese Painter

March 28, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 27 Views 0 Comments Erica Lindbeck, Ezra Weisz, featured, Katsushika Hokusai, Keiichi Hara, Miss Hokusai, Richard Epcar

Miss Hokusai, now out on DVD and Blu-ray, is a film that is notable as much for its own meta-history

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Longform Profiles Movie Reviews Movies 

Flipping the Script on: Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘Third Star’

March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 33 Views 0 Comments 12 Years a Slave, Adam Robertson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Deliverance, Doctor Strange, Flipping The Script, Hugh Bonneville, JJ Feild, Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars, The Hobbit, The Imitation Game, Tom Burke

Welcome to “Flipping the Script,” a monthly column where I will reconsider recent films that have been panned, frowned upon,

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Blu-Ray Reviews Movies 

Blu-ray Pick: Gael García Bernal Publicizes the Migrant Experience in Jonás Cuarón’s ‘Desierto’

March 10, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 31 Views 0 Comments featured, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jonás Cuarón

The best kinds of movies provide emotional context to the thorniest political, ideological and philosophical issues that plague us as

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Blu-Ray Reviews 

Blu-ray Pick: Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton Deliver Powerhouse Performances in ‘Loving’

March 4, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 16 Views 0 Comments featured, Jeff Nichols, Joel Edgerton, Loving, Nick Kroll, Ruth Negga

For such a groundbreaking story, Jeff Nichols’ Loving, now available on DVD and Blu-ray, is notable for its silence. Although

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Longform Profiles Movie Reviews 

Flipping the Script on: ‘Pacific Rim’

February 23, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 30 Views 0 Comments Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff, featured, Guillermo del Toro, Idris Elba, Pacific Rim, Rinko Kikuchi

Welcome to “Flipping the Script,” a monthly column where I will reconsider recent films that have been panned, frowned upon,

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Award Shows Documentary Movie Reviews Movies News 

Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts Shine a Spotlight on Syria

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 20 Views 0 Comments 4.1 Miles, Extremis, featured, Joe's Violin, The White Helmets, Watani: My Homeland

As someone with a short attention span who also embraces opportunities to learn more about the world, I have always

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Award Shows Movie Reviews Movies News Short Films 

Academy Award Nominees for Best Live Action Short Focus on Immigration, Poverty, and the Music of Old and Young Souls

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 14 Views 0 Comments Academy Awards, Ennemis Interieurs, featured, La Femme et la TGV, Silent Nights, Sing, Timecode

Like animated short films, live action shorts need to pack an immediate emotional punch. As a result, short films often

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Movies Trailers 

Time Twisted Tales & “Pear Cider” Highlight Oscar Nominated Shorts (Animation)

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 21 Views 0 Comments Blind Vaysha, Borrowed Time, featured, Pear Cider and Cigarettes, Pearl, Piper, Pixar

  What the best short films lack in running time, they make up for in emotional impact and – especially

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