Columns Longform Profiles Movie Reviews Flipping the Script on: The ‘Alien’ Franchise’s Underappreciated Gem, ‘Prometheus’ May 26, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 97 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, Share this:TweetEmailMoreLike this:Like Loading... Read more
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 120 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 Share this:TweetEmailMoreLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Blu-Ray Reviews Blu-ray Pick: ‘Miss Hokusai’ Spotlights the Bold, Talented Daughter of a Famous Japanese Painter March 28, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 89 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 Share this:TweetEmailMoreLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Longform Profiles Movie Reviews Movies Flipping the Script on: Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘Third Star’ March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 148 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, Share this:TweetEmailMoreLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Blu-Ray Reviews Movies Blu-ray Pick: Gael García Bernal Publicizes the Migrant Experience in Jonás Cuarón’s ‘Desierto’ March 10, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 89 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 Share this:TweetEmailMoreLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Blu-Ray Reviews Blu-ray Pick: Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton Deliver Powerhouse Performances in ‘Loving’ March 4, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 65 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 Share this:TweetEmailMoreLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Longform Profiles Movie Reviews Flipping the Script on: ‘Pacific Rim’ February 23, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 113 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, Share this:TweetEmailMoreLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Award Shows Documentary Movie Reviews Movies News Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts Shine a Spotlight on Syria February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 71 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 Share this:TweetEmailMoreLike this:Like Loading... Read more
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 56 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 Share this:TweetEmailMoreLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Movies Trailers Time Twisted Tales & “Pear Cider” Highlight Oscar Nominated Shorts (Animation) February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 Allyson Gronowitz 63 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 Share this:TweetEmailMoreLike this:Like Loading... Read more
