Find Your Film Reviews: Ramin Bahrani’s ‘The White Tiger’ Roars With Cinematic Abandon
Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani’s The White Tiger, based on the New York Times bestseller, centers on a poor villager’s (Adarsh Gourav) rise to a cunning entrepreneur in modern India. All three of us at the Find Your Film podcast gave this self-assured and pointed epic high marks. We also conduct our inaugural Find Your Film awards. Take a listen!
Frank Stallone Talks ‘Stallone: Frank, That Is’ And Reflects On Diverse Career
Now available on Digital and VOD, Stallone: Frank, That Is takes an informative and engaging look at Frank Stallone’s career. Running at 73 minutes, the doc displays the versatility of Stallone as an actor and overall entertainer. I’m a huge fan of Stallone’s forays into big band music, and he also delivers some great movie recommendations as well!
Find Your Film Reviews ‘The Marksman,’ ‘Some Kind of Heaven’ and ‘A Thousand Cuts’
Along with our weekly movie recommendations, we review three new movies on Find Your Film. Two of them are documentaries (Some Kind of Heaven and A Thousand Cuts), and the other is Liam Neeson’s latest (The Marksman). Show breakdown and podcast audio is below!
Lance Oppenheim Talks ‘Some Kind of Heaven,’ Florida Influences, And Darren Aronofsky Collaboration
Some Kind of Heaven started as a college thesis for director Lance Oppenheim, and this documentary about Florida’s The Villages is now a full fledged project. Executive produced by Darren Aronofsky, the project centers on several people who call The Villages home, and thanks to a mixture of stylized and humanistic filmmaking, Some Kind of Heaven resonates. My video interview with Oppenheim is featured in this post.
Acclaimed Documentary ‘A Thousand Cuts’ Details Maria Ressa’s Fight For Journalism
Filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz’s gripping and informative documentary A Thousand Cuts, which received a Grand Jury Prize nomination from the Sudance Film Festival, is now available for viewing on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel. Philippine journalist (and Rappler CEO) Maria Ressa’s determination to report on President Rodrigro Duterte’s war on drugs, despite constant threats of jail time, is front and center in the documentary.
Find Your Film Director’s Spotlight: Oscar Micheaux (‘Within Our Gates’ And ‘Body And Soul’)
On the latest Find Your Film director’s spotlight we delve into the works of Oscar Micheaux. Released in 1920, Within Our Gates is, as stated by The Criterion Channel, “the earliest surviving feature film by an African American director.” Body and Soul marked the cinematic debut of Paul Robeson.
‘Resident Evil 3’ (Xbox One) and ‘Spirited Away’ Steelbook Giveaway From Deepest Dream!
I went to my local Best Buy and purchased Resident Evil 3 (Xbox One) and a Spirited Away Steelbook. Both are up for grabs and giveaway details are below!
‘Nomadland’ Is A “Remarkable Achievement” From Filmmaker Chloé Zhao And Frances McDormand
