Authors: Patrick Gibbs
Cinematographer James Whitaker Talks DTF St. Louis
DTF St. Louis cinematographer James Whitaker has built a career grounding big ideas in images that favor atmosphere over flash and character over spectacle. … read more
Film Review: Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary isn’t just a great movie; it’s a cosmic journey of epic proportions, and it’s nothing short of a cinematic masterpiece. … read more
Óliver Laxe and the Journey of Sirāt
In Óliver Laxe’s film Sirāt, grief, spirituality, despair and hope all converge in one hypnotic desert odyssey. Sirāt serves as both a quest and a metaphor. … read more
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Patience is A Virtue For Ernest Harden Jr, and There’s...
Ernest Harden Jr. has spent decades building the kind of career where audiences often recognize the face before they remember the name. … read more
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Film Review: Hoppers
With Hoppers, Pixar delivers perhaps its most gleefully unhinged non-sequel in years — a high-concept eco-comedy that barrels forward on chaotic energy and heart … read more
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Director Geeta Gandbhir on The Perfect Neighbor
The Perfect Neighbor chronicles the shooting of a Black woman by her white neighbor. For Gandbhir it’s been a fight for accountability and a vessel for healing. … read more
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How Savannah Ostler Went Through Hollywood and Back with Buster...
With Buster Brooks, Ostler tells a story about chasing Hollywood dreams while proving that those dreams don’t have to be confined to a single zip code. … read more
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Film Review: Blades of the Guardians
Blades of the Guardians is a bracing reminder that we can get great action at a reasonable price, it’s just made in China. … read more
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Film Review: How to Make a Killing
How to Make a Killing is a splendidly entertaining film that requires a certain amount of suspension of disbelief and some suspension of conscience — though the latter is allowed in at the right moment. … read more
Teresa Sanderson and the Spell Cast by Becky Nurse of...
When Pygmalion Productions chose to stage Becky Nurse of Salem, it was more than a season selection — it’s part of an ongoing mission. … read more
James Whitaker Brings an AI Apocalypse into Focus in Good...
Whitaker brings sensibility to Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, shaping a film that balances satire, science fiction and uneasy realism. … read more
Film Review: Goat
Goat isn’t as much fun for the parents as it is for the kids or their plushies, but it’s a solid family movie that will play well to sports enthusiasts. … read more
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