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
Hugo de Sousa and Sarah Whelden are Best Friends with...
Best Friends with the Devil, the latest short from de Sousa and Whelden, explores the complexity of friendships and how treasured relationships can become toxic. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Interviews
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
Arts | Film | Film Interviews
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
