CIFF 2024: On the Legacy and Importance of The Spook Who Sat by the Door | Festivals & Awards

“I was doing a soap opera in New York. One day, somebody called me and asked if I could come out to Gary, Indiana,” recalls actor J. A. Preston. “Gary, Indiana? Are you crazy?” The film that would bring Preston to Indiana was director Ivan Dixon’s audacious adaptation of Sam Greenlee’s radical novel “The Spook … Read more

The Importance of Connections in Ryusuke Hamaguchi Films | Features

Little profound human interaction exists in “Evil Does Not Exist,” to the point where, more often than not, nature sets itself up as our primary point of view. From the name alone, we expect the worst: the film delivers tense dissonance with its vibrant blue skies, blood dripping on leaves, and casual gunshots in the … Read more

X-Men 97 creator Beau DeMayo talks importance of episode 5

Although this is the first time the creator of the X-Men series has spoken since his firing, he breaks his silence to explain his intentions with the shocking recent episode. [MAJOR SPOILERS FOR X-MEN ’97 EPISODE 5, “REMEMBER IT,” ARE IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE] While Marvel Studios is struggling in the live-action department, Marvel Animation … Read more

Kaylee Hottle Explains Importance of Humans in MonsterVerse

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire may not focus fully on its human cast, but according to star Kaylee Hottle, they are important nonetheless. Speaking to ComicBook, Hottle — who plays Jia in the recently released — discussed why she believes the humans in the movie are an integral part in telling the story of … Read more