Soul Power
Get On Up by George Wolf As a broke college student at Ohio State in 1985, I saved my pennies and stood in a line halfway down High…read more →
Get On Up by George Wolf As a broke college student at Ohio State in 1985, I saved my pennies and stood in a line halfway down High…read more →
Guardians of the Galaxy by Hope Madden As a rule, August – like January – is the month studios sweep out their bin of movies that weren’t quite good enough…read more →
This weekend marks the Twinsburg, OH twin festival. We have a particular weakness for the idea of this festival, and for films about twins, likely because Hope is a twin…read more →
Venus in Fur by George Wolf A director as accomplished as Roman Polanski doesn’t put anything on film by accident. His latest, Venus in Fur (La Vénus à…read more →
The Orphanage (2007) Some of the world’s best horror output comes from distant lands – like this gem from Spain. Laura (Belén Rueda) and her husband reopen the orphanage where…read more →
Lucy by George Wolf Nearly ten years ago, Wedding Crashers taught us the best response to “people use only ten percent of our brains” is…”I think we use…read more →
Life Itself by Hope Madden Whether you loved him or hated him, Roger Ebert was a massive cultural influence – particularly if you happen to be a film critic. Arguably…read more →
And So It Goes by Hope Madden Michael Douglas turns 70 this year, and though, in younger years, he carved out some memorable characters, in his final lap he’s really…read more →
They come into our lives quickly, yearning for a state football title that never was, yelling “put that coffee down,” or jamming to Sister Christian on an awesome mix…read more →
The Purge: Anarchy by George Wolf In case anyone didn’t catch last year’s not-so-subtle message in The Purge, writer/director James DeMonaco is back with The Purge: Anarchy, this…read more →