Our Halloween Hangover continues with Reel Rap diving into Branagh’s time-hopping murder drama Dead Again Recorded back in October for Split Tooth Media’s 31 Days of October Horror and recently...
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“The Passion of Cpl. Klinger” — Cinesthesia Chapter 5
The Halloween Hangover continues, this time with Jason and Jim on a direct course with Exorcist extraordinaire William Blatty With their heads still swimming in pumpkin guts, The Boys try...
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Halloween isn’t a day. It’s a state of mind. “Some people never got over Vietnam or the night their band opened for Nirvana. I guess Cinesthesia never got over Halloween.”...
Full StoryReel Rap: Russell Crowe’s ‘The Water Diviner’ (2014)
After wrapping up Season 6 on Elaine May and Mike Nichols, Reel Rap moves to Russell Crowe's lone directorial effort, 'The Water Diviner.'
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Made by an entirely African American crew and presumed lost for decades after the death of its director, Cane River finally obtains the release it deserves.
Full StoryReel Rap S6 E9: Mike Nichols’ ‘Charlie Wilson’s War’ (2007)
Shane and Bennett dish on Mike Nichols' final film, the star-studded, Oscar-bait political drama 'Charlie Wilson's War' (2007).
Full Story‘Promising Young Woman’: You Think You Know Where This is Going
Emerald Fennell's debut feature follows a dangerous rape-revenge fantasy that ultimately leads to an important discourse about sexual assault.
Full StoryJosephine Decker: A Digital Renaissance
Decker has proven herself to be one of America's most promising young filmmakers with her features 'Butter on the Latch' and 'Thou Wast Mild and Lovely'
Full Story“Much Love, The Sloppy Justice Robots” — Cinesthesia Chapter 3
After an October of royal hell, Jason and Jim are back riding the bathyschape through the cracks in reality's sidewalk, brain bubbles and hot takes in tow.
Full Story‘Possessor’: Brandon Cronenberg’s Ambitious, Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Thriller
In his second feature film, Cronenberg proves himself to be a confident, economical filmmaker Let’s get one thing out of the way right now: As his name suggests, Possessor director...
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