It’s the circle of life: movie comes out, makes money, sequels die, and a remake grows. Jon Favreau’s “The Lion King” comes under the scrutiny of Graham and Aidan this week, as well as the general trend of Disney remakes. Are there reasons for this that aren’t related to the […]
Donald Glover
Cinema Eclectica 161 – Vera Drake in 4DX
The Glass Shield (1994) underneath the popcorn-movie surface is a nuanced, astute neo-noir (Review)
African-American cinema’s relationship to the American mainstream is kind of like Halley’s comet; it’s always there, it’s just not always visible. Charles Burnett’s career has lasted long enough to intersect with two major movements in black cinema; he may yet connect with the ongoing one. After all, a lot of the […]