CultureFilm MEDICAL EXAMINER RULES ROB AND MICHELE REINER’S DEATHS AS HOMICIDE by Mark Sweney December 18, 2025 December 18, 2025 The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has officially determined the cause of death for filmmaker Rob … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
CultureFilm THE ENDURING SHADOW OF A FAUSTIAN BARGAIN: A LANDMARK FILM’S RETURN by Mark Sweney December 18, 2025 December 18, 2025 A cinematic milestone, largely absent from screens for years, is being returned to audiences. The 1981 … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
CultureFilm REDISCOVERING THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT: A CURATED LIST OF OVERLOOKED CHRISTMAS FILMS by Mark Sweney December 17, 2025 December 17, 2025 The modern holiday movie often feels like a factory-produced ornament: shiny, predictable, and designed for mass … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
CultureFilm TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET’S UNLIKELY PRAISE FOR A BRITISH MUSIC ICON SPARKS DEBATE by Mark Sweney December 17, 2025 December 17, 2025 Actor Timothée Chalamet has ignited a flurry of online discussion and raised more than a few … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
CultureFilm A TRIUMPHANT RETURN: BELGIAN FILMMAKERS DELIVER A MASTERPIECE ON YOUTH AND MOTHERHOOD by Mark Sweney December 17, 2025 December 17, 2025 A new film from Belgium has arrived, marking a powerful and celebrated return for its acclaimed … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
CultureFilm HOLLYWOOD’S AGE-BLIND CASTING: WHEN ON-SCREEN FAMILIES DEFY BIOLOGY by Mark Sweney December 17, 2025 December 17, 2025 To fully appreciate many modern films, audiences are asked to suspend more than just disbelief—they must … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
CultureFilm THE UNLIKELY WARMTH OF A HORROR CLASSIC by Mark Sweney December 16, 2025 December 16, 2025 How does a filmmaker known for his warmth and wit craft one of cinema’s most enduring … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
CultureFilm A FROZEN OBSESSION: THE CHILLING ALLURE OF ‘THE ICE TOWER’ by Mark Sweney December 16, 2025 December 16, 2025 In the landscape of contemporary cinema, few filmmakers craft worlds as singular and unsettling as Lucile … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
CultureFilm THE UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS OF A MASTER STORYTELLER by Mark Sweney December 16, 2025 December 16, 2025 The mark of a truly great director is not just a signature style, but a chameleonic … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail
CultureFilm A TIMELESS REBELLION: MICHAEL DOUGLAS REFLECTS ON THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ‘ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST’ by Mark Sweney December 16, 2025 December 16, 2025 Fifty years after its release, the landmark film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest continues to … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestThreadsBlueskyEmail