It’s no secret that the Cronenberg family has a deeply pessimistic view of humanity. More specifically, David Cronenberg and son, Brandon Cronenberg, have angrily taken aim at the systems put in place by humanity. While David has been honing this craft for over thirty years in the world of filmmaking, his son, Brandon, recently broke […]
Michael Showalter Talks SPOILER ALERT: The Stakes and Balance of Real-Life Stories
Michael Showalter’s latest film, Spoiler Alert, is releasing in select theaters starting this week. From 2001’s Wet Hot American Summer to 2017’s The Big Sick and beyond, I have long been a fan of Showalter’s career. So when given the opportunity to discuss Spoiler Alert, it was a dream come true. Check out the conversation […]
GLASS ONION: Rian Johnson’s Biting Portrayal of Billionaires as Adult Children
A nearly half billion dollar Netflix deal is an immense amount of pressure to put on the shoulders of anybody, which is precisely the situation Rian Johnson found himself in following the immense success of 2019’s Knives Out. Beloved by both critics and audiences alike, demonstrated in part by its immense box office success, the […]
THE MENU: A Well-Balanced Satire With Bite
From Ali G Indahouse and Entourage to Succession, and most recently, The Menu, director Mark Mylod has found quite the pocket when it comes to poking fun at the elite 1% of the world. With this latest entry, Mylod extends his pointed finger at a rather large net of those on top. Nobody from food […]
BHFF 2022 – Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead Talk Stephen King, Aliens, And The Beauty of Filmmaking
With their fifth independent feature film, Something In The Dirt, hitting theaters on November 4th, Alex got the chance to sit down with creative duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Over the course of our conversation, we discussed the fun of Stephen King novels, their favorite theories about UFO’s, the importance of curiosity and self-journalism, […]
Banks Repeta & Jaylin Webb Talk Learning Experiences on ARMAGEDDON TIME
With James Gray’s latest film, Armageddon Time, now in theaters, we got a chance to speak with two of the stars of the film, Banks Repeta and Jaylin Webb. While they are still early in their acting careers, the two already have an impressive track record and some very great pieces of insight from working […]