The Joys of Disclosure on The Cinema Scribe
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday June 23, 2 pm ET.
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday June 23, 2 pm ET.
Reviews of "Disclosure Day," "Father Mother Sister Brother" and "Tuner" are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Radio Network.
“Disclosure” can be an awfully loaded word, one that carries connotations on multiple levels, both big and small, but nearly always with personally meaningful ramifications. However, sometimes those implications may be so subtle that they’re not easy to spot, grasp or understand, even though that does not diminish their importance. It’s also interesting to note how they’re frequently revealed simultaneously, heightening their impact, especially if they’re considered in tandem with one another, a circumstance that may be hard to ignore. Such are the dynamics at work in the latest offering from iconic filmmaker Steven Spielberg, “Disclosure Day,” handily the director’s best picture in years.
It’s that time of year again – time for my predictions of the winners at the upcoming annual Academy Awards.
With 2025 now in the books, it’s time to look back on the year in movies. In this second of three blogs, I spotlight my Bottom 10 Films of 2025.
With this year’s 61st edition of the Chicago International Film Festival in the books, I’ve completed my screenings for 2025. Here’s what I screened and what I thought.
Reviews of "Eddington," "Words of War" and "Eric LaRue" are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
Reviews of "Mickey 17," "Universal Language" and "All Shall Be Well," along with a podcast preview and a film festival wrap-up, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
In a throw-away age like the one in which we live, virtually everything is vulnerable. We can become so accustomed to this way of thinking that it becomes an ingrained mindset, one in which we come to believe that anything perceived as not being expediently useful is potentially disposable. But how far are we willing to go with this? Indeed, aren’t there inherent dangers that we might take this notion a little too far, perhaps even to a point of no return?
With this year’s 60th edition of the Chicago International Film Festival in the books, I’ve completed my screenings for 2024. And here's what I thought.