The Best of 2024
With 2024 now in the books, it’s time to look back on the year in movies. In this first of two blogs, I spotlight my Top 10 Films of 2024.
With 2024 now in the books, it’s time to look back on the year in movies. In this first of two blogs, I spotlight my Top 10 Films of 2024.
Reviews of "Wicked," "A Real Pain" and "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story," 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, available by clicking here.
Reviews of "Omni Loop," "Will & Harper" and "The Wild Robot," as well as a film festival wrap-up, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
The 30th annual edition of the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Black Harvest Film Festival is now in the books, having featured an array of narrative, documentary and short films. The event featured a strong lineup of offerings this year, perhaps the best I’ve ever seen at this festival. In all, I managed to catch six films during the festival’s two-week run. So, with that said, here’s my take on what I watched and what I thought.
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday November 12, at https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-cinema-scribe--3455732.
Friendship is one of those subjects that doesn’t receive nearly enough meaningful attention in the movies. Yet, when we look at its prevalence in life and the many forms it can take, it certainly provides plenty of fodder for engaging storytelling, given that it’s a topic we can all ultimately relate to – and in myriad ways at that. Films that explore unusual and fascinating expressions of this concept are among the most engaging, as seen in a new documentary that examines what it’s like for old friends to get to know one another all over again in a new context.
oin Movie Correspondent Brent Marchant and Show Host Frankie Picasso for looks at five new films and a film festival wrap-up on the upcoming movie review edition of the Frankiesense & More video podcast, beginning Thursday October 24 at 1 pm ET.
Join yours truly and show host Frankie Picasso for looks at four new films and a few other surprises on the upcoming movie review edition of the Frankiesense & More video podcast, to begin airing Thursday September 19 at 1 pm ET.
Reviews of "All Happy Families," "Merchant Ivory" and "Mountains," as well as podcast and film festival previews, are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
Select movie reviews from my web site are now available on the Movie Reviews page of BringMe2Life.com, available at https://bringme2life.com/. My latest post features a review of the eye-opening documentary "Your Fat Friend."