After a Missouri high school loses three students to suicide in seven weeks, a father and son walk 200 miles across the state to find an answer to Missouri’s rural suicide epidemic. Both men suffer from bipolar disorder, sharing their struggles with strangers and each other for the first time. We’re about halfway through the […]
Welp, 2013 wasn’t a great year for my predictions. The last time I did this in 2011, I came away with 76% accuracy. This year it was a measly 67%. 7 wrong predictions and 14 correct predictions. Some of them I should have seen coming, others (to me at least) were complete surprises. Take a […]
2013 was a great year for film. When so many are decrying the death of cinema, movies like these remind us that there are plenty of ideas and adventures left to explore. This year in particular we were treated to many films that break the traditional mold of Oscar fare. What was once a celebration […]
With Halloween rapidly approaching, it seemed to be a good time to take a look back at some of those movies that fill us with that Halloween spirit. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. 13.) Fright Night Recently remade with Anton Yelchin and Colin Farrell, the original Fright Night […]
Horror fans often feel jaded that there’s nothing new to see. There are only so many ways to kill a character or instill fear. Magic Magic attempts to toe the line between horror and psychological thriller in a way that audiences don’t normally see. In lieu of knives, serial killers or demons were provided with […]
Within the mainstream audience, independent film is often thought of as stuffy and pretentious – period pieces with subtitles or single set dramas. With the exception of the subtitles, you could make the argument that Europa Report falls into each of these categories – you could also make the argument that Europa Report is a […]
This past week, Google released a product that aims to take on the likes of Apple and Roku. It’s called the Chromecast. This small thumb-drive sized device plugs into an HDMI port on your television and receives signals from your smartphone or computer. It’s important to note that the Chromecast is not a standalone device […]
In their eternal quest to shoehorn themselves deeper into your lives, Facebook has developed a product for Android called Facebook Home. You may have seen its bizarre tuba filled, transvestite laden commercial on TV. Facebook Home is a different type of app called a launcher. A launcher is essentially a skin to the Android operating […]
With the success of Rob Thomas’s recent Veronica Mars project, film oriented Kickstarter projects are being given new light. While some have demonized the Veronica Mars project as a major Hollywood studio using Kickstarter to leverage its investment, there are a number of truly deserving campaigns that use Kickstarter to organize real grassroots movements. One […]
What I’m Telling the FCC About Net Neutrality
This past Sunday was certainly an eventful one for HBO. Game of Thrones nearly matched the shock of the infamous Red Wedding and John Oliver crashed the Federal Communications Commission. On May 15th, the FCC opened a period of public comment regarding it’s stance on “Net Neutrality”. What is Net Neutrality, you ask? I’ll let John […]