With “Blockbuster”, Matt Schrader Builds a Podcast Biopic of Lucas and Spielberg’s Game-Changing Origins

We chat with the creator of the podcast series Blockbuster about dramatizing the early creative partnership of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas

Heroines, Honeys and Hos: Conflicting Images of Women in the Blaxploitation Era

We take a look at the ways Pam Grier, Tamara Dobson, and other blaxploitation stars elevated their iconic characters beyond white-written stereotypes.

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Ebertfest 2019: Celebrating Roger in Fine Filmic Fashion

From Bound to Sideways to Romy and Michelle, this year’s Ebertfest was a celebration of the weird, eclectic, and fantastic films Roger Ebert loved.

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If Beale Street Could Talk Review: Love is a Battle, Love is a War

Barry Jenkins’ sensitive, lyrical adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel is one of the year’s best, most tragic romances.

10 Movie Witches to Hex Your Halloween

This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Halloween season is here, which means it’s the season of the […]

10 Horror Movies For People Who Don’t Like Horror

This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Let me rephrase that right from the beginning. This list really […]

That Summer Review: Illuminating New Areas of Grey Gardens

Cobbled from footage of a pre-Grey Gardens attempt to tell the tale of Big Edie and Little Edie, […]

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