Tag: Sexual Abuse

  • Oscars 2020 — Who Should Win (Part Two)

    Oscars 2020 — Who Should Win (Part Two)

    Welcome to part two of our Oscar picks! Here’s part one if you missed it: Oscars 2020 – Who Should Win? (Part One) Remember, these aren’t the movies that will win, these are the movies that should win. Here are our picks for the most coveted categories of the night…   Best Supporting Actress  …

  • American Made / Battle of the Sexes / Stronger

    American Made / Battle of the Sexes / Stronger

    Welcome to another edition of Mini-Review Roundup where we present smaller reviews of several movies at once. Up this month: American Made, Battle of the Sexes, and Stronger.   American Made   Scientology may be a made-up religion, but they’ve clearly found the cure for aging. Tom Cruise hasn’t had a birthday in 30 years.…

  • Traverse City Film Festival – Day Four

    Traverse City Film Festival – Day Four

    Ron is still going strong at the Traverse City Film Festival. Festivals are exhausting, but nothing can damper his enthusiasm. His report from day four is below, as are the links to the previous three days… Day One Day Two Day Three Another beautiful day in northwestern Michigan. And another day of wonderful films. Readers…

  • Spotlight

    Spotlight

    We know the story. Priests in the Catholic church abused lots of kids for a long time. With a story so familiar is it worth seeing Spotlight? Absolutely. Spotlight allows the viewer to re-enter the ignorance of the reporters who said that a priest wouldn’t do this, or if a couple priests were guilty then…

  • The Art of Horror

    The Art of Horror

    Horror lost its way with the reigns of Saw and Hostel, but the tide has turned.  A new crop of filmmakers have returned the genre back to its roots. Listen in as we discuss It Follows and the revival of horror as art.

  • Trauma Follows

    Trauma Follows

    In David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows, a young woman named Jay (Maika Monroe) has a sexual encounter with her crush, Hugh (Jake Weary), only to find that he has a dark secret. He is followed by a supernatural force, the titular “It,” and the only way to keep “It” from killing is to pass “It”…