Queen & Slim, which marks the feature debut of producer/director Melina Matsoukas, stars Daniel Kaluuya as Earnest Hines (“Slim”) and screen newcomer Jodie Turner-Smith as Angela Johnson (“Queen”), whose ...
This week, it’s the Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) doing the giving, and selected films of 2019 the receiving. South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s scathing satire Parasite was selected as both Best Picture of the Year and Best Foreign-Language ...
MARK BURGER’S VIDEO VAULT DVD PICK OF THE WEEK ROBOCOP (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment Group): Acclaimed Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven made a blistering American ...
‘Tis the season for giving and receiving! For the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the Independent Spirit Awards are doing the giving, and a pair of graduates the receiving. Tyler Cook (School of Filmmaking, ...
Master filmmaker Martin Scorsese, arguably the most renowned pioneer of the modern-day gangster film, returns to the genre with staggering results. The Irishman is a scintillating saga expertly adapted by Steven Zaillian, who ...
MARK BURGER’S VIDEO VAULT DVD PICK OF THE WEEK SCARFACE (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment): Although critically roasted in some quarters upon its 1983 ...
Zack Fox, who has distinguished himself as the cinematographer of such locally produced shorts as Ghosts of the Carolina and Trouble Will Cause, has completed his first film short as writer/producer/director. It’s an intimate drama called Sea Salt ...
It’s just another night in New York City – or so it would seem – when a pair of heavily-armed thieves (Stephan James and Taylor Kitsch) stroll into a Brooklyn restaurant to steal 30 kilos of uncut ...
MARK BURGER’S VIDEO VAULT DVD PICK OF THE WEEK ROAD GAMES (Scream Facory/Shout! Factory): An acknowledged devotee of Alfred Hitchcock, filmmaker Richard ...
The Good Liar, adapted from Nicholas Searle’s best-selling novel by screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Bill Condon, affords the viewer the sheer, undiluted pleasure of seeing two master ...
