With the coronavirus forcing us all to stay inside, quarantining ourselves and social-distancing, many local institutions, particularly independent theaters, are at risk.Β
During the late 2010s, there was an interesting trend toward high-concept comedies that used outlandish premises to explore political or social issues.
As we are all experiencing the coronavirus quarantine, I’m sure many of your first instincts are to find something to watch on the many streaming services we have available.
The tag line for AlienΒ (1979), one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time, was “in space, no one can hear you scream.” From the tag line, the vast empty vacuum of space became an excellent environment for horror and sci-fi.
The post-apocalyptic and dystopian future subgenre has an interesting reputation for how it can make the environment a character.
Genre films are so much fun because they transcend audiences.
One of the benefits of streaming services, and the internet in general, is that they’ve opened the door for animation from all over the world.
Richard Stanley is one of the most mistreated directors manhandled by the Hollywood system in film history
People change with time
I should be honest; I’m not really into sports. I follow the Baltimore Ravens occasionally (I’m happy they’re doing amazingly this year), plus I played tennis and practiced karate growing up. Still, I’ve just never really been interested in sports. The same goes for sports movies. Not that I hate sports movies, I love The Sandlot, The Longest Yard, Cool Runnings, plus a couple others, but I don’t go out of my way to seek out sports movies like I do horror and sci-fi. That being said, I don’t rule them out, a good sports movie needs to have a compelling character for me to latch onto, and Stay Close has that.