by Courtney Lucier Zoom in on a few drops of blood on a car windshield. Settle for a few moments on the violence and brutality. Now, zoom back out to the terrified and dismayed face of young Indonesian housekeeper Rakib. Stuck between his loyalty to the military dictator General Purna, and his own compromised morals, Rakib finds himself in a situation that seems nearly impossible to escape from. He is […]
Written by Sean Ritchie - Published March 28, 2023 Edited by Sonya Boukengolts Fantastic Planet is a French and Czechoslovakian-produced animated film from 1973 about humans (called Oms) being oppressed by giant blue aliens known as the Draags. Oms are reduced to living as either collared, mistreated pets or as pests hiding from the Draags on the outskirts of their society and avoiding extermination. Throughout the film, Draags openly debate […]
Written by Sean Ritchie - Published March 16, 2023 Cocaine Bear is a very enjoyable horror comedy that is loosely based on the true story of a bear consuming a large amount of cocaine that was dropped out of an airplane. Instead of killing the bear, the cocaine fuels the bear’s rampage in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. If you have seen the advertisements, then you have a pretty good idea of […]
