“What are you binging?” is the new “How’s it going?” Except people actually want to hear your answer, if only so they can tell you what they’re watching. I used to get asked “Seen any good movies lately?” all the time. Now it’s pretty much “What should I stream next?” and “Can you stop with […]
Paul Giamatti, who is remembered best (by me) as the bad guy from Shoot ‘Em Up, is reteaming with Alexander Payne. Oh, not for something as pedestrian as Sideways 2: The Ways of the Side. The duo will be reunited for Feature VIII, the annual fundraising event for Film Streams. Tickets are on sale for […]
An estimated 13.5 million Americans watched the finale of Lost. I am one of the literally tens of those Americans who loved it. It’s not just that decades of Chicago sports fandom and poor relationship choices had taught me to associate loving something with disappointment; I loved it because it resolved the characters. Sure, abandoned […]
If you have a deep yearning for German submarine thrillers, maybe don’t lead with that in your dating profile. Also, I have good news for you. Apparently, Hulu has made a sequel to Das Boot, which is, of course, German for “kinky boots.” Starring Lizzy Caplan, the claustrophobic World War II series debuts June 17 […]
Not to overhype things, but the father of the man who will one day save the human race from extinction by robots is going to be in Omaha. That’s right, Michael Biehn will be at a screening of Aliens at the Joslyn Art Museum on May 24. Omaha film historian Bruce Crawford somehow persuaded the […]
The latest kerfuffle of no consequence to embroil “Film Twitter” has to do with a certain subset of arty horror films. Chances are high that sentence either sounded like nonsense or made your eyes do The Exorcist shuffle. The term “elevated horror” has been used by almost no one and yet has raised the hackles […]
With movie screenings popping up all over the country in celebration of the Marvel film Black Panther, Omaha is hosting one of two special screenings and showcasing local artists for preview and after party functions. A major headline includes two Omaha-bred DJ’s Conrad Clifton and Kethro performing onstage at the Alamo Drafthouse in collaboration with the […]
Just when you thought it was dead and buried, last year’s reanimated corpse digs its way out of the grave to eat your face off in the form of my Top 10 Films of 2017! Before it finishes you off with a chomp on the jugular, last year is gonna gnaw on […]
For the past thirteen years, Cursive and The Good Life frontman Tim Kasher hasn’t just been writing songs. He’s also been quietly writing full-length screenplays. Now, he’s debuting his first feature length film called No Resolution–the same name of his solo album released on 15 Passenger earlier this year, which […]
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