Review – Da 5 Bloods (2020)

by Kevin Muller

For almost 40 years, Spike Lee has made some of the most memorable films to come out of Hollywood. His works are full of black pride, black history, and the overall nature of the black experience. With that being said, it took him 35 years to finally get an Oscar nomination. That one was for the incredible 2018 film, Blackkklansman which featured amazing performances by Adam Driver and John David Washington, son of Denzel, who has every bit of his father’s swagger and gift for performance. In the recent years, directors are flocking towards Netflix, because as we saw with Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, and Alfonso Cauron’s Roma, both my picks for best picture in their respective years, the studio lets the artist do their thing with little to no involvement. It’s now Spike’s turn, so how did he do?

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Review – JAWS 45th Anniversary 4K (1975)

“I don’t want no volunteers, I don’t want no mates, there’s just too many captains on this island. $10,000 for me by myself. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing.” Logan Myerz reviews the Jaws 45th Anniversary 4K movie that was released on June 2nd!

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“When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it’s up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.”

Happy 4th of July to all of our friends! Stay safe out there!

Review – Da 5 Bloods (2020)

by Armando Vanegas

Contemplative and uncompromising, Spike Lee’s latest movie, Da 5 Bloods, offers a look at four black Vietnam vets and long time friends who return to Vietnam to retrieve both the U.S. gold they hid during a mission and the body of a fellow fallen soldier, Stormin’ Norman. Things get complicated when one of the vets, played by Delroy Lindo, goes his own way and manages to complicate things for the crew. It also doesn’t help that his son, played by Jonathan Majors, has shown up to get a share of the gold.

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Retro Review – Prom Night (1980)

“As children, they played a killer’s game. Now, it’s the killer’s turn to play with them.” Logan Myerz revisits one of the early 80s slasher flicks Prom Night that defined the sub-genre. The film is directed by Paul Lynch and stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen.

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“At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years previously.”

Review – Underwater (2020)

by Kevin Muller

The oceans occupy 71% of this planet. As humans, our knowledge of what is down there is limited. Over the years, scientists have deep dived and discovered many unknown organisms. We have always been concerned about life from the above, but maybe we should be as concerned with what lies beneath us. That is the plot of the sci-fi film, Underwater. Does the film do something interesting with this idea or does it sink?

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Cinephellas Podcast – Episode 75 (Interview with Vaughn Stein)

On Episode 75 of the Cinephellas Podcast, Henry Hill speaks with Vaughn Stein, the director of the new film Inheritance, starring Simon Pegg and Lily Collins. Vaughn shares his experience making the film and working alongside the legend Simon Pegg. Inheritance is available On Demand and Digital on May 22nd! Cheers to our good mate, Vaughn Stein!

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“A patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.”

Review – Parasite (2019)

Logan Myerz reviews the 4 time Oscar Award winning film Parasite that’s directed by Bong Joon-Ho. The South Korean film was just released on the Hulu and has become the most streamed independent or foreign language film of all time.

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“A poor family, the Kims, con their way into becoming the servants of a rich family, the Parks. But their easy life gets complicated when their deception is threatened with exposure.”