In 2024, there were several impressive first features from a new an generation of filmmaking talent.
Actors: Calhoun, Rory–B-Level Star
November 17, 2025 by
Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown, Aug 8, 1922–April 28, 1999), the American film and TV actor, starred in many Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared in supporting roles in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), River of No Return (1955), and Motel Hell (1980). Of Irish ancestry, Francis Timothy McCown was born […]
Gladiator II: Ridley Scott’s Vigorously Violent but Emotionally Hollow Spectacle (Sequel to his 2001 Oscar Winner)
November 16, 2025 by
In the end, Gladiator II reaffirms Scott’s natural tendency toward grandiosity, but seldom justifies its very existence.
Sin Takes a Holiday (1930): Paul Stein’s Pre-Code Romance, Starring Constance Bennett
November 13, 2025 by
Cast against type, Constancce Bennett plays Sylvia Brenner, a “plain” secretary






Together: Michael Shanks’ Supernatural Body Horror, Starring Real-Life Couple, Dave Franco and Alison Brie
Premiering at the 2025 Sundance Fest, Together received positive reviews and grossed $32 million worldwide upon release by Neon.