Midnight Song (aka “Song at Midnight”) (1937): Japan Ma-Xu Weibang

Often referred to as the first Chinese horror film, or as the first horror-musical, it was inspired by the 1923 silent The Hunchback of Notre Dame and other classics.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple: Film Ended Reign of “Avatar: Fire and Ash”

Nia DaCosta’s 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple ended the four-week reign of Avatar: Fire and Ash and claimed the top spot at the domestic box office on Friday.

Pitt, The: Season 2 Depicts Fake Penis for Erectile Dysfunction Emergency Scene

Fake Penis for Erectile Dysfunction Emergency Scene: ‘I Have Nightmares About That’

Oslo, August 31st: Trier’s Second Film in Oslo Trilogy, which Beagn with “Reprise”

Oslo August 31st is the second film, along with Reprise (2006) and The Worst Person in the World (2021), in Trier’s Oslo trilogy. Grade: B+ The film pays homage to, and is loosely based on Pierre Drieu La Rochelle’s novel “Will O’ the Wisp” (1931) and Louis Malle’s featur, The Fire Within (1963). The film’s […]

Dreams: Norweigian Dag Johan Haugerud’s Second Panel in Queer Trilogy

Haugerud’s Oslo Trilogy — three loosely interconnected tales of modern attraction, titled “Sex,” “Love” and “Dreams” — demonstrates how voiceover can enrich a movie’s psychological dimensions.