The M Report

Early in David Mackenzie's career, he did erotic dramas and thrillers. The Scottish filmmaker had a knack for them. He pivoted and began doing…

There are a lot of complicated thoughts going into and coming out of this film. It's about a historical incident that happened in Saudi Arabia…

This film isn't plot-driven, as much as it is a character study about a young Black filmmaker in Brooklyn, New York. What plot it does have ce…

Michael Jackson is really a musical artist that needs no introduction. He was nicknamed the "King of Pop" and stands as the best-selling solo …

Russell Crowe won the Oscar for Gladiator (2000), a very masculine and muscular film about a man who's compelled to fight physically. He was a…

Premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Camera d'Or, it's the first Nigerian film to make the official selection at Cannes…

One of the reasons I was interested in this film is due to its star, Mason Gooding, an up-and-coming, African American actor who some might re…

Last year, this medical drama was nominated for 13 Emmy Awards. It won five, including Outstanding Casting, Outstanding Guest Actor, Outstandi…

Three years ago Jury Duty (2023) was a sitcom on Amazon's Freevee but now Prime Video. It was nominated for three Emmy Awards, including Outst…

At the 98th Academy Awards, this film was nominated for Best International Feature, from Spain, and Best Sound. The film has more shots of con…

This film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the category of World Cinema - Dramatic. It was also nominated at the…

Advertised as from the producer of Girls Trip (2017), there is an expectation that this film will be on that level in terms of comedy or struc…

Films With Purpose or FWP is a production company that's not about celebrity but rather social change. The founder, Sandra Evers-Manly focuses…

Steven Conrad is the writer and director of this series. Conrad has mainly worked as a screenwriter. He sold his first script before he was ol…

Riz Ahmed is the first Muslim to be nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role, which he did for his film Sound of Metal (2020) at the 93rd Ac…

Three years ago exactly, the previous film in this franchise made $1.36 billion in the box office, breaking so many records. It became the hig…

I really loved the first season. It was an interesting, political, murder mystery that turned out to be a sci-fi, post-apocalyptic thriller. I…

There is a science-fiction aspect to this film that seeks to set it apart from other things. That science-fiction aspect is just a crutch. It'…

Nearly 30 years ago, there was a somewhat successful dark comedy called The 'Burbs (1989), starring Tom Hanks. It was spoofing the seemingly i…

Sylvain Chomet is a French animator whose debut feature The Triplets of Belleville (2003) got two nominations at the 76th Academy Awards, incl…

This production won Best Cinematography at the Eastern Europe Film Festival in September 2025. That special award went to the Director of Phot…

Just over a decade ago, author Andy Weir had his debut novel adapted into a blockbuster film, The Martian (2015), which made two-thirds of a b…

Paul Feig made a name for himself with Bridesmaids (2011), which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Bridesmaids was about two wome…

This film premiered at the 78th Cannes Film Festival where it was nominated for the Queer Palm, a prize for LGBTQ+ submissions. It won Best Sc…

Colleen Hoover is a best-selling author who has written about two dozen books. Several of those books have been adapted into films or online s…

This series is an adaptation of a comic book series that ran from 2015 to 2022. It was created by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley. The comic b…

Legal shows or courtroom dramas are my favorite type of television program. One of my all-time favorites to come along in the past 20 years is…

The trailer called out the fact that the premise of this film is basically Avatar (2009). It's not simply in the idea of someone transferring …

Over the past decade or more, the Academy Awards has reportedly taken extra steps to diversify its voting body. Particularly, the number of in…

The award season last year leading up to the 97th Academy Awards was marked with some surprises, particularly in the category of Best Internat…

On February 28, Israel and the United States engaged in joint attacks in the Middle East, against the Persian country, kicking off what's now …

If one knows anything about the history of Broadway musicals, then one has heard the names Rodgers and Hammerstein. They are Richard Rodgers w…

Kevin Williamson made a name for himself as the screenwriter for Scream (1996), which was a satirical slasher film that was very popular, so p…

Last year, a film was released about a nice, friendly thief who committed armed robbery but never wanted to hurt people. It was called Roofman…

For decades, Hollywood has produced films or television that's all about the dangers of artificial intelligence, or A.I. The greatest example …

The same studio behind KPop Demon Hunters (2025) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is behind this one. It's Sony Pictures and they …

Hollywood loves to make films about musicians, especially popular or successful ones. It's likely that eventually a film will be made about ea…

The 1847 novel by Emily Brontë is considered one of the greatest pieces of English literature. It's regarded as a classic in writing. It's bee…

Elle Fanning recently was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the film Sentimental Value (2025), which is an international feature that …

Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa worked together in the hit and Oscar-winning blockbuster, Dune (2021). Neither were the headliners in that film.…

There have been so many spy shows that have come and gone, just within the past year. The Agency (2024) on Paramount+ wrapped up its first sea…

Sam Raimi is a filmmaker who is known for doing horror comedies. Often, his works incorporate some kind of supernatural elements. His signatur…

Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids and Insidious) stars as Linda, a therapist living in Long Island, New York. Her husband is currently away on a work tr…

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997). They wouldn't write together again until T…

This is the fourth installment in the series that began with 28 Days Later (2002), which was a zombie film. It was followed by 28 Weeks Later …

The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were announced today. Sinners (2025) by Ryan Coogler broke the record for most nominations for a s…

The only exception is here that I am not a subscriber to Apple TV. A lot of shows on that streaming service have been critically acclaimed and…