The first Shock Wave, released in 2017, was a terrific, riveting and subversive actioner about a stand-off in a blockaded Hong Kong tunnel. Its sequel sees the return of both producer-star Andy Lau and writer-director Herman Yau, but instead of following up on the events of the first film, instead
THE SIT-IN: HARRY BELAFONTE HOSTS THE TONIGHT SHOW In 1968 The Tonight Show host Johnny Carson handed over hosting duties for an entire week to Harry Belafonte. Viewers accustomed to hearing the standard “Heeeere’s Johnny” introduction at the beginning of The Tonight Show had their expectations subverted when the show opened
"Fever Dream" or "Distancia de Rescate" is a film by the Peruvian director Claudia Llosa, mainly known for having won the “Golden bear” at the Berlin International Film Festival for “Fausta” (2009). The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name written published in 2014 and written
By day first-time novelist Zowie (Malka Wallick) tramps from agent to editor, trying to have the children's book published, replacing the novel she was supposed to have been writing: The physics of the universe are guided by many forces. "Kid's won't like this, it's sad" they tell her. In Zowie's
Many Saints of Newark Synopsis: Young Anthony Soprano (Michael Gandolfini) is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangster Harold (Leslie Odom Jr.) starts to rise and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing
