Film Review: ‘Starring Jerry as Himself’: the Fear of Chinese Police Overseas
NR | 1 hour 15 minutes | Docudrama | 2023 The proliferation of Chinese police stations operating clandestinely in foreign nations, without the sanction or cooperation of local authorities, is ...
01-26-2023
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How America Became So Communist | Documentary
Despite being founded as a republic with free market enterprise as its economic guide, America, over the past century and a half, has gravitated more and more toward ...
01-28-2023
Film Review: ‘Alice, Darling’: The Very Talented Anna Kendrick Can’t Save It
R | 1h 30m | Drama, Thriller | December 30, 2022 Alice (Anna Kendrick) has what appears to be a perfect relationship with up-and-coming British artist, Simon (Charlie Carrick). They ...
01-28-2023
Trujillo: Twilight of the Mochicas | Arkeo Ep20 | Documentary
One of the driest deserts in the world lies at the foot of the Andes. The Mochica culture flourished in this environment 1,500 years ago. Between the 2nd ...
01-28-2023
Film Review: ‘Filmmakers for the Prosecution’: The Camera Didn’t Lie
NR | 58min | Documentary, War, History | 27 January 2023 (USA) Of the hundreds and hundreds of movies about World War II, the new documentary “Filmmakers for the Prosecution” ("FFTP") is among the ...
01-27-2023
William Bouguereau: A Defender of God-Given Art
The 19th-century artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau saw art, just like his predecessors Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and Rafael, as a divine calling. He not only excelled in the use of ...
01-27-2023
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for Jan. 27–Feb. 2
This week, we feature a classic 1950s drama about a group of troubled teens and an inspiring sports flick about a wannabe football player. New Release ‘The Amazing ...
01-27-2023
Troy: Close to the Myth | Arkeo Ep19 | Documentary
Has the legendary city of Troy described by Homer in the Iliad ever existed? For centuries, the question has sparked much controversy. And if the answer is positive, ...
01-27-2023
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Pride of the Yankees’: Lou Gehrig’s Humble Greatness
Not Rated | 2 h 8 min | Drama, Biopic | 1943 One of Hollywood’s all-time greats, Gary Cooper, was born in 1901. One of America’s all-time baseball ...
01-26-2023
Lake Titicaca: The Sea of the Tiwanaku | Arkeo Ep18 | Documentary
Lake Titicaca was considered a sacred site by the Incas. In the 15th century, they made it the cradle of their civilization, the sun’s place of birth. And ...
01-26-2023
Yakutia: A Serbian Mystery | Arkeo Ep17 | Documentary
Yakutia extends beneath the polar circle to the east of Siberia. This land is home to a unique people whose origins were completely unknown until the recent discoveries ...
01-25-2023
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Tender Mercies’: A Subtly Powerful Film About Faith, Humanity, and Redemption
1983 | PG | 1h 32m | Drama, Music The world of moving pictures is a vast one, but not always that deep. When you’ve watched thousands of ...
01-24-2023
Film Review: ‘Bezos: the Beginning’: Rise of a Likeable Capitalist
R | 1h 51min | Drama, biography | January 24, 2023 All bookstores have a unique advantage in the retail world. Thanks to a policy adopted during the Great Depression, all book retailers can return ...
01-24-2023
Nazca: The Secret of the Lines | Arkeo Ep16 | Documentary
The craziest theories have attempted to explain the famous Nasca lines: astronomical calendar, divine frescoes, extra-terrestrial signals. Archaeologist Markus Reindel has been trying to bring science back to ...
01-24-2023
Phonm Penh: The Origins of Angkor | Arkeo Ep15 | Documentary
In the mountains of Cambodia, 50 kilometers from Angkor and its famous temples, archaeologist Jean-Baptiste Chevance tirelessly excavates the remains of Mahendraparvata, another vast ancient Khmer city.
01-23-2023
Film Review: ‘Missing’: A Twisty and Edgy Device-Based Crime Thriller
PG-13 | 1h 51min | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 20 January 2023 (USA) The first-cousin-once-removed genre of “found footage,” the “screenlife” storytelling technique has been around since 2000 (“Thomas in Love”) and began growing ...
01-23-2023
Film Review: ‘Plane’: “De Plane, de Plane!’: Not That Kind of Fantasy Island
R | 1h 47m | Action, Thriller | January 13, 2023 “Plane” is a bit of a 1970s' throwback, partly because when reading the movie’s title, the first thought I had ...
01-22-2023
El Argar: A Forgotten Civilization | Arkeo Ep14 | Documentary
The "El Argar" civilization ruled over all of southern Spain between 2200 and 1550 BCE, until it suddenly disappeared. Spanish archaeologists have nevertheless found traces of the Argaric ...
01-22-2023
Crawford: Family of Champions | Documentary
The story of the Crawford family from Belleville, Ontario—a true Canadian family of champions on and off the ice.
01-21-2023
Orkney Islands: A Neolithic Pilgrimage | Arkeo Ep13 | Documentary
On the borders of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands, archaeologists have been digging for nearly 13 years the remains of a mysterious set of very large buildings surrounded ...
01-21-2023
Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ’Tomorrow, the World!’: Indoctrination Is a Threat, Even Before It Takes Hold
NR | 1h 22 min | Drama | 1944 The year 2023 marks the 80th anniversary of the Broadway play “Tomorrow, the World!” that inspired the eponymous film ...
01-21-2023
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for Jan. 20–26
This week, we feature a glorious Robin Hood adventure and a tense crime drama about a rookie FBI agent trying to solve a murder in Wyoming. New Release ...
01-20-2023
Rome: Nero’s Folly | Arkeo Ep12 | Documentary
In Italy’s capital city, archaeologists of the École Française de Rome have discovered an exceptional building that had been sought for centuries.
01-20-2023
In the Name of Confucius | Documentary
"In the Name of Confucius" is the first documentary film exposing the growing global controversies surrounding the Chinese regime's multi-billion dollar Confucius Institute (CI), a Chinese language program ...
01-20-2023
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Gladiator’: Ridley Scott’s Epic Period Masterpiece
R | 2h 35min | Drama, Action, Historical Fiction | 5 May 2000 (USA) While it’s been around since the dawn of the film medium itself, the historical “Sword-and-Sandal” (S&S) sub-genre enjoyed its heyday from ...
01-19-2023