The Reel: 'Hustlers' draws inspiration from all women fighting to get by
Only eight months passed between the green light for “Hustlers” and its release date, but writer-director Lorene Scafaria fought for years to get the project off the ground.Scafaria said films about w...
13 Sep 201923min
The Reel: Fall film festivals dominate awards season as the Oscars race begins
Awards season is around the corner and highly anticipated movies are on full blast at film festivals across the world. Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) talks with Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA), Glenn Whipp (@GlennW...
6 Sep 201927min
The Reel: 'The Terror: Infamy' Revisits a True American Horror Story
Set during World War II and the internment of Japanese Americans, AMC’s “The Terror” weds that real-life horror story with a tale of the supernatural.But showrunner Alex Woo says the second season of ...
30 Aug 201935min
The Reel: ‘Mindhunter’ Season 2: True crime with a social conscience
While Netflix’s “Mindhunter” is based in a time when serial killers were shocking and terrifying Americans, the second season of David Fincher’s true-crime drama feels especially topical and relevant ...
23 Aug 201926min
The Reel: Craig Mazin on 'Chernobyl' and the 'Cost of Lies'
From the very first line of dialogue, Craig Mazin makes clear that “Chernobyl” is far more than a dramatization of the 1986 nuclear meltdown in the USSR.Mazin, the creator and writer of the HBO minise...
16 Aug 201933min
The Reel: 'Succession’ on HBO Captures America’s New Gilded Age
HBO’s “Succession” wears its contempt for the billionaire class on its sleeve. Back for its second season, heroes are in short supply while an ensemble of entertainingly loathsome and amoral character...
9 Aug 201924min
The Reel: 'Can 'Hobbs & Shaw' expand the 'Fast and Furious' family business?'
"The Fast and the Furious" franchise had a humble beginning with muscle cars and sweat, and two guys in Los Angeles who found common ground. But the series long ago added an espionage element that too...
2 Aug 201928min
The Reel: Tarantino Gets Personal with 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood'
*** SPOILER ALERT*** Spoilers start at 15:08.With a title that suggests the opening of a child’s storybook, Quentin Tarantino revisits the Hollywood of 1969 and that summer night 50 years ago when mem...
26 Jul 201933min
