San Diego Comic-Con is Canceled and Why Film Censorship is Annoying

Sparks is your favorite band’s favorite band, and soon to be yours too. Whether or not you’re aware of it, Sparks likely had a hand in something you’re fond of. This is a band that has been in the background of almost every art form across the last 50 years. Growing up in the ’60s, Los Angeles brothers Ron and Russell got by on a heavy diet of popcorn matinees and pop music until the spotlight of school talent shows illuminated their way on a musical journey that has so far spawned 25 studio albums. Director: Edgar Wright FOLLOW US Follow Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Feb 202113min

When Edee’s life is tragically altered, she loses the ability to connect with the world and people she once knew. She retreats to a forest in the Rocky Mountains with a few supplies and leaves her old life behind indefinitely. The beauty of her new surroundings is undeniable yet quickly humbling as she struggles to adjust and prepare for the winter ahead. When Edee is caught on the brink of death, a local hunter and his family miraculously save her, but she alone must find a way to live again. FOLLOW US Follow Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Feb 202111min

While exploring the neighboring woods, 13-year-old John (Charlie Shotwell) discovers an unfinished bunker—a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents (Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Ehle) and older sister (Taissa Farmiga) and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where he holds them captive. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally do what he wants. Director: Pascual Sisto Writer: Nicolás Giacobone Starring: Charlie Shotwell, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Ehle, Taissa Farmiga FOLLOW US Follow Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Jan 202112min

Film censor Enid takes pride in her meticulous work, guarding unsuspecting audiences from the deleterious effects of watching the gore-filled decapitations and eye gougings she pores over. Her sense of duty to protect is amplified by guilt over her inability to recall details of the long-ago disappearance of her sister, recently declared dead in absentia. When Enid is assigned to review a disturbing film from the archive that echoes her hazy childhood memories, she begins to unravel how this eerie work might be tied to her past. Director: Prano Bailey-Bond Screenplay: Prano Bailey-Bond, Anthony Fletcher FOLLOW US Follow Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Jan 202113min

Marvel Studios presents “WandaVision,” a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany)—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. Directed by Matt Shakman with Jac Schaeffer as head writer. Directed by: Matt Shakman Head Writer: Jac Schaeffer Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris, Kat Dennings, Randall Park Marvel Studios FOLLOW US Follow Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Jan 202114min

As a CODA – Child of Deaf Adults – Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family’s fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents. Written and Directed by: Siân Heder FOLLOW US Follow Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Jan 202112min

THE LITTLE THINGS: Academy Award winners Denzel Washington (Training Day, Glory), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) star in the psychological thriller “The Little Things.” John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks, The Founder) directed the film from his own original screenplay. Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter (Malek), impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case. FOLLOW US Follow Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Jan 202118min

Palmer: Former high school football star Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) went from hometown hero to convicted felon, earning himself 12 years in a state penitentiary. He returns home to Louisiana, where he moves back in with Vivian (June Squibb), the grandmother who raised him. While trying to keep his head down and rebuild a quiet life for himself, Palmer is haunted by memories of his glory days and the suspicious eyes of his small town community. Things become more complicated when Vivian’s hard-living neighbor Shelly (Juno Temple) disappears on a prolonged bender, leaving her precocious and unique 7-year-old son Sam (Ryder Allen), often the target of bullying, in Palmer’s reluctant care. In time, Palmer is drawn into a more hopeful world as he forges a connection with Sam through their shared experience of being made to feel different by those around them. Life improves for Palmer, and a romance develops between him and Sam’s teacher Maggie (Alisha Wainwright). An inspiring and unexpected journey unfolds for the three of them, but soon Palmer’s past threatens to tear apart this new life. FOLLOW US Follow Daniel on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Shahbaz on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow Anthony on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd Follow The Movie Podcast on Twitter, Instagram, Discord, and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Jan 202113min