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“The Living Room of Jacksonville”: Residents Rage Against Sale of Five Points Theater

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July 3, 2024
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Words by Mallory Pace Since 2011, the Sun-Ray Cinema has been a landmark spot for what’s widely considered the last of historic movie theaters, bringing in residents from all corners and outskirts of Riverside, providing a feeling of nostalgia for when times were simpler, people were friendlier, and movie concessions were cheaper. Before it was Sun-Ray, it was a conglomerate
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July 2024 Film Reviews

INSIDE OUT 2 Pixar’s “Inside Out” explored our feelings by taking us inside the mind of a young girl named Riley where we see the personified emotions Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust working together in a control room to guide her through life’s ups and downs. The sequel picks

May Film Reviews

May 29, 2024
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Words by Harry Moore Civil War A near-future United States is engulfed in a civil war after an authoritarian president begins a third term in office in this dystopian cautionary tale from writer-director Alex Garland. “Civil War” focuses on a small team of reporters — composed of a renowned war
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April Film Reviews

April 18, 2024
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Words by Harry Moore Monkey Man In his directorial debut, Dev Patel unveils himself as an action star with his revenge tale set in India. Patel stars as Kid, a young man haunted by childhood trauma who scrounges together a living by fighting in an underground boxing ring whilst donning
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Film Review: The Road House

March 28, 2024
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Road House   There is an episode of “Family Guy” where Peter watches the action movie Road House starring Patrick Swayze and learns that he can solve all his problems by kicking. For a younger generation, this was the lasting cultural imprint of “Road House.” That and Swayze rips the
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Dune: Part Two Review

March 19, 2024
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Words by Harry Moore A totemic literary epic is granted a definitive cinematic telling as Denis Villeneuve further elevates himself as one of the premier artists of his medium. Picking up immediately after the final scenes of 2021’s “Dune,” the messianic story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) continues as he
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‘Not Your Mothers’ Mean Girls Review

February 1, 2024
‘Not Your Mothers’ Mean Girls Review Words by Mallory Pace I went into the new “Mean Girls” movie (a movie musical based on the Broadway musical based on the non-musical original film) with an open heart and mind. As someone who has seen “Mean Girls” (2004) a dozen times,
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January Film Review

December 29, 2023
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Words by Harry Moore Wonka The early years of Roald Dahl’s whimsical chocolatier are brought to life in this sweet musical from “Paddington” director Paul King. Timothée Chalamet stars as Willy Wonka, a wide-eyed young man with a love for chocolate and a dream to share his delicious creations with
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Ally Shawver: Big City, Bigger Dreams

November 30, 2023
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Kelila Ritchie  As a Jacksonville native, it is always really cool to see people who come from the same city as you doing something amazing. That “amazing” can be people who serve as neighborhood heroes or people who are simply following their dreams. This is the case for
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