Is the truth stranger than fiction? You can make a strong case in 2022. A Ukrainian comedian became president, and now he’s defending his nation from Russian invaders. Last week, Hollywood darling Will Smith slapped the taste out of Chris Rock’s mouth on live TV. And oh yeah, the U.S. government admitted it’s been tracking …
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The latest UFO Movie Club episode takes an in-depth look at the film adaptation of Whitley Strieber’s best-selling novel Communion. Love it or hate it, director Philippe Mora’s Communion leaves a lasting impression. Strieber’s 1987 alien abduction novel was a runaway hit. But Mora’s 1989 horror/biopic bombed with critics and viewers. Fortunately, Communion now lives …
Aurora’s (Camille Rowe) life is kind of a mess. She spends her nights popping pills and dancing among strangers. But who can blame her after the trippy event she witnessed as a child? Aurora’s mom was a space nerd. On one fateful night, she took her daughter into the woods to watch the stars and …
The latest VSR video looks at Sony and the MCU’s latest superhero epic, Spider-Man: No Way Home. Director Jon Watts’ third entry in his Spider-Man trilogy see’s Tom Holland’s Peter Parker struggling to get by after Mysterio tells the world he is Spider-Man. Looking for a quick fix, Peter resorts to some magical hijinks with …
After ten days and two dozen movies, Sundance 2022 is a wrap for me. On Sunday evening, That Shelf’s film critics joined up for a post-festival roundtable. Our 90-minute touches on what it’s like covering a virtual festival, Sundance’s knockout documentary line-up, as well as the films that blew us away (or broke our brains). …
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This episode of UFO Movie Club looks at director Scott Stewart’s 2013 horror-sci-fi movie Dark Skies. Fans of moody haunted house movies like The Conjuring and Paranormal Activity will feel right at home with Stewart’s tense supernatural thriller. Dark Skies examination of alien abduction mythology sets it apart from most supernatural thrillers. Dark Skies goes …
This episode of UFO Movie Club covers director Jon Sumple’s 2021 documentary Extraordinary: The Revelations. The Revelations, Sumple’s third entry in the Extraordinary series, puts humanity’s alleged interactions with ET into historical context. The film attempts to decipher the alien agenda by examining ET encounters through the lens of three paradigms (biblical, ascension and colonization). …
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The Latest UFO Movie Club looks at Peacock’s 2021 docuseries, Unidentified with Demi Lovato. The four-part streaming series sees world-renowned pop star Demi Lovato assemble a crew to travel across the United States investigating UFOs and other incidents of high strangeness. Demi’s supernatural adventures include desert sky watches, a hypnotic regression, telepathic communications with extraterrestrials, …
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When You Finish Saving the World Quicktake: Well-written, Funny, Great Performances What should we make of people who do the right thing for the wrong reasons? Would their karmic score be net positive or negative in the universe’s grand scheme? Life is messy and complicated, and sometimes good people do bad things. And as we …
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Emergency Quicktake: Pensive, Charming & Surprisingly Intense Sean (RJ Cyler) and Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins) are two best friends and college roommates about to have the night of their lives. It’s the start of spring break, and the duo has planned a legendary seven-stop frat party crawl. But circumstances derail their night before the party …
