Eric McClanahan

West Milford

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Tribeca Film Festival 2025 Preview

1 week ago | aintitcool.com | Eric McClanahan

The Tribeca Film Festival is set to descend once again upon New York City this June 4th through 15th. Begun in 2002 by Robert DeNiro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff, the festival sought to revitalize Lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks and has since become one of the premiere film festivals of North America. This year, alone, the programmers narrowed down their selections from over 13,000 submissions.
A BREED APART - Heavy on the Laughs, Light on the Scares

2 weeks ago | aintitcool.com | Eric McClanahan

Hello all! McEric here with a review of the Furst Brothers' new horror/comedy A BREED APART, out now in theaters and on-demand. The film follows several Internet celebrities who are invited to an island overrun by rabid dogs to compete for a prize... survival.
A Legionnaire’s Guide to Love and Peace, by Emily Skrutskie - A Book Review

2 weeks ago | nerdinitiative.com | Eric McClanahan

Hello, fellow book lovers! I’m excited to share my May Nerd Initiative Book Club pick with you all: Emily Skrutskie’s A Legionnaire’s Guide to Love & Peace. I got the opportunity to deliver a book review for this title before its release next month, and though it’s not my typical genre, I’m very pleased with the novel.
New (and Old) Releases This Week, with McEric!

1 month ago | aintitcool.com | Eric McClanahan

Hello all! I've got some reviews of two films releasing this Friday, April 25th - but thought I'd also take this opportunity to highlight two other films that are already out there but I haven't yet found the time to cover.
Why Superman Matters

1 month ago | nerdinitiative.com | Eric McClanahan

DC Doesn’t Know What to do with SupermanDC Doesn’t Know What to do with SupermanAnd, yes, two of those have the same title but, ironically, are not the same video. People say this sort of thing a lot. Like A LOT. To some extent, they’re right. I think writers and filmmakers have gotten Superman “wrong” quite frequently, but why is that? Is there a “right” way to write or represent Superman, or at least are there certain pratfalls one can avoid when adapting the character?
RIFF RAFF: An Interview With Director Dito Montiel About The Star-Studded Cast!

1 month ago | cinemascholars.com | Eric McClanahan

Introduction & SynopsisOscar nominees Bill Murray and Ed Harris star alongside Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge and Pete Davidson in Riff Raff, a darkly comic crime thriller about how far you’ll go to protect the ones you love. Vincent (Harris) and his family plan to share a quiet New Year’s Eve until his sketchy past catches up with him and the night reveals secrets no one could ever imagine. Gabrielle Union and Emmy nominee Lewis Pullman are also featured.
THE ASSESSMENT: A Review Of The New Science Fiction Thriller

2 months ago | cinemascholars.com | Eric McClanahan

IntroductionIn the near future, where parenthood is strictly controlled, a couple’s seven-day assessment for the right to have a child unravels into a psychological nightmare. Thus, forcing them to question the very foundations of their society and what it truly means to be human. SynopsisMia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel) are happy and productive, each working to better the world into which they were born. Flawed though it may be.
A CURSED MAN: Filmmaker Liam Le Guillou Discusses His New Documentary

2 months ago | cinemascholars.com | Eric McClanahan

IntroductionIs magic real? Can a practitioner of magic cast a spell on a person that has a very real effect That’s what documentarian Liam Le Guillou sought to prove with this newest film, and he reasoned that the best way to do this was to ask a magic practitioner to place a curse on someone: himself. Beginning in Los Angeles and journeying to New Orleans, Mexico, and India, Liam travels the world looking for legitimacy in the occult in his film A Cursed Man.
Gina Gershon talks HIGH ROLLERS

2 months ago | aintitcool.com | Eric McClanahan

When I received an email asking me if I wanted to watch a brand new independent film starring John Travolta, Gina Gershon, and Lukas Haas, my first instinct was to say no. When I was told I might be able to interview Gina Gershon, I said sure, and watched Ives’ HIGH ROLLERS. What follows was my experience: This film isn’t good, you guys, but I did watch the whole thing, not only because I had to. It’s a caper, and once I get into a caper, I can’t walk away.
New Releases - RAGING MIDLIFE and AMERICAN DREAMER

2 months ago | aintitcool.com | Eric McClanahan

Hello all! McEric here with a quick review of two (new) releases hitting the market this St. Patrick's Day Weekend, both of which I actually enjoyed. First was RAGING MIDLIFE, a movie that was pitched to me as starring Paula Abdul (I'm a massive fan), Eddie Griffin (DOUBLE TAKE), Walter Koenig (STAR TREK), and Motch O. Mann, the world's foremost Macho Man Randy Savage impersonator. Yeah, I hear it, too. Luckily, I didn't read any further.