“Mad Max: Fury Road” has been one of my favorite action movies of all time. The incredible visuals, the spectacular performances, the sheer scale — everything works together to make […]
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Guy Ritchie’s latest is a victorious action picture
The story behind Guy Ritchie’s newest film, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” sounds like a Quentin Tarantino alternate history movie. Even the poster has strong “Inglorious Basterds” vibes. But this […]
Prepare for fall festivities with the Ruby Movie Series
Hazel Ruby McQuain Park invites folks to cozy up with some blankets and popcorn at the first-ever Ruby Movie Series beginning this Sunday at the Ruby Amphitheater. Every Sunday until […]
July 24 letter to the editor
Love reviews, but want daily program guide I would like to thank The Dominion Post for giving space, at least one a week, to the film reviews by Alise Chaffins. […]
‘Turning Red’ and why relatability is overrated
by Christine Ma “Turning Red,” a Disney-Pixar film about a 13-year old Chinese girl from Canada undergoing a sociocultural identity crisis ostensibly brought on by her period, her love of […]
‘The Sky is Everywhere’ shows another way death affects people
BY ALISE CHAFFINS The subject of grief seems to be permeating pop culture right now. Not simply death and sadness, which have always been a staple of movies and television, […]
‘Kimi’ shows the darker side of science fiction
BY ALISE CHAFFINS Science fiction has been asking us to look at the dark side of artificial intelligence for a long time. Isaac Asimov gave us “The Three Laws,” and […]
‘A Hero’ film offers an unflinching look at truth
BY ALISE CHAFFINS When we think of heroism, what often comes to mind are the big acts where countless lives are saved. In Asghar Farhadi’s latest film, “A Hero,” currently […]
Nothing foul about Coen’s adaptation
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” A sinister sounding voice whispers this line to open Joel Coen’s latest film, “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” This adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is […]
Symposium illuminates classic horror film
Asimov sci-fi gathering set for Thursday Newsroom@DominionPost.com Long before zombies lumbered through 11 seasons of the popular television series “The Walking Dead,” there was an infamous night when corpses first […]
