2019 North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards

North Carolina Film Critics Association

20 hours ago

Review: "Vivarium" from member Douglas Davidson.

Considering the entire globe is almost totally under house arrest, the arrival of "Vivarium" might seem like the worst idea in the world. Focused on a couple whose house-hunting gets them stuck in suburbia, all alone, would be bad enough, but then it adds parenting into the mix and everything goes straight to hell. Originated by Lorcan Finnegan and Garret Shanley, "Vivarium" is as much a satirical take-down of consumerism as it is science-fiction thriller, balancing reason and insanity in equal measure. While it may not be the first thing you’ll want to watch while social distancing, there’s no denying "Vivarium"’s ability to crawl under your skin.

Available on VOD and digital March 27 2020. #Vivarium ...

North Carolina Film Critics Association

24 hours ago

Listen: 100 For a Hundred, Episode 16 with member Darryl Mansel.

On this episode, Darryl examines "Interstellar." ...

North Carolina Film Critics Association

1 day ago

Review: "Resistance" from member Andrew Spitznas.

As I watched "Resistance" last night, one question kept popping into my head: how has this piece of history not been made into a movie before? Like most of my generation, I grew up recognizing Marcel Marceau as the world-famous French mime. But I had no idea he was a Jewish fighter in the French Resistance, who helped hundreds if not thousands of kids escape the concentration camps.

Available on VOD and digital now. #Resistance ...

North Carolina Film Critics Association

2 days ago

Essay: A Lesson Learned from "VHYes" from member Chris Frye.

As co-host of the Footcandle Films podcast, I’m often looking for movies that might not make it to the big multiplex theaters but still have plenty of entertainment value and are worth a watch. For a recent episode I reviewed the anthology sketch comedy flick "VHYes." The film’s premise is that a young kid gets a VHS video camera for Christmas in 1987. He then mistakenly records odd late night television shows and random home movies over his parent’s wedding tape. This new movie (just released in 2020) was shot entirely on VHS tape using an old VHS camera…not digitally…not on film.

Available on VOD and digital now. #VHYes ...

North Carolina Film Critics Association

2 days ago

Listen: ReelBlend, Episode 111 with member Sean O'Connell.

With the box office hitting zero for the first time, and major releases leaving the schedule as far ahead as June (as of this episode), we're all painfully curious as to what this means for the theatergoing experience of the future.

Phil Contrino, the Director of Media and Research at NATO (The National Association of Theater Owners) joins us to discuss what is happening to businesses in the industry right now, what these delays and VOD release mean for the future of theaters, and what patrons can do to help support their local theaters. After this fascinating discussion, we move on to discuss how this could potentially affect the Oscar race, and we look at what's hitting VOD and streaming this week.

This week's BlendGame is in honor of the great Jessica Chastain! The guys take a look at her awesome filmography, and must choose which of her works is their favorite. Next week, you can play along using #NeedleDropBlend on Twitter to let us know your FAVORITE music drop in a film. ...