Category: Film & TV

The Trail Beyond (1934)

Rod Drew hunts for a missing girl and finds himself in a fight over a goldmine as well. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media:…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘True Grit’: A Girl’s Story in the Wild West

PG-13 | 1h 50min | Western, Drama | 2010 The first thing you see when you’re watching “True Grit” (2010) is not a picture on the screen, but a proverb that’s more a lamentation than a lesson: “The wicked flee when none pursueth” (Proverbs 28:1). Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), a 14-year-old girl from Arkansas, watches…


Safety First, Except When It Comes To Vaccines: New Documentary

“Your safety will always come first. And a COVID-19 vaccine will only be approved by us, the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, once it has met robust standards on safety, quality, and effectiveness.” So begins the new British documentary, “Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion.” These words immediately cue viewers that what they…


Film Review: ‘Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic’: A Skin-Crawling Look at Cyber Child Stalking

NR | 1h 25min | Documentary, Docudrama, True Crime | 4 October 2022 (USA) The new documentary “Sextortion: the Hidden Pandemic” (“STHP”) opens with this ancient text, attributed to St. Augustine: “Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are anger and courage. Anger at the way things are, and the courage to see that they do not remain as they are.”…


Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for Oct. 7–13

This week, we look at a couple of buddy comedies about men helping each other in trying times: One is arresting and worthwhile—the other, not. New Release ‘Bromates’ In this fast-paced buddy comedy, good friends Sid (Josh Brener) and Jonesie (Lil Rel Howery) move in together after simultaneous breakups with their respective girlfriends. Along with…


[PREMIERING NOW] Safe and Effective: A Second Opinion | Documentary

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the British public trusted the government, and the government trusted the science. Now, emerging research is bringing the logic and ongoing impacts of lockdowns, school closures, mask-wearing, PCR tests, and other non-pharmaceutical interventions into question. As the promoted narrative begins to crumble, and the Overton window finally begins to move, a…


Sky Patrol (1939)

“Tailspin Tommy” Tompkins and “Skeeter” Milligan are training young U.S. Army fliers for the newly-formed Sky Patrol, a branch of the Army Reserves that operates along the borders and coastlines, on the lookout for smugglers. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the…


The Love Nest (1923)

In an attempt to forget his lost sweetheart, Buster takes a long trip at sea where he boards a whaling ship with a strict captain. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…


Over Alaska

Go on a breathtaking journey in “Over Alaska”! Come face-to-face with Mount McKinley, fly over electric blue glaciers, follow the Iditarod, join kayakers as they navigate icebergs, and get as close to Alaska’s wildlife as is humanly possible. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature…


Film Review: ‘God’s Creatures’: Foreboding Ennui on the Emerald Isle

R | 1h 41min | Drama, Crime, Mystery | Sept. 30, 2022 (USA) While watching “God’s Creatures,” I was reminded of a Billy Joel lyric and a line of dialogue from the movie “The Departed.” The Joel song “Through the Long Night” opens with “the cold hands, the sad eyes, the dark Irish silence.” In “The Departed,” Matt Damon’s character states “What…