Filmmakers David Axe and Christopher Bickel noticed a problem, a big problem. Before Axe founded the Babylon Kino, there was and is an independent theater in this region–The Nickelodeon; however, it isn’t showing local filmmakers' work. In fact, they are flat out refusing to. If the independent theater isn’t supporting the independent filmmakers, then who is? Until now, no one. The door to the Babylon Kino at 631 Harden St. Ste. i, Columbia, SC 29205. The Spark Axe, a journal

The 2025 Oscars had a lot of controversies, to say the least. The most striking being the inclusion of work assisted by AI, specifically The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez. Now, the Academy has made its stance official: films that use AI are eligible for Oscar nominations and wins. While the Academy may not find AI concerning, many people think otherwise, myself included. A photo from the Snatch’D set. How Did They Use AI? The Brutalist used AI to generate drawings of brutalist

There are around 40,000 screens in movie theaters across the U.S. today. Movie theaters have to play something on them to earn money, but why does it feel like the movies featured are always from IP (intellectual property)? Well, because they usually are. As of writing, when I look at my local movie theaters and the available wide-release films, eleven films come from IP. You wait until the end of the month, and there are three more (see the bottom for the list). This is an