Month: December 2025

 By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine In the demanding world of elite cross-country skiing, Jessie Diggins stands out not just for her unparalleled achievements but for her raw vulnerability and unbreakable spirit. The 34-year-old from Afton, Minnesota, America's most decorated cross-country skier, has battled and overcome an eating disorder—not once, but twice—emerging stronger

By Paul Salfen This is Paul Salfen with your KLAK Movie Minute. In theaters this weekend is Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in the James Cameron-helmed mega blockbuster series and it comes as no surprise that this one is quite the big screen experience. Of course the technology has vastly improved since the 2009

By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine As Avatar: Fire and Ash storms theaters this holiday season, reigniting the epic saga of Pandora with breathtaking visuals and deeper emotional stakes, the film's success owes much to the unsung heroes behind the screen. On a celebratory "Avatar Day" roundtable, three key architects of the movie's

By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine December 19, 2025 In a year where anime has firmly cemented its place in global pop culture, few voices resonate as powerfully as Zach Aguilar's. As the English dub voice of Tanjiro Kamado in the blockbuster Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise, Aguilar has become synonymous with

By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine In the world of independent cinema, few debuts splash as boldly as The Plague, the gripping coming-of-age thriller from first-time feature director Charlie Polinger. Set against the backdrop of a boys' water polo summer camp, the film explores the dark undercurrents of adolescent bullying, social conformity, and

By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson AMFM Magazine | December 18, 2025 In the sun-drenched countryside of southern France, a young woman's chilling fascination with murder and identity theft sends her life into a whirlwind of chaos. That's the tantalizing premise of Influencers, the thrilling sequel to 2022's breakout Shudder hit Influencer. Premiering on Shudder December

By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine In a world unraveling at the seams, one man's dramatic arrival via helicopter signals the start of something explosive. That's the thrilling entrance Charles "Chip" Esten makes as Cain Ross in Homestead: The Series, the gripping continuation of Angel Studios' post-apocalyptic saga that began with the 2024

By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson  AMFM Magazine December 17, 2025 In the clout-chasing whirlwind of Los Angeles, where work-life balance often feels like a punchline, Serious People arrives as a razor-sharp, genre-bending comedy that hits uncomfortably close to home. Co-directors Pasqual Gutierrez and Ben Mullinkosson—longtime friends and collaborators—turned a literal nightmare into one of the

By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine Berlin-based electronic musician Kangding Ray (David Letellier) has built a singular career bridging experimental sounds and club-driven techno. From his early releases on the legendary German imprint Raster-Noton to his more recent dancefloor-oriented output, Kangding Ray has navigated the unexplored territories between experimental music and dance music.

By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson | AMFM Magazine | December 2025 In a franchise-defining twist, Predator: Badlands flips the script: for the first time, a Yautja—here, a young outcast named Dek—is the hero we root for. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Prey), the film plunges viewers into a hostile alien world filled with deadly flora, savage