Review: Bad Boys Will Be Bad Boys in Well-Acted but Messy, Muddy Here Are the Young Men
It could be a sign of aging on my part, but I seem to have lost my patience for films about young people running around causing general mayhem and screwing […]
Review: A Studio Mogul’s Career, Life and Influence Seems Endless (and Endlessly Impressive) in Laddie
Alan Ladd Jr. was born into show business, as a certain percentage of those who work in the film industry are. They use their familial connections to work their way […]
Review: Simple yet Profound, Gunda Artfully Chronicles an Unexpectedly Captivating Cycle of Life on a Norwegian Farm
It’s a complicated time for movie theaters, to say the least. As more and more Americans are vaccinated, cinemas are trying to figure out what films will draw audiences back […]
Review: A Mixed-Bag of Couple Drama and Sitcom Silliness, We Broke Up Barely Balances Its Two Different Tones
Teetering on the line between heartfelt relationship dramedy and sitcom silliness, director Jeff Rosenberg’s We Broke Up tells the story of longtime unmarried couple Lori (Aya Cash, “You’re the Worst”) […]
Review: Overly Complicated yet Impressively Brutal, Mortal Kombat Gets a Modern, Primal Reboot
I’ve never played the Mortal Kombat video game (from Midway Games), nor have I revisited the 1995 film version since its original theatrical release. But I also didn’t live in […]
Review: Stowaway Finds Drama in the Isolation, Limited Resources and Interpersonal Conflict of Space Travel
I have no idea if the latest film from director/co-writer Joe Penna (Arctic) was made during the pandemic, but it sure feel like it could have been, albeit in a […]
Review: Slalom Centers the Emotional Trauma of Sexual Assault in Elite Sports
Last year’s Athlete A is a harrowing and heartbreaking documentary about the extensive abuse committed by the team doctor for the USA National Gymnastics team. In searing detail, the film recounts […]
Review: Ruby Rose Is Perhaps the Only Good Element In Her Latest Action Flick, Vanquish
By no means would I ever try to sell you on the idea that action movie staple Ruby Rose (John Wick: Chapter 2, The Meg, The Doorman) is a great […]
Review: New Love Confronts Selfishness, Immaturity and More in Intimate, Emotional Monday
I can’t promise that you’ll enjoy the new romantic drama Monday, but I can promise you a glimpse of Sebastian Stan’s little (Winter) soldier and a whole lot of his […]
Review: Featuring a Historically Haunted House, The Banishing Is Frustratingly Confusing, Half-Baked
I have very much been in director Christopher Smith’s camp since his one-two horror punch of Creep and Severance back in the mid-2000s, and I’ve most enjoyed many of his […]
Review: As Scary Movies in Old Farmhouses Go, Honeydew Doesn’t Cover Any New Ground
At this point, the hillbilly-in-the-woods horror sub-genre has become less about which films can be the most violent and shocking and more about production designers outdoing themselves when it comes […]
Review: Eric Rohmer’s Four-Film Series Charts Both the Seasons and Ever-Engrossing Interpersonal Relationships
I regret to say I have not spent the last year getting into the best shape of my life or launching a new side-hustle or doing any other monumental work […]