Review: With Typical True Crime Style, Our Father Recounts a Troubling Fertility Saga
Perhaps it should come as no surprise that the new Lucie Jourdan-directed documentary Our Father is produced by Jason Blum…
Review: Hatching Is Part Creature-Feature, Part Social Commentary
Part social commentary, part creature-feature, Finnish thriller Hatching succeeds in large part because it commits so diligently to its conceit, as out…
Interview: Actor/Producer Mark Wahlberg on Discovering the Story of Father Stu and Finding the Time and Team to Make the Movie
Since we’ll be focusing on ra film about a spiritual man, I’ll open this interview with a confession: I did…
Review: Despite a Star-Studded Ensemble Cast, The Bad Guys Lacks Originality and Style
If you told me that I was about to watch a movie with such immensely talented and interesting actors as…
Review: Nic Cage as Nick Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Is Hero Worship in the Best Way
One of the best things about The French Dispatch, the latest quirky drama from filmmaker Wes Anderson, was the fact…
Review: A Cliché-Heavy Script Keeps 9 Bullets from Hitting Its Target
The latest from writer/director Gigi Gaston (Rip It Off), 9 Bullets is the story of Gypsy (Lena Headey), a former…
Review: The Northman Is Visceral, Brutal Filmmaking with the Budget to Prove It
Gritty, bloody, visceral and front-loaded with a need for vengeance, the latest work from writer/director Robert Eggers (The Witch, The…
Review: We’re All Going to the World’s Fair Unlocks an Interesting New Approach to Coming-of-Age Narratives
Twenty-two years into the millennium, there is an entire generation (and counting) of young people who’ve grown up in an…
Review: Choose or Die Plays a Deadly Game Without Scaring Up Much Fun
Mixing a bit of 1980s nostalgia and a dash of modern-day scary, Choose or Die centers on a found survival…
Review: Plenty Creepy, But Irish Horror Film The Cellar Disappoints in Character Development
Filmed on location in Ireland, The Cellar tells the story of the Woods family who move into a creepy old…
Review: Though Rambling and a Bit Shallow, the Latest Fantastic Beasts Nevertheless Gives Wizards an Entertaining Adventure
I’ve never read a Harry Potter book in my life, but I had no problem following and fully enjoying the…
Review: Mark Wahlberg Stars in a Priestly Passion Project, the Surprisingly Engaging Father Stu
In the last few years, actor Mark Wahlberg has quietly made a series of films that have low-key messages about…
