Review: Making Its Return to Cinemas, Go Have Yourself a Wet Hot American Summer
The cult classic Wet Hot American Summer came out in 2001. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival alongside Donnie Darko and Memento. If I had to guess at the […]
Review: In James Gunn’s DC-Verse, Supergirl May be Derivative, but She’s a Heroine in Her Own Right Nevertheless
Everyone, please get over yourselves. I’ve said this many times over the years, but it’s possible I never actually wrote it down until now. Like life, the world of film […]
Review: Olivia Wilde Returns to the Director’s Chair for The Invite, a Cringe-y yet Still Captivating Chamber Piece
The opening credits of The Invite, Olivia Wilde’s latest directing effort, acknowledge that the film is based on Cesc Gay’s 2020 dark comedy Sentimental (or “The People Upstairs”). That original […]
Review: Pixar Does It Again with Toy Story 5, Bringing the Franchise into the Digital Age
If the folks at Pixar can keep making Toy Story movies that are as great as all five have been so far, then I’m willing to believe there is hope […]
Review: Homophobia Takes the Shape of an Invisible and Deadly Entity in Chilling Leviticus
The Book of Leviticus in the Bible provides fodder for horror and noir writers and filmmakers alike. Of the 14 laws it sets down, 11 end up with the death […]
Review: A Feature Film Based on a Book Based on a Music Video Based on a Song, Girls Like Girls Makes Teenage Love Complicated
Full transparency: before seeing this film, I knew nothing of the hit 2015 song, the accompanying music video, or the 2023 book Girls Like Girls, all of which were the […]
Review: Strong Central Performances Lead the Bleak but Authentic The Death of Robin Hood
Anyone going into The Death of Robin Hood expecting a traditional telling of the Robin Hood legend is in for the rudest of awakenings. If anything, the latest from writer/director […]
Interview: Filmmaker Kenji Tanigaki Brings His History of Martial Arts and Action Movies to the Craft of The Furious
Kenji Tanigaki is a Japanese-born stuntman, stunt coordinator, fight coordinator, and director whose latest work, The Furious, might be the greatest action movie in the last 20 years. After training […]
Review: Yes Offers an Unsettling Peek Into the Indulgent Lives of Israel’s Ruling Class
War movies that come out “too soon” are at the mercy of an understandably tender and sore audience. In turn, the genre’s greats are often poorly received during their initial […]
Review: Steven Spielberg Returns with Disclosure Day, a Fascinating if Slightly Frustrating Exploration of Extraterrestrial Secrets
I’ve often said that someone being disappointed by a film because it doesn’t meet the expectations you had of it going in isn’t the fault of the film; it’s your […]
Review: In Wetiko, New-Age Mysticism, Hallucinogenic Toads and Striking Production Create a Breathtaking Indie Thriller
This article was written by Lauren Weiner. Wetiko is a beautiful movie. Its visual allure comes from the sinister yet whimsical filmmaking. At some uncertain point in the narrative, you […]
Interview: Filmmaker Adam Carter Rehmeier on Creating Carolina Caroline with Romance, Sleight of Hand and the Perfect Cast
Writer, director, cinematographer, editor, and producer Adam Carter Rehmeier first got no small amount of recognition for his divisive 2011 horror film The Bunny Game, about a prostitute searching for […]