When Justified ended eight years ago with a question and then an answer, there probably weren’t many people who demanded that it continue. “The Promise” has been regarded by critics […]
Writer and director Danny McBride is obsessed with the trappings of narcissism. Whether it be teaching gym, vying for power in the public school system, or making millions off the […]
Based on the book by Audrey Shulman (who also wrote the screenplay), this “inspired by true events” story follows two lifelong best friends, now in their 20s and living in […]
I have a particular admiration for artists like Sebastián Silva, those creators who have an innate ability to channel the weird, experimental and unexpected in order to create, often bringing […]
Based on a graphic novel by first-time writer/director Kevin Grevioux (from Underworld, who also co-stars in this movie), King of Killers follows former hitman Marcus Garan (stunt performer-turned-actor Alain Moussi, […]
Based on French journalist Florence Aubenas’s bestselling non-fiction book, The Night Cleaner, in which she investigated the rising disparity and disconnect within French society through her experiences in the port […]
Today, we call them debunkers. But in the early decades of the 1900s, they were paranormal psychologists, who spent their time investigating claims of paranormal activity, almost always resulting in […]
I sometimes have to remind myself that Hilary Swank has two Academy Awards, and I in no way mean that as a slight to her acting abilities. She’s one of […]
In Jennifer Reeder’s latest, Perpetrator, both women and blood feature quite prominently. It’s a stark pairing, and it plays as a reclamation of sorts. Even if the filmmaker is never […]
This little two-hander took me very much by surprise. From German-born director Maximilian Erlenwein (Stereo) and his co-writer Joachim Hedén comes The Dive, a story about two estranged sisters—Sophie Lowe […]
For the most part, I’ve fallen off the Adam Sandler train. Since moving most of his newest films to Netflix, I’ve stopping feeling the need to check them out (with […]
Rather than attempt a full-scale biopic of one-time Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, writer Nicholas Martin and director Guy Nattiv (Skin, Magic Men) zero in on the incredibly tense 19 […]