Review: Another Month, Another Mediocre Nicolas Cage Film in Arcadian
Another month has gone by, so it must be time for a new Nicolas Cage movie. This time around, he can be found in the Quiet Place ripoff Arcadian, which […]
Review: Creature-Feature Sting Offers Solid Effects but Inconsistent Story and Thrills
It’s unfortunate that in a couple weeks, a far better deadly-spider movie called Infested is coming out, but that because it’s in a foreign language and being released after this […]
Review: Alex Garland’s Civil War Is at Its Most Tense When It’s Most Closely Tied to Today’s Political Climate
Filmmaker Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Men, Annihilation) always finds a way to tell futuristic or fantastical stories like no other. But with his latest, Civil War, aspects of the story […]
Review: The First Omen Is an Ultra-Gory Horror Film and a Critique of Religious Fervor Gone Wrong
There’s an awful lot of screaming (maybe too much) in director/co-writer Arkasha Stevenson’s prequel workThe First Omen—and perhaps the mythology is overly twisty and complicated so it can line up […]
Review: Dev Patel Directs and Stars in Monkey Man, a Brutal Action Film That Also Examines Indian Society
Dev Patel has been one of my favorite actors to watch since he splashed onto the scene in Slumdog Millionaire in 2008. Since then he has shown such a range as both […]
Review: The Greatest Hits Shows Musical Time Travel as a Way to Deal With Grief
Ten years ago, writer/director Ned Benson pieced together three films called The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, an ambitious relationship drama with two of the films showing a couple’s experiences from each […]
Review: Wicked Little Letters Succeeds With Performances by Stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley
This weird little based-on-a-true-story tale about an anonymous letter writer who favors vulgar language primarily works so well because of its beyond-talented leads, Olivia Colman as Edith Swan, the letter […]
Review: Scoop Focuses Like a Laser on the BBC Journalists and Their Prince Andrew Interview
For Americans, the BBC’s interview with Prince Andrew—assuming it even registered with many—was something of a footnote in the story of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But in the UK, […]
Interview: Christina Jackson Talks About Shirley, Working With Regina King and John Ridley, and Why She’s Never Watched a Certain Film
Like many, I first remember taking notice of actor Christina Jackson on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire as Maybelle, the daughter of Chalky White (the late Michael K. Williams). She has starred in other […]
Review: The Listener Connects With Callers, Talks Them Off Their Metaphorical Ledges
The Listener is something like a combination of a filmed, one-woman stage play and an acting exercise, directed by Steve Buscemi and written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Alessandro Camon (The Messenger). The […]
Review: Steve (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces Explores the Life and Career of an Isolated Man
In 1980, at the ripe old age of 35, Steve Martin was the most famous and successful stand-up comic in the world. Some likened his popularity to that of a […]
Review: In Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, We Learn New Things About the Mythology of the Titans
Marking the fifth installment in the Legendary/Warner Bros. “Monsterverse” franchise, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire digs deep into the mythology of these so-called Titans, while also attempting to clear a path […]