Review: My Dead Friend Zoe Navigates Grief and Family Ties with Humor and Heart
It uses a strange but fairly effective film device to tell the story of a young Army veteran’s struggle with PTSD; My Dead Friend Zoe could be looked at as […]
Review: Riff Raff Draws on a Stacked Ensemble Cast including Ed Harris, Bill Murray and Jennifer Coolidge, for an Action Pic with Family Drama
Filmmaker Dito Montiel has always worked on the outskirts of Hollywood yet has still found a way to pull together impressive casts for his humanistic stories, often about those living […]
Review: Old Guy Is a Buddy Story for Hitmen Featuring a Cast Worth Watching
Much like this week’s Cleaner, Old Guy is yet another film helmed by a once high-profile action director. This time, Simon West (Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Expendables […]
Review: Daisy Ridley Stars in Cleaner, an Imperfect but Highly Watchable Actioner
There is no rule that says that a blatant ripoff of a vastly superior film can’t still be fun, especially when its star seems more game than she’s ever been, […]
Review: Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey Subverts Expectations and Offers Gory, Unpredictable Scares, Too
With his previous film, Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter) opted for surreal, atmospheric horror that worked surprisingly well for a lot of people, especially those who don’t see […]
Review: I Love You Forever Is the Anti-RomCom Millennials Crave
I Love You Forever (Cazzie David and Elisa Kalani) was written by two millennials and it shows. These creators grew up with the epic romantic comedies of the ’90s and […]
Review: Captain America: Brave New World Packs a Lot of Story, But Feels Jumbled and Rushed
If you only watch the Marvel movies and don’t mess with the adjacent Disney+ series, then the last time you saw Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) was when he was being […]
Review: Kid Snow Is a Family Drama Disguised as a Boxing Movie
Kid Snow, the latest from Australian director Paul Goldman and writer John Brumpton, is marketed as a boxing movie. But it’s much more than that. It’s also a love story […]
Review: In a Charming Third Installment, Paddington in Peru Goes for Big Adventure Without Losing Its Heart
He’s cute, curious and loves marmalade, and that’s all we really need to know about the bear Paddington in order to make his adventures in London so damn entertaining for […]
Review: Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy Star in The Gorge That’s Part Sci-Fi, Thriller, Creature-Feature and More
Director Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Black Phone, Doctor Strange) is an established force in the horror space, but you always hope a filmmaker has aspirations in other genres as well. Well, […]
Review: In Becoming Led Zeppelin, an Immersive Experience
In what is being described as a docu-concert film, Becoming Led Zeppelin is technically the first sanctioned film about the seminal rock band. Directed by Bernard MacMahon (American Epic) and […]
Review: LiveAction Oscar-Nominated Short Films Offer an Emotional Journey Around the World
Every year, fifteen films with runtimes under 40 minutes are handpicked by the Academy for one of three Oscars: Live Action short film, Animated short film and Documentary short film. […]