Review: ‘Napoleon’Joaquin Phoenix Commands Laughter In Ridley Scott's Brutally Uneven Historical Biopic
There seems to be a movement by filmmakers of a certain vintage to reintroduce the classic Hollywood epic, historical biopics (always about powerful, flawed...
Review: ‘Flashback’Dylan O'Brien And Maika Monroe Go On A Frustratingly Dull Mind Trip
A designer drug has Dylan O'Brien trippin' balls in Christopher MacBride's listless psychological thriller Flashback. As much fun as that might seem to invite,...
‘Zola’ Interview: Janicza Bravo And Jeremy O. Harris On Adapting The Epic Twitter Thread,...
Should any of us be surprised that one incredible, mind-blowing Twitter thread became a critically-acclaimed movie? Social media has been the impetus for so...
Review: ‘Dakota’Service Dog Flick Is All Bark And No Bite
Kate Sanders (Abbie Cornish) is trying hard to keep her family afloat in Dakota. It has been a few months since her husband Clay...
Review: ‘Best Summer Ever’The Inclusive High School Musical Comedy Is A Delightful Romp
Over the past couple of years, Zeno Mountain Farm has become a hotspot for the film industry. In 2014, the non-profit centered on providing...
Review: ‘Powder Keg’ (‘Krudttonden’)Ole Christian Madsen Respectfully Tackles Four Stories That Would Eventually Meet...
As an American, the word Terrorism only sparks one clear image, 9/11. That’s not the case for the rest of the world, sure it’s...
Sundance 2020 Review: Benh Zeitlin’s ‘Wendy’ Is A Bold, Wondrous New Take On The...
Few filmmakers have made a splash quite like Benh Zeitlin did with his fantastical 2012 debut, Beasts of the Southern Wild. As someone who...
Review: ‘Promising Young Woman’Carey Mulligan Demands To Be Heard In Raging #MeToo Revenge Tale
NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the Sundance Film Festival.*
If Emerald Fennell’s raging #MeToo era revenge film Promising Young Woman was just Carey...
Review: ‘Secret Invasion’Samuel L. Jackson Tries To Save The World From Alien Invasion In...
There have been, in terms of taking genuine risks with the MCU, few examples greater than Captain America: The Winter Soldier. At a time when...
Review: ‘Blacklight’Liam Neeson Action Isn't Enough To Rescue This Lousy Conspiracy Thriller
Remember when Liam Neeson was going to retire from making action movies? Whatever happened to that? I'm not telling the guy what to do...