Review: ‘The Wind’, Frontier Horror Howls With Unfulfilled Potential
The Western genre leans heavily to the masculine side but in recent years we've seen an increased focus on the plight of frontierswomen in...
Sundance Review: ‘Fighting With My Family’, A Crowd-Pleasing Piledriver Of A WWE Drama
When WWE superstar Paige had to announce her retirement from professional wrestling due to injury, I was heartbroken. Always one of my favorite women...
Review: ‘Alita: Battle Angel’, James Cameron’s Manga Adaptation Kicks Robo-Butt
Finally, a live-action manga adaptation we can all get excited over. Alita: Battle Angel has been in the works for a long time, once...
Sundance Review: ‘Little Monsters’, Lupita Nyong’o Shines As A Zombie-Fighting Schoolteacher
The Sundance promo image for horror-comedy Little Monsters features a blood-stained Lupita Nyong'o protecting a small group of children from what we know is...
Sundance Review: ‘The Report’, Adam Driver Investigates CIA Torture In Riveting Political Drama
There's a great scene in Scott Z. Burns' The Report when a TV news item airs proclaiming to tell the full story about the capture...
Sundance Review: ‘The Sunlit Night’, Jenny Slate Sinks At The Top Of The World
I'll say this for director David Wnendt; he knows how to make an impression. He both repulsed and charmed Sundance audiences in 2014 with...
Sundance Review: ‘I Am Mother’Hilary Swank Battles A Robot With Killer Maternal Instincts
Fear of a robot takeover has been the driving force of many dystopian sci-fi classic, so how about film where the robot actually just...
Sundance Review: ‘Honey Boy’, Shia LaBeouf Gets Serious In Exploring His Troubled Past
Trust me, I understand if the idea of Shia LaBeouf making a movie about his own troubled childhood reeks of some woe-is-me bullshit, an...
Review: Joe Cornish’s ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ Is A Fun, Kid-Friendly Spin...
Welcome back, Joe Cornish. Don't make us wait this long again. The director of 2011's awesome alien invasion flick Attack the Block has hardly...
Review: ‘The Upside’ Is A Surprisingly Welcome Remake Of ‘Intouchables’
A cultural phenomenon in France and a box office hit the world over, Intouchables was an uneven, well-intentioned feel-good comedy. And like many French...