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: ‘The Favourite’, Emma Stone And Rachel Weisz Engage In Bawdy Palace Intrigue
*NOTE: This is an edited reprint of my review from the Middleburg Film Festival. The Favourite is open now in limited release, expanding next...
Review: Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’ Is A Stunningly Personal, Dazzling Love Letter To The Past
*NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the Middleburg Film Festival*
If Alfonso Cuaron was looking for a film as far away from...