Review: ‘John And The Hole’Crushing Boredom Wastes An Intriguingly Dark 'Home Alone'-Style Premise
I remember John and the Hole having a lot of buzz at Sundance earlier this year, and now I can see why. It's totally a festival...
Review: ‘Plane’Gerard Butler And Mike Colter Action Flick Takes Passengers For A Dull Ride
Gerard Butler movies come in a couple of distinct flavors. The Scottish actor is a big personality, and his best recent films, like Angel...
Review: ‘Bad Therapy’A Grim, Unfunny Marriage Comedy In Desperate Need Of Better Counseling
There is so much comic talent in Bad Therapy that you have to put blame elsewhere for the disaster it ultimately turns out to...
Review: ‘Panama’Cole Hauser And Mel Gibson Snooze Through A Lazy Tough-Guy '80s Political Action...
The name Mark Neveldine carries a lot of weight with action fans, as he's remembered as one half of the Neveldine/Taylor directing duo who...
Review: ‘Secret Headquarters’Not Much Is "Super" About This Wannabe All-Ages Superhero Flick
From its bland title to the generic name of its central hero, everything about the Amblin-esque superhero adventure Secret Headquarters is forgettable. The film by directing...
Sundance Review: ‘blood’Carla Juri Muddles Through Japan In Bradley Rust Gray's Meandering Drama About...
One of my favorite jokes from the first Deadpool comic book series is "The melodic sound of gunfire, the international language." It doesn't matter...
Review: ‘Abandoned’Emma Roberts, Michael Shannon, And John Gallagher Jr. Are Stuck In A Predictable...
Emma Roberts, John Gallagher Jr., and most crucially Michael Shannon, make up the ingredients for a pretty good horror-thriller. At least you know the...
Sundance Review: ‘Summering’James Ponsoldt Crafts A Well-Intentioned But Shallow Coming-Of-Age Film For Girls
I'm a huge fan of James Ponsoldt, and in a lot of ways he helped define the overall Sundance experience I've had over the...
Review: ‘In The Earth’Ben Wheatley's Pandemic Horror Gets Lost In The Woods
*NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.*
I know there will be people who absolutely love Ben Wheatley’s...
Review: ‘The Desperate Hour’Naomi Watts Can't Run Far Enough To Save Philip Noyce's Ridiculous...
NOTE: This review was originally part of our 2021 TIFF coverage when it was titled Lakewood. It has been edited and updated.*
Screenwriter Chris Sparling...