Kidnapped Review: Italian Historical Drama Digs Deep Into a Forced Religious Conversion
In the summer of 1858, in what was then the Papal States of current Italy, a young boy was taken from his family. The sixth child...
Mercy Road Review | This Psychotic Thriller Is Bumpy, But Never Dull
“My name is Ruby, and I am with my father,” a frantic young woman moans through a voice message. “Everyone just stay away from us.” Well,...
Appendage Review | Creepy Freaky Horror Fun
“You’re a pathetic freak,” groans the gruesome being chained to a post in the basement of an apartment building. The creepy thing — disfigured and looking...
Nowhere Near Review | A Psychological Time Traveling Journey Into Cultural Identity
In his latest bewitching documentary, Nowhere Near, avant-garde filmmaker Miko Revereza aims to shed a spiritually yearning spotlight on his Filipino family by delicately recording their...
Crash (NC-17 Cut) Review | A Forgotten Masterpiece Proving Cronenberg Was Ahead of His...
If you're like me, you often wonder why there aren't more erotic thrillers about car crashes. OK, maybe I don't ever wonder that, but after David...
The Toxic Avenger Review | The Punk Rock Superhero Delivers Guts, Gore, and Heart
The Toxic Avenger does exactly what one would want from a remake of a classic horror film, as it honors the spirit of the original but...
Loki Season 2 Episodes 1-4 Review | A Convoluted but Fabulously Entertaining Return
The God of Mischief returns for convoluted but fabulously entertaining adventures in the temporal apocalypse. The second season of Loki shines a spotlight on the supporting...
Strange Way of Life Review | The Classic Old West with a Gay and...
Strange Way of Life may be a short, but by no means is it bite-sized in any way. It has everything you would anticipate in a...
Fallen Leaves Review | A Mild and Fleeting Romantic Comedy That Leaves Us Wishing...
Finnish film director Aki Kaurismäki is one of many prominent directors working within Europe in the past few decades, and one of the biggest Finnish film...
The Boy and the Heron Review | Hayao Miyazaki’s Latest Conjures a Special Brand...
When Studio Ghibli was officially founded in 1985, very few knew that it would become one of the titans of the animated movie world. Although many...