Saturday, November 23, 2024

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...

Head Count Review | It's Blood Simple Meets Memento in Impressive New Thriller

After being knocked out by a mysterious thug, Kat comes to and finds a gun pointed to his head. It’s his gun. But is there a...

On Fire Review | Mother Nature Strikes Again in a Formulaic Disaster Movie

You don't need to live in California to know there's a plethora of deadly wildfires consuming the U.S. Take Hawaii, for example, which has been in...

57 Seconds Review | Josh Hutcherson and Morgan Freeman Cash Paychecks for Sci-Fi B-Movie

"One ring to rule them all." No, this isn't J.R.R. Tolkien's universe; it's a sci-fi B-movie starring Josh Hutcherson and Morgan Freeman. 57 Seconds — not...

Warrior Strong Review | A Basketball Film About Underdogs That Ultimately Underwhelms

With the persona of a profane biker that had no problem being offensive to his crowd, comic Andrew Dice Clay has made a name for himself...

Gen V Review | The Boys Spinoff Is Super Unhinged

If you haven't seen The Boys, you don't know what you're missing out on. The Boys is a brilliantly written R-rated superhero satire that simply has...

James Benning’s Allensworth | Evoking Anger and Confrontation Through Still Shots

If you are not familiar with James Benning, you may regard the 80-year-old American filmmaker's latest experimental and structuralist piece as nothing more than a surface...

Big Easy Queens Review | A Bold, Brassy, and Fun Horror Romp

After RuPaul’s Drag Race and all of its glittery iterations went super nova, other drag outings followed. Trixie & Katya was festive. Queens of Paradise spotlighted...

Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose Review | Few Laughs in Bonkers True Story

Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose is the bonkers true story of a 1930s British tabloid sensation that captured the public's imagination. Gef, the allegedly verbose...