Written by Patrick Hao "Screenlife is probably too difficult, as mainly a product of post-production, to ever proliferate by the cheapness found footage films allow for. But, the cinema landscape should welcome one of these films every two to three..."… Continue reading.
Category: New Releases
A Man Called Otto
Written by Patrick Hao "Otto (Tom Hanks), the Americanized name of Ove, is a grouch. To him, everyone around him is stupid, with the inability to do things. Why can’t the store charge him for five feet of rope instead … Continue reading.
When You Finish Saving the World
"Jesse Eisenberg has had a productive pandemic, in August of 2020 he released his Audible original audio production “When You Finish Saving the World,” starring the voice talents of Eisenberg as Nathan Katz, Finn Wolfhard as Ziggy Katz, and Kaitlyn … Continue reading.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Written by Anna Harrison "Let’s just get this out of the way: there is no Danny DeVito in “Matilda the Musical.” This automatically means that this movie is a lesser version of DeVito’s 1996 film; it does not, however, mean … Continue reading.
Plane
Written by Taylor Baker "“Plane” sees Gerard Butler continue to helm middlebrow adult-oriented action flicks, keeping with his recent lineup of films like “Last Seen Alive,” “Copshop,” and “Greenland,” these films are alternatingly bad and small enough..."… Continue reading.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Written by Patrick Hao "“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” comes along at a time when there has been a string of authorized biopics of iconic music stars. From “Bohemian Rhapsody” to “Respect,” all with varying degrees of quality, … Continue reading.
About Fate
Written by Jeff Sparks "Roberts and Mann play Margot and Griffin, two romantics who find that their current relationships haven’t turned out the way they wanted. When they both find themselves without dates on New Year’s Eve, they are forced … Continue reading.
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Written by Alexander Reams "Appel is in his debut here and yet seems more confident behind the camera than some seasoned directors, it’s bold and he embraces the strangeness of Weird Al with this reverence for what he did while … Continue reading.
Bros
Written by Patrick Hao "Billy Eichner’s comic persona that launched him to the mainstream was of a confrontational lover of Hollywood and pop culture, who was not afraid to take a piss at the hypocrisy of the whole institution because … Continue reading.
VIFF 2022: There There
Written by Taylor Baker ""There There" sees Bujalski in a new situation, as an off-site director. Relying on his strong editing to create the impression that you're between the two people in the intimate conversations he's conjured."… Continue reading.