Written by Alexander Reams "Performers like Glenn Howerton are constantly overlooked, clearly capable of mountaintop performances, but limited because of their name. Television shows like “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” or the more recent..."… Continue reading.
Category: New Releases
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Written by Anna Harrison "“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” gets meta about the foundational mythos of all the Spider-Men and treats it, not as the butt of a joke (at least most of the time), but as the tragedy it really … Continue reading.
Fool’s Paradise
Written by Nick McCann "Not dissimilar from icons like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, Day’s mute main character is thrust into the topsy-turvy world of Hollywood’s divas and eccentrics."… Continue reading.
Fast X
Written by Alexander Reams "Even when Jason Momoa is doing his version of the Joker, Diesel’s stunted line delivery protrudes because every other performer feels more comfortable than him. For someone who leads this franchise, he never looks..."… Continue reading.
Showing Up
Written by Michael Clawson "A new masterpiece from one of our greatest living filmmakers, Kelly Reichardt's "Showing Up" is funny, poetic, and profoundly wonderful. A witty and sweetly gentle story about the life of..."… Continue reading.
The Boogeyman
Written by Taylor Baker "Following a couple of screenlife features in 2020’s “Host” and 2021’s “Dashcam” director Rob Savage's fourth feature film “The Boogeyman” is another entry in the horror genre as the up-and-coming director continues to hone..."… Continue reading.
The Roundup: No Way Out
Written by Christopher Cross "If Ma Dong-seok’s background as an aspiring boxer wasn’t apparent enough, his overpowering physical presence in “The Roundup: No Way Out” makes it abundantly clear. With a much quicker turnaround from..."… Continue reading.
Big George Foreman
Written by Taylor Baker "Painfully staid and emotionally manipulative, the film is little more than a macho Hallmark film with a religious bent so trite and amateurish that it seems almost unreal."… Continue reading.
Sisu
Written by Alexander Reams "The don’t-mess with-that-old-man genre is an excellent way for past stars to jumpstart their career, Stephen Lang had “Don’t Breathe,” Keanu Reeves had “John Wick(s),” and now veteran Finnish actor Jorma Tommila offers his, “Sisu.”"… Continue reading.
SIFF 2023: Past Lives
Written by Taylor Baker "...the rawness that the lead actors wear in their performances elevate the film and confirm Song as one of the most exciting screenwriting dramatists since Florian Zeller burst on the scene with 2020’s “The Father.”"… Continue reading.