Written by Michael Clawson "With period pieces so often reaching far back through history for their stories, it’s refreshing when a movie takes the more recent past as its backdrop. A.V. Rockwell’s Sundance-winning debut “A Thousand and One”..."… Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "The final product is a mess of what the studios think the movie should be and Sandberg’s creative tendencies toward family dynamics accented with horror-based set pieces. But it doesn’t work, and it’s hard to watch..."… Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "My biggest issue with “A Little White Lie” is its laziness, its apathy towards any plot that is driven and fleshed out, the apathy of even a great performer in Michael Shannon, and the lack of … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson "A riveting and gorgeous character study, “Return to Seoul” follows Freddie (Ji-Min Park), a restless 25-year-old woman born in South Korea, but raised by adoptive parents in France. On a whim, Freddie travels back to..."… Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "When the words “troubled production” are spoken, it’s like a hex, a promise that a film will be bad because the making of it was rough. Guy Ritchie’s latest action fare was originally supposed to be … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Athayde "Unfortunately, not even he can save “65,” a movie with a premise that looked good on paper but was not actualized on screen. The plot is simple, Adam Driver is Mills, a pilot from the planet..."… Continue reading.
Written by Jeff Sparks "While they’re on different sides of the spectrum, the thing they have in common is that they both know that addiction isn’t a battle, but a war. How will Chama and..."… Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "In a surprising turn, “Scream VI” proves the franchise is not only alive, but it also has a pulse ready to pump out more sequels, and if they continue to be as strong as this one, … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao "I have long maintained that Joe Erwin, along with his brother Andrew, are two of the most fascinating filmmakers/moguls working in movies today. Their niche is beyond that of evangelical finger-wagging of..."… Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao "“Marlowe” has no sense of tangibility. Everything about the movie is made pursuant to what came before it. And even then, it is absent all pleasures that are usually derived from the genre. With the newer … Continue reading.
