Written by Patrick Hao "The Taiwanese film “Mama Boy” might be the only film at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival that one could say is indebted to “Harold and Maude.” No, the age difference between the central romance … Continue reading.
Tag: Feature Film
Jaws: The Revenge
Written by Nick McCann "“Jaws 3-D” may have been a dramatic shift from the legacy of the original Spielberg film, but it was at least amusing. The SeaWorld setting and shoddy special effects, along with other oddities, kept it from … Continue reading.
Samaritan
Written by Alexander Reams "The buck stops with Avery, he is the director and his style from his previous features seemed like it would work well on paper. This film is as dead as Stallone looked for the entire 101 … Continue reading.
Barbarian
Written by Michael Clawson "Go into “Barbarian” as blind as possible. You’ll be glad you did. A highly entertaining, tautly suspenseful horror thriller written and directed by Zach Cregger, its scares and surprises are sure to deliver tremendous jolts to … Continue reading.
Blonde
Written by Taylor Baker "De Armas is all of us for a little bit, our scorn, our heartache, our belief, our delusion, our dreams, and our movie star."… Continue reading.
Confess, Fletch
Written by Patrick Hao "Is Jon Hamm a movie star? That has been the question perplexing audiences and Hollywood executives since the actor made his breakthrough on “Mad Men.” In “Mad Men,” Hamm plays a movie star-type role..."… Continue reading.
See How They Run
Written by Taylor Baker "“See How They Run” is a great proof for the thesis that subtlety is needed to create an effective whodunnit, and another example that putting a hat on a hat rarely pays off."… Continue reading.
Bentonville Film Festival 2022: The Seven Faces of Jane
Written by Anna Harrison "As a movie, “The Seven Face of Jane” leaves something (a lot, in fact) to be desired, though this is hardly surprising. With eight directors directing a movie, none of whom are told anything about the … Continue reading.
Look Both Ways
Written by Maria Athayde "In the sea of romantic comedies that Netflix pumps out weekly...“Look Both Ways” actually managed to stand out. I am normally for predictability and happily ever afters, but it is refreshing to get something different once … Continue reading.
Jaws 3-D
Written by Nick McCann "3-D back then wasn’t that remarkable, but this may just be the bottom of the barrel. The animatronic shark is stiff and incapable of doing much beyond opening its mouth..."… Continue reading.









