Written by Taylor Baker "...back with a middlebrow adaptation of Joe Hill’s Short Story, ‘The Black Phone.’ His adaptation is proficient in much of its cinematography, lighting, and set design. It fails to bridge the uncanny gap of translating short … Continue reading.
Written by Nick McCann "Much like his first “Indiana Jones” follow-up, Spielberg enjoyably goes darker and more serious. The plot still talks up the dangers of playing with nature while taking the scale-up many more notches. The cause and effect … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "Two years later he’s reteamed with the star of “The Killing of Two Lovers,” Clayne Crawford in a meandering film on manhood entitled “The Integrity of Joseph Chambers.” It shares more than a few commonalities with … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "...parade an aural scape that is both exaltive and daring, pairing contemporary music and recordings against old. It has moments that cause one to feel the definition of rock and roll. “Elvis” may not accomplish all … Continue reading.
Written by Jeff Sparks "“Mid-Century” is one of those movies where I knew I was in for a bad time within the first ten minutes. Right away the Hallmark channel-type production bares its low-budget teeth with bland cinematography and poor … Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "Once the supernatural aspects and religious aspects come in Gislason seems to lose control over his film, and things become sloppy. The edits are more and more jarring, the music is unnecessarily intrusive, and the blocking … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Athayde "“Petit Mal” is the latest feature film by Spanish writer and director Ruth Caudeli, it is the epitome of a movie that is better experienced than described. This semi-autobiographical piece tells the story of a throuple..."… Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "62-year-old Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson) has never had an orgasm. Following the death of her husband, she books a hotel room and schedules a visit with Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack) a pseudonym for an easy-going mid-twenties … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao "At this point in his career, there is no reason for anyone to feign surprise that Adam Sandler can act. But, Sandler has never harnessed his movie stardom the way that “Hustle” does. That is not … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "“Hands That Bind” is ostensibly a Western, but it’s a Western by way of sci-fi luminaries such as Arthur C. Clarke and filmic oddballs like Stan Brackage, and as such it’s a bit hard to pin … Continue reading.
