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Smile 2 Review | Put on a Happy Face
A sequel that intelligently and ambitiously outdoes its predecessor by a country mile, Smile 2 takes the clever ideas behind returning writer-director Parker Finn’s original concept and runs wildly and...
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Your Monster Review | Living Well is the Best Revenge
A clever comedy about learning to love your dark side, writer-director Caroline Lindy’s Beauty and the Beast coded rom-com-horror-musical Your Monster is one of the most entrancing and original movies...
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Conclave Review | Let He Who is Without Sin Cast the First Vote
A politically charged and paranoia driven thriller about a fight for faith, Edward Berger’s Conclave makes the viewer feel the ground moving beneath the characters’ collective feet. A look inside an...
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Venom: The Last Dance Review | Going Out in a Blaze of Boring
Venom: The Last Dance is yet another low-level Marvel Spidey Spin-off that (possibly) sends off one of the most interesting and best performed characters with a shrug and a yawn. Neither of the...
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Martha Review | Woman’s Work
Martha is a great example of a documentary that’s able to paint an intriguing and complex portrait of a controversial, yet beloved public figure, despite the fact that the film’s subject is notoriously...
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Hitpig! Review | Hogwash
Slapdash and uninspired in the story and voice acting departments, Hitpig! is an animated adventure that will only appeal to the youngest, least discerning of viewers. Best enjoyed by the age bracket...
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Absolution Review | A Sleepy Crime Saga
Liam Neeson gives a solid performance while given mid-tier, underbaked material to work with in the crime drama Absolution. While there has been speculation that this will be Neeson’s “final” action...
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Dahomey Review | Back to a Complicated Future
Visionary filmmaker Mati Diop’s hybrid documentary Dahomey lives at the intersection of generational trauma and reconciliation, making it a potent snapshot of similar events unfolding around the world...
View ArticleJuror #2 Review | We’re Only as Sick as Our Secrets
A layered, compelling, and expertly paced blend of courtroom drama and psychological thriller, director Clint Eastwood’s masterful bit of entertainment Juror #2 is another feather in a cap full of...
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Here Review | Stuck in a Moment and You Can’t Get Out of It
Here is filmmaker Robert Zemeckis’ most openly experimental film to date, but that doesn’t mean it’s a successful one. Bouncing back and forth across time periods and attempting to recreate the style...
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