3-Stars – DeFacto Film Reviews

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Hellboy (2019)

By Noah Damron|2019-04-14T22:39:51+00:0004/14/2019|

After the attempt at making a third feature in Guillermo Del Toro’s Hellboy franchise fell through, the studio decided to scrap everything and start over. This time, with a brand [...]

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Pet Sematary

By Ben Rothrock|2019-04-06T03:40:48+00:0004/06/2019|

Death is a natural part of life, but it is also one of the most controversial subjects of our society. Everyone processes the concept in a different way. Some are [...]

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Shazam!

By Noah Damron|2019-04-05T02:25:12+00:0004/05/2019|

After their biggest success to date with last year’s “Aquaman”, Warner Bros. and DC are taking things down to a much smaller scale with the hero, "Shazam!", formerly Captain Marvel… [...]

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3 Faces

By Robert Joseph Butler|2019-03-30T04:47:15+00:0003/30/2019|

It's now been nine years since Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was banned from making films in his own country, yet he has continued to rebel as all artists do, and [...]

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The Beach Bum

By Robert Joseph Butler|2019-03-29T20:29:41+00:0003/29/2019|

Iconic independent filmmaker Harmony Korine has now spent three decades writing and directing feature films that explore the decadence of youth culture and even mankind as a whole . He [...]

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Apollo 11

By Ben Rothrock|2019-03-20T08:36:08+00:0003/18/2019|

There was one point in our history where we wanted to touch the stars and explore what lies beyond our planet. Even if for some it was only to beat [...]

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Capernaum

By Robert Joseph Butler|2019-03-01T19:13:03+00:0002/28/2019|

Nadine Labaki's third feature film, the Oscar nominated Lebanese film "Capernaum", is a bleak and deeply disturbing neo-realist film that is unpleasant and emotionally draining to endure, but also essential [...]

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Alita: Battle Angel

By Noah Damron|2019-02-14T23:27:36+00:0002/14/2019|

After being stuck in production limbo for nearly 20 years, the long-awaited big screen adaption of the classic manga has finally arrived. Penned by James Cameron and directed by Robert [...]

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Road to the Oscars: A Star Is Born

By Robert Joseph Butler|2019-02-09T04:13:28+00:0002/09/2019|

For being a fourth version of the classic cinematic version, the 2018 version of "A Star is Born" is an impressive directorial debut that showcases Bradley Cooper as an actors [...]

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Road to the Oscars: BlackKklansman

By Robert Joseph Butler|2019-01-27T04:30:04+00:0001/27/2019|

Spike Lee's "BlackKklansman" purports itself in being a satirical comedy about racism that ties in modern parallels with the current Trump administration and the script comes off potent, yet too [...]

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