Film Reviews & Insights
Downhill
It's very redundant and very common to be sour when Hollywood remakes exceptional international films. In the case of "Downhill", an American remake of the 2014 outstanding Swedish hit film written [...]
Zombi Child
Haiti is the ghost that plagues Bertrand Bonello, and in "Zombi Child" it is far from being a ghost film, and contrary to what the title leads you to believe, [...]
The Photograph (2020)
Valentine's Day has usually been a mixed bag in terms of quality romantic films at the box office. With the highly profitable but much maligned "Fifty Shades" trilogy and 2010's [...]
Sonic the Hedgehog
Based on the Sega video game franchise of the same name, this movie had all the ingredients to be a disaster. Video game movies, as many already know, don’t have [...]
The Assistant
With sexual harassment in the workplace finally being thrust into the media spotlight, we are now seeing more films exploring such wretched behavior. The #MeToo drama "The Assistant" is a [...]
The Lodge
The 2019 Sundance hit film "The Lodge," which is either a psychological horror film about individuals trapped in purgatory, or a psychological study about trauma in the modern era, stands [...]
2nd Annual Defacto Film Awards
To celebrate the Oscars, we are pleased to announce the Best of 2019 nominees and winners in fourteen categories. We selected the top five picks in the following categories: Best [...]
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
When we first meet Harley Quinn in "Birds of Prey", she's just been dumped by the Joker. Doing what most people do after a bad breakup, Harley gets drunk, cuts [...]
Road to the Oscars 2020: Predictions
"1917" will walk away the nights biggest winner. Brad Pitt will win his first Oscar. Joaquin Phoenix will also win his first Oscar. "The Irishman" will walk way with no [...]
Sam Mendes Retrospective-Best Mendes Films, Ranked
Studio director Sam Mendes has certainly left his footprint in the cinematic world. Winning the Oscar for both best picture and best director at the 2000 Academy Awards right out [...]
Gretel & Hansel
by Ben Rothrock As we continue to grow more sensitive of the world around us and the horrors of the adult world, we continue to censor and change the stories [...]