Film Reviews & Insights
The Conjuring: Last Rites
The Conjuring series has seen its share of ups and downs. The first two films were solid, respectable entries in the possession/haunting categories. The first Annabelle film tried perhaps a bit too hard [...]
Highest 2 Lowest
Highest 2 Lowest is the new Spike Lee film, based on Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, which was itself adapted from Ed McBain’s King’s Ransom. Where the original film has as part of [...]
Nobody 2
Nobody 2 is the sequel to 2021’s Nobody, which also starred Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell, a former government assassin who has been trying to live a normal life, until his nature [...]
Honey Don’t!
Honey Don’t! is a film that may not work for everyone, and in fact, likely has a very specific audience for which it will. The second film in Ethan Coen’s “Lesbian [...]
Caught Stealing
For a filmmaker that started out his career with heavy, dramatically-taxing works such as Pi and Requiem For a Dream, Darren Aronofsky has become one of the 21st century's most [...]
The Toxic Avenger (2025)
The Toxic Avenger is a loving, smartly updated take on the 1984 splatter horror comedy landmark. Where the original was nearly all gore and sex, often for what seemed to [...]
Weapons
Zach Cregger's breakthrough horror film Barbarian was a surprise hit in the fall of 2022. A film marketed off of not knowing its many twists and turns, Cregger's foray into [...]
Vulcanizadora
Regional film making can be rich and rewarding. It can cast a light and use a very specific voice to say something unique about the area and the people within [...]
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley was among the select few singers in popular music to be gifted with the vocal range of four or more octaves. His ability to mimic the works of [...]
Together
The 2020s have seen something of a resurgence in the body horror subgenre, from the Oscar-winning masterpiece The Substance, to the stunning Palme d'Or-winner Titane. This decade has also given [...]
The Naked Gun (2025)
The Naked Gun is not a remake. It is a direct continuation of the original series of films, done with a clear level of care and love for the goofy [...]