Film Reviews & Insights
She Will
More revenge driven and slow-burn, writer-director Charlotte Colbert's retro witch horror film She Will has a strong buildup, some memorable scenes, but a very negligible payoff that feels choppy and [...]
Futura
The road of adolescence and the journey of maturity has customarily been seen as those aging from ages 15-20, with not only their physical maturity but most importantly, their intellectual [...]
Fire of Love
A true found footage documentary that could also be easily labeled as a natural disaster film or even an offbeat love story—only this is real and doesn't rely on special [...]
The Forgiven
Sharply scripted and ripped with satire about class, privilege, and broken fidelity, John Michael McDonagh's latest film certainly channels some older classics like Michael Curtiz's Casablanca or Alfred Hitchcock's The [...]
Thor: Love and Thunder
When filmmaker Taika Waititi, known for quirky, heartfelt indies such as Hunt for the Wilderpeople and What We Do in the Shadows, joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it felt like [...]
Murina
A dramatically charged coming-of-age story about a young-woman who is soon to be 18 years old and yearns for her own personal freedom from her deeply controlling father and complicit [...]
Both Sides of the Blade (Fire)
A highly engaging, ultimately intimate drama about a middle-aged woman who is caught in love with two men in her life, Both Sides of the Blade (also titled Fire) is a [...]
The Innocents
It’s not often you find hidden gems under the large stockpile of films today, but when you do, it's astonishingly satisfying. These days, we are in the Golden Age of [...]
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Illumination's Despicable Me franchise has dominated the culture since the very first film, released in 2010. The story of likable supervillain with a heart of gold, Gru, and his adoptive [...]
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Before Mike Judge struck gold with his biggest creative endeavor, King of The Hill, it’s predecessor, Beavis and Butt-Head was a hit on MTV. The show first aired on March [...]
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
As charming as any Pixar or Hollywood family film, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is the feature film version of the 2010 successful You Tube short film of the [...]