Imaginary
The term "safe" is often used in film criticism to describe a product with tried-and-true elements that appeal to a general audience. It is neither excellent nor terrible, but somewhere [...]
6th Annual Defacto Film Awards
As we always do in honor of the Oscars, we are pleased to announce the 6th Annual Defacto Film Awards. This year, we did things even more democratically as opposed [...]
Oscar Predictions 2024
After months of precursor award shows, the Oscars are finally going to be awarded this coming Sunday, March 10. Jimmy Kimmel has the hosting duties for a second year in [...]
Spaceman
Since Adam Sandler's role in the hit Safdie brothers thriller Uncut Gems, which helped redefine a new chapter in his career, the Sandman has been experimenting more with the kinds [...]
Amelia’s Children
If you are a horror fan, you are probably conscious of the contrasts between American and foreign genre films. Mainstream Hollywood productions frequently offer a commercial look and feel, while [...]
Dune: Part Two
After impressing audiences and critics with the deserts of Arrakis in 2021 with Dune: Part One, the grandiose space opera continues on in Dune: Part Two. The middle section of [...]
Drive-Away Dolls
With Drive-Away Dolls, his second solo feature without brother Joel, iconic filmmaker Ethan Coen proves that, along with his lifetime editor and wife Tricia Cooke, they too can produce a [...]
Michigan Showcase: Thorns
Thorns, the latest prominent independent horror production from Michigan, features horror icon Doug Bradley (Hellraiser) amidst a classic clash of religion versus science—or, in this case, religion through science. Michigan [...]
Driving Madeleine
With Driving Madeleine, director and co-writer Christian Caron, has wrought a minor miracle, in terms of striking a balance between comedy and drama, and between philosophy and action, all of [...]
Stopmotion
Horror films focused on artists dealing with madness are certainly nothing new. From the great Vincent Price in House of Wax, to Jack Nicholson in The Shining, to Yahya Abdul-Mateen [...]