Calle Malaga
Some films can get by on visual splendor, and others on character. Some, of course, manage through plot or pure nerve. Calle Malaga is none of these. It is a lovely [...]
Return to Silent Hill
In 2006, filmmaker Christophe Gans made the film adaptation of the popular Konami survival horror game franchise Silent Hill. The film was a decent hit, raking in over $100 million [...]
Ballad of a Small Player
Edward Berger is a talented director, as demonstrated by his Academy Award-winning All Quiet on the Western Front and Conclave. Colin Farrell is one of our finest actors, able to pull off comedy [...]
Rental Family
Rental Family is an often-maudlin work with an awkward Brendan Fraser at the center, yet that awkwardness is what keeps this from falling apart. It is a film that may [...]
Hedda
Hedda is based on Hedda Gabler, which may be the great Henrik Ibsen’s most supreme work. This take on the story, directed by Nia DaCosta, is a sumptuous feast for the eyes [...]
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is a film that does not have as important a reason for existing as it seems to believe. Jeremy Allen White, superb as a tormented [...]
Him
How does one make sense of a film with so much possible greatness that spectacularly fails on every meaningful level? The new psychological horror film produced by Jordan Peele set [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]