The Dog Stars
Ridley Scott remains astonishingly prolific, churning out scale-driven features with a relentless momentum that puts directors half his age to shame. His latest entry, The Dog Stars, marks another foray [...]
Sheep in the Box
Hirokazu Kore-Eda is one of Japan’s great film makers, but with Sheep in a Box, he has made a rare misstep. This is not a bad film, but it is a [...]
Rose of Nevada
Some films are wholly original. Rose of Nevada seems to want to believe it is original but it is not, and that is fine. Instead, it is a pastiche of [...]
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe is the new movie based on the classic 1980s media franchise from Mattel, this time brought to the screen by Travis Knight. Known for his work [...]
The Breadwinner
I am not the biggest fan of Nate Bargatze's stand-up. He has built a successful career on "clean comedy," often mocking himself for being uncultured or a philistine who admits [...]
Michael
The Life and legacy of Michael Jackson has always been a daunting task to attempt to tell in a biopic setting. Jackson, the iconic King of Pop whose musical influence [...]
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
The 2023 blockbuster adaptation of the iconic Nintendo video games The Super Mario Brothers Movie was an overwhelming hit at the box office, grossing over $1.3 billion worldwide. The film, [...]
Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere
Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere is another presentation from the British documentarian and journalist. This time, he tackles not Jimmy Saville or any single notorious figure, but a movement, and [...]
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 [...]