The Lodge
The 2019 Sundance hit film "The Lodge," which is either a psychological horror film about individuals trapped in purgatory, or a psychological study about trauma in the modern era, stands [...]
Color Out of Space
Having been burned out by the studio system after his firing from the 1996 disaster "The Island of Dr. Moreau", filmmaker Richard Stanley ("Hardwire", "Dust Devil") has maintained a quiet [...]
The Gentlemen
“The Gentlemen” is the most recent addition to the canon of British gangster/caper films that made Guy Ritchie a household name, beginning way back in 1999 with “Lock, Stock and [...]
Les Misérables (2019)
The Oscar nominated French film "Les Misérables" may share the same title of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, but it's far from an adaptation or retelling. Rather, it's a harrowing reworking [...]
Bad Boys For Life
"Bad Boys" was released in 1995 and was seen as something of a stepping stone for the culture. Starring two up-and-comers in sitcom stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith -- [...]
Clemency
Newcomer Chinonye Chukwu’s breakthrough film “Clemency” made a splash at the 2019 Sundance Festival and it's a solid, well-intentioned drama, substantially elevated by the performances of Aldis Hodge and particularly [...]
A Hidden Life
"A Hidden Life", a chronicle of a conscientious objector during the rise of the Third Reich, is Terrence Malick's most challenging and dreary film to date. This time around his [...]
In Fabric
The latest film from Peter Strickland, In Fabric, is a dizzying dive into horror-comedy. Visually it hearkens back to the giallo Italian films of the 70s and it’s clear that [...]
Jumanji: The Next Level
by Ben Rothrock Two years ago, four high school kids, Spencer (Alex Wolff), Fridge (Ser’Darius Blain), Martha (Morgan Turner), and Bethany (Madison Iseman) discovered Jumanji, a magical board game that [...]
Richard Jewell
Clint Eastwood's latest film gives an eerie glimpse of what it's like to be wrongfully accused. "Richard Jewell" explores the tragic chronicle of the late Atlanta security guard who, during [...]