Film Reviews & Insights
Spiderhead
Now, it’s no surprise that Netflix produces its fair share of films every year, under various genres, around 100 films are released each year from Netflix alone. With such a [...]
The Black Phone
In the year 2012, director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill, a former film critic-turned-screenwriter, unfurled to the world, Sinister, a low-budget horror film starring Ethan Hawke. The film [...]
Flux Gourmet
If the name of Peter Strickland wasn't credited to Flux Gourmet, this dark comedy with some horror tropes would probably be mistaken as an imitation of Italian Giallo, Daro Argento, [...]
Elvis
How does an actor go about playing Elvis Presley? More than a man or a musician, Elvis is a mythological rock 'n' roll legend who has always lived on in [...]
Mississippi Masala (Spotlight Review)
Renowned filmmaker Mira Nair didn't suffer from sophomore blues with her poignantly fleshed out, critically acclaimed romance titled Mississippi Masala. A very celebrated indie that is now finally getting the [...]
Ali and Ava
The expectations of family. The general wariness that can come with age. The baggage and broken feelings that come from past relationships. The societal pressures of race and class. All [...]
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Slipping and sliding its way into this year's Sundance selection, even attaining an audience award, is Cooper Raiff’s dramedy, Cha Cha Real Smooth. With its mouthful of a title, Cha [...]
Lightyear
Pixar has taken a two year break from cinema. Dumping their past three films, Soul, Luca and Turning Red, all among the upper echelon of the studio, straight to Disney+ [...]
Brian and Charles
In the mid-late 90s, a wave of British comedies was released in the U.S. Films like The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, Brassed Off, [...]
Official Competition
An insider satire that will likely amuse audiences that are highly interested in acting and the filmmaking process that generates some amusing laughs, Official Competition is a clever parody of [...]
Jurassic World: Dominion
Oh, how so much can change in 30 years. Looking back at Steven Spielberg's original classic, Jurassic Park, it's amazing just how much wonder came from seeing dinosaurs on the [...]