Reviews
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‘Triple 9’ Channels David Ayer Better Than David Ayer Has Recently
Action/thrillers about cops and robbers have been around for eighty years, but writer/director David Ayer successfully carved out a niche of his own over the…
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Eddie the Eagle Soars to Miniature Heights
20th Century Fox Movies about sports-related underdogs are a sub-genre unto themselves, but even among their ranks they vary in tone. They all aim to be…
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The Abandoned Invites You Into the Basement
IFC Midnight Location and setting are typically big contributors to a horror film’s success – an old, darkly-lit house is inherently creepier than a bright…
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The Witch Brings Hell to a Little House on the Prairie
A24 William (Ralph Ineson) has taken issue with the behavior of his village’s leadership and believes they’re not properly following the word of God, but…
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Cabin Fever Leaves Us Scratching Our Heads
IFC Midnight Whether or not you’re a fan of Eli Roth’s 2002 feature, Cabin Fever, there are elements that make it one of the early…
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‘Zoolander 2’ is So 2001
Who could have predicted that opening a film with the gratuitously bloody and violent murder of Justin Bieber would be a bad idea? It sounds…
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Tumbledown Stumbles But Doesn’t Crumble
Starz Digital Media Movies that hope to explore the idea and effects of grief aren’t uncommon, but many of them, even the great ones, often exist…
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Deadpool Is the Silly, Sexy, Sticky, and Sweet Superhero Adventure You’ve Been Waiting For
20th Century Fox One of the hallmarks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been their adherence to McDonald’s stance on keeping things similar – it doesn’t…
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Southbound Finds Gas, Food, and Retribution On the Open Road
The pull of the open road is strong and tantalizes with the untold possibility of adventure and experience, but not all roads lead to their…