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Elements of Madness Founder | Contributing Senior Film Critic at CLTure | Film Critic at Pretty Vacant One | Contributor at FilmFed | The Cine-Men podcast co-host | NC Film Critics Association member | Rotten Tomatoes approved individual critic

• Coming to Theaters: February 2019

  By Douglas Davidson on January 31, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  One month down, eleven to go and February is looking to blow January out of the water. It’s bringing heartfelt family dramas, comedies, psychological thrillers, suspense-filled dramas, and so much more to theaters (with a few hitting VOD/digital the same… Read More ›

• Hallucinogenic nightmare “Braid” warps reality in the first feature from Mitzi Peirone.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s a moment in writer/director Mitzi Peirone’s Braid where you’re either all in or all out. When the mayhem’s rising, the blood flowing, and the veil of reality’s so thin it’s barely perceivable, a choice has to be made: embrace… Read More ›

• “Piercing” manipulates your expectations to great satisfaction.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 29, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  February is becoming a strange month. Like January, February tends to be a dumping ground for films not likely to find an audience or for films leaning into Hallmark’s notion of love. While some aspects of this remain true (markets… Read More ›

• Disney’s “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is too dour for Christmas, too artificial to feel magical.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Nutcracker is a famous ballet known the world over for its delicacy and grace in performance and the beauty of Tchaikovsky’s music. In fact, it’s safe to say that more people are aware of the story in connection to… Read More ›

• Like the phrase itself suggests, “In Like Flynn” is incredibly charming, but not charming enough.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  When anyone mentions the name Errol Flynn, those familiar likely think of the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood, a portrayal of the infamous bandit to which every future performance has been compared. Working in Hollywood for 26 years,… Read More ›

• Listen: The Cine-Men, Episode 12

  By Douglas Davidson on January 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  With the 2019 Oscars coming up, The Cine-Men (Darryl Mansel and Douglas Davidson) explore a department of cinema which is constantly overlooked when handing out awards: stunts. In this episode, they not only discuss their latest watches and The Cine-Men… Read More ›

• “The Hate U Give” can end with us.

  By Douglas Davidson on January 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s one phrase that runs through my head every day of every week of every year: You can’t see them all. At some point, trying to keep up with all of the films released in a year in theaters, digitally,… Read More ›