The Unholy Trinity (2024) is a film that, at first glance, seems tailor-made for fans longing for a return to the gritty, dust-caked charm of old-school westerns. With its barren landscapes, tense shootouts, and a score that leans into the… Read More ›
What would you do to right a wrong? What wrong would you do to make something right? Where is the line by which a good person becomes bad and what rationale do they provide to defend themselves? In truth, from… Read More ›
November 2003 saw the release of director/co-writer Peter Weir’s (The Truman Show; Dead Poets Society) nautical wartime tale Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, an indirect adaptation of the stories from the Patrick O’Brian Master and Commander… Read More ›
Storyteller Wes Anderson broke onto the scene with 1994’s Bottle Rocket and hasn’t really looked back. He’s developed a signature style while assembling what’s best described as a theatrical troupe, a set of actors who relish the chance to return… Read More ›
Live-action remakes of coveted animated films can be a pain point of mine. Most of the time (well, all of the time), it’s an opportunity to juice more money out of an existing IP and less an opportunity to tell… Read More ›
There are few places more wonderful in the world than Central Park in New York City, and Good to See You (2025), the newest independent micro-feature from writer/director Jonah Feingold (At Midnight; EXmas) is on a mission to make sure… Read More ›
Author Robert E. Howard is responsible for the stories of the fictional Hyborian Age, a period of time in which anything modern was stripped away due to a geological event, leaving the world rife with opportunity for fantastical adventure. A… Read More ›
In 2007, director James Griffiths (Cuban Fury) and co-writers/co-stars Tom Basden (Plebs: Soldiers of Rome) and Tim Key (Wonderdate) released their short The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island. The trio has been working since to adapting it… Read More ›
If there’s anything that cinema has taught us, don’t be a camp counselor. Either they have to build morale for a rag-tag group of kids coming from disparate backgrounds in order to help defeat an opposing camp, have to play… Read More ›
I could spend hours ruminating on all of the ways the Final Destination franchise shaped me as a lover of film from childhood, but eventually I would bore you with my stories of being afraid of the Final Destination 3… Read More ›
Eephus (2024), now out on Blu-ray, is a great American movie because, like America’s Favorite Pastime, it captures the ways we can be and have forgotten how to be — communal, patient, and honorable, surprisingly loud, and sometimes surprisingly quiet… Read More ›
Have you seen Justin Kurzel’s highly under the radar crime thriller, The Order (2024)? Did you see it and immediately think to yourself that you wanted to see more of this? If you haven’t, have you seen some of Dick… Read More ›
“See, white folks, they like the blues just fine. They just don’t like the people who make it.” – Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo) Xenophobes exhibit a strange cognitive dissonance. They own iPhones, but hate the people who make them. They… Read More ›
Absolute Dominion (2025), when pitched, sounds like the left-wing equivalent of an evangelical Lionsgate film that’s obviously a money-laundering scheme, but its impressive direction, a great concept, and a more cohesive politic leave you knowing that it could have been… Read More ›
With few exceptions, American-based action stars primarily relied on either physical strength (Arnold Schwarzenegger) or firearms (Bruce Willis; Eddie Murphy) as the means for righting perceived wrongs. Slowly, however, thanks to actors like Chuck Norris (Enter the Dragon; Missing in… Read More ›
The Amateur is that rare remake that not only justifies its existence but surpasses its source material in nearly every way. In an era overflowing with soulless sequels and shallow reboots, this film reminds us what a remake should be:… Read More ›
Now is a great time to be an action cinema fan. In 2025 alone, some highlights include Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, 40 Acres, The Accountant2, Freaky Tales, One Spoon of Chocolate, and Predator: Killer of Killers. These are stories,… Read More ›
Content Warning: The Woman in the Yard deals with concepts of grief, suicide ideation, and parental struggle. Since 2005’s House of Wax remake, filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra has alternated between straight horror titles (Orphan), thrillers (Carry-On), and more family-friendly fare (Jungle… Read More ›
Given the opportunity to work with strangers or friends, chances are “friends” is going to win out every time. Doing so provides a comfortability to do things one might not ordinarily do, or, at the very least, allow one to… Read More ›
There’s this strange argument that comes up anytime a remake is announced regarding the “justification” for it. There was a time when this reviewer felt the same, especially as the remake was often of a beloved title or, at the… Read More ›