I caught an evening showing of Chevalier last night and when the credits rolled I couldn’t help but exclaim “What an useful idiot!”. This film arrived in an apt time where entertainer Jonathan Majors is losing what little status he has as an entertainer in European society. There were multiple points in the film where… Read More: MOVIE REVIEW: CHEVALIER »
The grainy VHS memory I had from a childhood viewing of Flashdance could not hold a candle to what I saw on-screen as I attended the 40th anniversary celebration of Adrian Lyne’s sensual masterpiece. Yes, the shots are heavy on erotica, but the scenes are so tasteful and artistically rendered every one of the scenes shot… Read More: RETRO MOVIE REVIEW: FLASHDANCE »
Lee Cronin has hit the box office with an excellent big budget debut. Taking all the humor and tropes from previous iterations of Evil Dead and Army of Darkness, Cronin made the bold move of scripting a family in an apartment in Cali, instead of the usual cabin in the woods bit for Evil Dead… Read More: MOVIE REVIEW: Evil Dead Rise »
I am not sure what possessed Cineworld to air a double feature of The Donner Superman films this week, but I was all for it, especially since I had seen all of the Superman films starring Christopher Reeves growing up, but the legendary Superman II. I have to say the Donner Cut of Superman II… Read More: RETRO MOVIE REVIEW: Superman II : The Richard Donner Cut »
For moviegoers like myself tired of the constant injection of feminist and divestment genealogical tropes in modern cinema, Anthony Diblasi has arrived with Malum – a gory, psychological thriller to splatter blood in the face of what constitutes today’s woke feature presentations. Shot in the state where Sandra Bland got popped, Malum stars Jessica Sula… Read More: MOVIE REVIEW: Malum »
Teyana Taylor excels at her opportunity to do as Angela Bassett and Viola Davis before her, portraying the Sapphire role that has been responsible for traumatizing and damaging so many U.S. melaninated males in A Thousand And One, a film with a title that boasts rarity, but is a story seen and lived far too… Read More: MOVIE REVIEW: A Thousand In One »
The best film of 2023’s first quarter, this iteration of D&D is everything that high adventure should be! The jokes hit more bullseyes than they miss, the menace is balanced out with enough charm to keep things fun, and unlike a live game of D&D, “Honor Among Thieves” has no problem spoofing itself and doesn’t… Read More: MOVIE REVIEW: Dungeons And Dragons : Honor Among Thieves »
Introducing Brian and Charles from Universal Pictures. An award-winning film of a tale as old as time, one man and his A.I washing machine. Winning the Audience Favorite award at Sundance Institute, the richness of Brian and Charles comes from its raw simplicity. Silly, clumsy and endearing, Brian and Charles is a film that will… Read More: Movie Review: Sundance Institute Audience Favourite, Brian and Charles »
Written and directed by Ellis, The Cursed is bar none the most unique take on the werewolf subgenre of horror films that I’ve ever seen. But it is so much more than that! The plot starts 35 years prior to the film’s events with the mystery of a Capt in the French army in WWI… Read More: Review: The Cursed »
When you first look at the poster image for A Christmas Horror Story you expect nothing but a cheesy yet balls to the wall battle between Santa Claus and the Anti-Santa demon known as the Krampus. For those who don’t know, while Santa brought gifts in a bag to good children, European folklore describes Krampus… Read More: MOVIE Review: A Christmas Horror Story »