Stylish and populated by a cast of beautiful actors, this would-be Thriller comes out of the box strong and intriguing before falling apart in the last act
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The Envelope, Please. Here are the Oscar Nominations, Snubs and Surprises
For anyone who thought that 2021 wouldn’t yield many great movies because of the pandemic and all, these Academy Award nominations will quickly school them. It was actually a great year – many, many top notch films did NOT get nominated today. Hey, there are only a few slots available,…
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‘Red Rocket’ Review | Losers’ Lives Are Cinematic, Too
It will be a shame if more moviegoers don’t see this film just because it’s “Indie” or “Art House,” because it’s excellent.
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‘Red Pill’ Horror Review | Tough to Swallow
“weaponization of whiteness” is, indeed, a very real form of terror, her realization of the concept onscreen doesn’t quite get there.
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‘Belfast’ Film Review | Sweet Story Finds Light in the Darkness
“Nice” has become an ironic term of derision where art it concerned, but it’s the feeling I had while watching Branagh’s easy balance of light and darkness.
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‘Jagged’ Review | Alanis Morissette Looks Back in Revealing Doc
Now a Mom in her late 40s with a cogent perspective on a 21 year old conquering the world and lighting the fuse to an explosive cultural phenomenon
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Movie Review: “Habit” Tries for Tarantino, Ends Up with Nun
The audience probably is Tik-Tokers, so it’s possible that the short run time and superficial flash will land some fans among a very specific demographic.
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Movie Review: ‘Unchained’ | Lock it Up, Lock it Up…
The only fight scenes are poorly choreographed to hide the lack of experience of the actors.You have seen better fight sequences in SNL sketches any given week.
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Review: ‘An Unquiet Grave’ Moves From Horror Filmfests to Streaming
A simple story told in a simple way, An Unquiet Grave is a clunky title for a rather elegant, if occasionally slow, supernatural thriller.
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Review: ‘Tu Me Manques’ Offers Fresh Take In LGBTQ-Themed Film
Having this cast and setting gives it a fresh context and makes it a watchable experience for anyone.
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Horror Film Review: ‘Separation’ | 2 ½ out of 4 Stars |
The whodunnit piece comes a bit too late in the slow build up to it, but I liked that bit of the story, as I am not usually a supernatural fan
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Review: ‘The Night’ Interesting But Not Scary
I don’t know if they make bad movies in Iran, but I have yet to see one…and I’ve seen a lot. That said, the new film ‘The Night’ by noted director Kourosh Ahari isn’t wholly satisfying if one is expecting something super scary. If you go in with expectations more…
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Review: ‘The Little Things’ with Denzel, Rami and Jared. 2 out of 4 Stars.
Normally, this is the kind of movie I really like; the genre, the look, the cast. But somehow “The Little Things” goes down as a disappointment. Not for lack of talent. I mean three Oscar winners in the cast, all of whom deliver exactly the performances you expect from them.…
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‘Assassins’ Review: Is Truth More Bizarre Than Fiction?
By Kyle Osborne If we have learned anything in this age in which we live, it should be: Everything is being recorded on camera, everywhere, all the time. And The recordings rarely tell the whole story. Because of these two bits of reality, documentary filmmaker Ryan White, of whom I…
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Review: “The Marksman” Hits Just One Target
By Kyle Osborne You know, sometimes all you want from a movie is for it to be completely predictable. You want the good guy to wear a white hat and the bad guy to twirl his handlebar moustache. You don’t want one.single.thing to happen that hasn’t been telegraphed in advance.…
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