The Big Picture The new season of True Detective takes place in the Arctic during the Polar night, adding a creepy and atmospheric backdrop to the show. The first episode introduces a chilling mystery involving missing researchers, severed tongues, and…
Read moreSohale Dezfoli and Nicholas Begnaud’s short film knows what it takes for anonymous actors to nail that open casting call. It’s that Main Character Energy. Brian (Mark Prendergast) is an actor with an emphasis on “struggling” who is on yet…
Read moreWriter/Director William Butler keeps the Demonic Toys series alive with this fifth installment, Demonic Toys: Jack Attack. After her foster mother is murdered by a killer clown and an evil jack in the box, Lily (Sofia Castellanos) is taken in…
Read moreWeird that I have to say this, but we’re not a political site. But we do try to review political films…as films. Ciaran Casey’s documentary, Where You Attwood? Truth Across America, is not necessarily a political film. It’s only political…
Read moreNOW ON NETFLIX! Stripping the glory from gangsterism like chrome from a tailpipe is the pulse-pounding documentary Man On The Run, written and directed by Cassius Michael Kim. It recounts the scandal surrounding 1MDB, a company that was set up…
Read moreSummary Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw have great chemistry, adding tension and drama to the film. F. Gary Gray's directorial choices make Lift visually appealing and entertaining. Despite some flaws in the script and side characters, Lift is a quality…
Read moreDeon (Jeff Smith) is a high school delinquent struggling with school. Despite his anger issues and violent tendencies at school, Deon cares for his Mother, Isma (Mini Theo), whose Alzheimer’s requires the need of constant care. The mother and son…
Read moreThe Big Picture Clive Owen successfully steps into Humphrey Bogart's iconic role in Monsieur Spade with his own spin on the character. The show's script doctor turned showrunner, Scott Frank, is just as much a driving force behind the project.…
Read moreSummary True Detective season 4 takes the show back to its roots with a fresh new cast and a chilling Alaskan setting. The season embraces the supernatural, with ghosts and curses playing a central role in the mystery. Night Country…
Read moreYou don’t see many firefighters in films. It is, of course, much easier to film someone in blue running after a mugger. So if you like watching fire fought, you’re out of luck. However, Gabriel Kirkpatrick Mann’s documentary, Hotshot, holsters lightweight…
Read moreSummary Echo is a strong outing for Marvel Studios and one of its most unique and compelling Marvel shows. The show focuses on street-level fighting between Maya and Kingpin, giving it a more character-driven feel. Echo features Marvel's first deaf…
Read moreWritten by director Sam Mason-Bell, star Annabella Rich, and Jackson Batchelor, Incessant is a horror thriller. Gina (Rich) and Ed (Chris Mills) abscond to a cabin in the woods. The mini-vacation is for the couple to disconnect and focus on…
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