Wirkola’s Gory Christmas Flick Is Wildly Entertaining

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Wirkola’s Gory Christmas Flick Is Wildly Entertaining

Home Movie Reviews Violent Night Review: Wirkola’s Gory Christmas Flick Is Wildly Entertaining Violent Night contains ferocious action sequences and gruesome body horror, and it’s a bloody good time. There’s no time like the end of the year, when families…

Amandla Stenberg Find Love In Wandering Werewolf Story

Home Movie Reviews 'My Animal' Review: Amandla Stenberg and Bobbi Salvör Menuez Find Love In This Wandering Werewolf Story | Sundance 2023 While frequently alluring in its exploration of desire and identity, this horror as metaphor tale has a bark…

Teyana Taylor Shines in Family Drama

Over the course of writer-director A.V. Rockwell’s feature debut A Thousand and One, time can feel like it is slipping through our fingers. Much like life, the choices we make and the paths we take can only be understood upon…

Eddie Murphy is Funny AF in You People

You People is the new Netflix romantic comedy starring Jonah Hill, Eddie Murphy, Laren London, and Nia Long. The movie is co-written by both Joah Hill and director Kenya Barris the creator of Black-ish. You People tells the story of…

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear is Stephen Allen Gutierrez’s sophomore feature-length effort. For the comedic slasher, the filmmaker landed horror icon Michael Berryman in a supporting role. In addition, the writer-director brought on crew members from other projects of…

Savanah Leaf’s Social Drama Nurtures Bleakness [Sundance]

Not only are Gia’s children in foster care, awaiting their mother’s journey through the system to end before they can be fully reunited, Gia (Tia Nomore) is also pregnant. Nearing her due date, the 24-year-old works to fulfill the cumbersome…

Lee Jongsuk & Cha Eunwoo Shine In Taut Action Thriller

Home Movie Reviews Decibel Review: Lee Jongsuk & Cha Eunwoo Shine In Taut Action Thriller Decibel boasts loud explosions and a stressful race against the clock, but its secret weapon lies in Lee Jongsuk & Cha Eunwoo's emotional scenes. Cha…

Eddie Murphy & Jonah Hill Face Off in Mediocre Comedy

Kenya Barris made a name for himself by creating black-ish, a surprisingly nuanced look at what it's like to be Black in America, explored through the prism of a broadcast network sitcom. For eight seasons, Barris’s show was able to…

Bill Nighy Stars in a Somber Adaptation of a Classic Story

This review was originally part of our 2022 Sundance Film Festival coverage. Living is an English adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s film Ikiru, which itself was an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "The Death of Ivan Ilyich." Set in 1950s London…

Mars Mission Doc Is A Fascinating Look At Mental Struggles NASA Astronauts Face On Extended Space Expeditions [Sundance]

So, what’s the hold up on humans going to Mars? Is it a technology issue? Is no one volunteering? Is it too dangerous? Is this all Elon Musk’s fault? Believe it or not, what’s stopping humans from going to Mars…

The Pod Generation | Film Threat

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Sophie Barthes’ science-fiction feature, The Pod Generation, takes place in a not-too-distant utopian future. Then the writer-director screws around with the very idea of life and where it comes from. Emilia Clarke plays Rachel, a rising…

Léa Seydoux Shines in Story of Love and Loss

This review was originally part of our 2022 Toronto International Film Festival coverage. Mia Hansen-Løve has a way of making even the most introspective, quiet stories feel grandiose. Take, for example, last year’s Bergman Island, in which a pair of…

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