Our appetite for post-apocalyptic narratives is seemingly insatiable. Whether it’s current sensation The Last of Us or a classic like The Omega Man, we’re drawn to stories of survival in the midst of a crumbling world. We’re still relatively fresh off our own…
Read moreHome Movie Reviews Girl Review: Onashile’s Sincere Debut On Trauma & Parenthood Is Tender [Sundance] Written with tenderness, directed with impactful execution & acted with such fiery conviction, Girl is sincere in depicting overprotective parenthood. Déborah Lukumuena and Le'Shantey Bonsu…
Read moreBased on the synopsis alone, one would think John Trengove’s “Manodrome” to have two feet in satire: Jesse Eisenberg is Ralphie, a father-to-be lulled into a libertarian masculinity cult led by Adrien Brody. It is odd, then, to see the…
Read moreThe Killers Next Door, written and directed by Michael A. LoCicero, begins with ex-convict Bobby (David Pridemore) finding his foster brother begging for a cigarette and a job. Ryan (LoCicero), said brother and also an ex-convict, is none too pleased…
Read moreLike so many young performers, Sydney Sweeney proved that she was a star before she could get the chance to prove that she was a well-rounded actor. Her name-making gigs as a vindictive, canonically gorgeous high schooler on TV’s “Euphoria,”…
Read moreHome Movie Reviews Animalia Review: Alaoui’s Hypnotic Debut Is Ambitious & Inspiring [Sundance] A love letter to existential inquisition and class dissection, Alaoui’s film is mysterious and imaginative in all the best ways a project can be. Sofia Alaoui, short…
Read moreWith an admirable cohesiveness, Mexican-Salvadoran director Tatiana Huezo (“Prayers for the Stolen”) has curated a body of work that often returns to familiar questions, subjects, and even precise images of evolving girlhood and untarnished nature. The filmmaker’s most fixed preoccupation…
Read morePeyton Reed’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania marks the official beginning of Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But has MCU fatigue set in after the lackluster performance of Phase 4? The film opens with Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), aka Ant-Man,…
Read moreThere is a particular kind of audacity reserved for the wealthy and the well-meaning. Multi-award-winning actor and humanitarian Sean Penn co-directs “Superpower” with Aaron Kaufman, known mostly for his commercial work and his collaboration with writer-director Robert Rodriguez. Presented as a…
Read moreHome Movie Reviews Birth/Rebirth Review: A Restrained Examination Of Motherhood & Ethics [Sundance] Great performances from lead actresses Judy Reyes and Marin Ireland boost this script to a tolerable watching experience. Laura Moss’s directorial debut, Birth/Rebirth is a thought-provoking reimagining…
Read moreIn the last few decades, the concept of toxic masculinity has become more widespread as the world has confronted the shortcomings of gender stereotypes. But while we can hopefully expect younger generations will be more prepared to deal with complex…
Read moreNOW IN THEATERS! Director Michelle Garza Cervera’s stunning feature debut, Huesera: The Bone Woman, uses conventional horror tropes to create true art. Valeria (Natalia Solian) and her husband Raul (Alfonso Dosal) are trying to get pregnant, going so far as to…
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