Articles by M.N. Miller
The Bay of Silence review — a poorly misguided #MeToo thriller
The real enigma behind this morose mystery, The Bay of Silence, is how the script made it from page to screen. The plot is essentially...
A White, White Day review — Sigurðsson is chillingly good
A White, White Day (Hvítur, hvítur dagur) opens with a boxy car driving erratically and without a care in the world. It’s a wet, wet...
The Devil All the Time second opinion – an engrossing gothic tale
This second opinion of The Devil All the Time is spoiler-free. You can read our original review by clicking these words. There is a lot...
I’m Thinking of Ending Things review – The Kaufman Experience
This review of I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix) is spoiler-free. There “ain’t” no yellow brick road running through Glasgow Spoilerville, is probably what anyone is...
Centigrade review — a lukewarm attempt at a chilling real-life horror
Centigrade (another term for Celsius, in case anyone was wondering) is being labeled as a “based on true events” horror film by IFC Midnight, a...
Chemical Hearts review – a chemical romance
Chemical Hearts (Amazon Prime) has an intriguing lead in Austin Abrams (Brad’s Status, Euphoria, Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark) who can be soulful and...
The Sleepover review – put on your big boy pants
If you are a parent, you might want to consider dosing your kid’s food or drinks with some Benadryl about 15 minutes before you start...
Words on Bathroom Walls review — a young adult film that hits the right notes
Words on Bathroom Walls is a first in young-adult movies that treat a serious mental illness with a touching sensitivity that’s compulsively watchable. The film,...
Made in Italy review – oh, the problems of the rich and white in the Tuscan countryside
Some plot points are so common they practically become their own genre, while some may fall from grace, especially in Hollywood. The Western film genre...
Summerland review – a small effort towards wartime diversity
Usually, English wartime films are as diverse as various colors of newly fallen snow. You have one white guy, with another older white guy, and...
The Outpost review – shakes your core and rattles your bones
War films now have become the westerns of their day; like mob films of the ’90s, they are engrained in the American film lexicon. Some...
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home review – a healthy slice of film comfort food
I may be perpetually biased here, but I love Psych. The wife and I have been huge fans since it aired as we kept a running...
Force of Nature review – the film equivalent of a natural disaster
There isn’t much that you can say that you haven’t read before about movies like Force of Nature. It’s a poor heist thriller wrapped in a natural...
The Old Guard review – the obligatory same old, same old
Netflix’s The Old Guard is based on the best-selling comic book series of the same name illustrated by Leandro Fernandez, a critically acclaimed Argentine artist...
The F**k-It List review – trade this faux revolution for a real one
I hate films like The F**k-It List. It’s the equivalent of the old adage that a lie can travel halfway around the world while the...
The Truth review – the truth is The Truth needed to go deeper
It’s a tall order to surpass, not to mention just reach Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 2018 critical smash Shoplifters. The film about an eclectic put–together family who steals...
Irresistible review – resist this film
The word of mouth of Jon Stewart’s new film and the ending of his 12-year hiatus from directing his first film has been, to put...
Babyteeth review – a stunning debut film from a fresh voice
I’m certain Babyteeth, the debut feature film from director Shannon Murphy (Killing Eve), will be like no other film experience you’ll have this year. It’s...
One-Way to Tomorrow review- after sunrise, sunset, and midnight
This review of One-Way to Tomorrow (Netflix) is spoiler-free. As soon as I saw Dilan Çiçek Deniz grace the screen of One-Way to Tomorrow (Yarina Tek...
Wasp Network review – an ambitious story that becomes incoherent and convoluted
Historical films that try to cover so much material within a limited time frame are notoriously incohesive. Netflix’s new based-on-a-true-story spy film, Wasp Network, has...