Articles by Tyler Howat
Ranked | ‘Rocky’ Film Series
The Rocky series is one of those rare, generation-spanning franchises that’s helmed by one nearly unified voice and starring one actor. I’d almost venture to...
‘The Hills Have Eyes’ (1977) | Film Review
Following The Last House on the Left, his shocking gore-fest of a debut, Wes Craven decided to never make another horror movie again. But that didn’t...
‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’ | Film Review
Ana Lily Amirpour’s Persian-language directorial debut, follows The Girl (Sheila Vand), a lonely vampire who haunts the streets of Bad City in search of her...
‘Scream 2’ (1997) | Film Review
Following up his smash hit, Scream, Wes Craven returned the next year with another meta-filled film. Much like the first film was a love letter to...
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) Review
Directed by Sara Colangelo, we review The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), which does not contain spoilers. The Kindergarten Teacher, written and directed by Sara Colangelo, is...
‘American Animals’ | Film Review
Writer-director Bart Layton’s American Animals is a funny, suspenseful heist film wrapped around a true crime documentary. And it’s just brilliant. Evan Peters, Barry Keoughan,...
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 1 Review
For a non-James Bond or Doctor Who franchise that has been rebooted four times and had five different actors playing the title role, you’d think...
‘Hot Summer Nights’ | Film Review
From the opening scenes of Hot Summer Nights, the unnamed narrator directs our attention to stories and believability. The story we’re about to see is mostly...
‘Our House’ | Film Review
Our House begins with a preoccupied Ethan (Thomas Mann) ditching family dinner to go work on a groundbreaking experiment back at school. They cause a blackout...
‘Tully’ | Film Review
Tully unflinchingly depicts the intense routine of the early days of motherhood, with Theron truly playing a woman nearing the edge of desperation. Diablo Cody and...
Tyler Perry’s ‘Acrimony’ | Film Review
Tyler Perry’s Acrimony is the first film by the prolific writer-director that I actually really wanted to see in theatres. To quote our fearless editor, Jonathon Wilson,...
Tag Review
Hoagie (Ed Helms), Bob (Jon Hamm), Chilli (Jake Johnson–from New Girl), and Kevin (Hannibal Burress–from Girls) have never been able to tag Jerry (Jeremy Renner),...
Hotel Artemis Review
This is a seriously frustrating film. It seems that Hotel Artemis just wants to have intriguing ideas, but doesn’t want to spend the time to flesh...
Adrift Review
One of the people I went to see Adrift with leaned over to me about a third of the way through and said, “This movie gets...
Solo: A Star Wars Story Review
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY IS PART OF THE CURRENT STAR WARS CANON. The job of filling in the gaps of Han Solo’s legendary career...
‘Beirut’ Review: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, and the Tragedy of a Fallen Paradise
There really are two characters in this Beirut: Jon Hamm’s Mason Skiles and the city of Beirut. Both were once on top, the envy of...
I Feel Pretty Review – Amy Schumer’s Empowering and Witty Rom-Com on Self-Image
I’m rather intensely torn by I Feel Pretty and did more than my share of convicted thinking before sitting down to write this review. It has...
Trump: An American Dream Review
[yasr_overall_rating size=”medium”] Trump: An American Dream is a documentary mini-series of four hourlong episodes, and takes a deep dive into the history of Donald Trump’s...
Flashback | Recap | Star Trek: The Original Series S2E01 – “Amok Time”
Theodore Sturgeon’s Amok Time kicks off season two of Star Trek: The Original Series with a bang. Because of Spock’s immense popularity, season two begins with...
Review | Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow is Francis Lawrence’s fourth outing with star Jennifer Lawrence following the final three films of The Hunger Games Saga. Jennifer Lawrence plays a former...