Movies

Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.

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Brian Banks Review: Redemption Road

August 26 2019, by M.N. Miller

When I first heard of the Brian Banks story nearly a decade ago when he was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, I felt...

The Kitchen Review: Cooking Without A Recipe

August 26 2019, by M.N. Miller

I was excited about The Kitchen, which is the directorial debut from the writer of Straight Outta Compton Andrea Berloff. Here is a movie that’s...

Good Boys Second Opinion: Super Sweet & Seriously Sour

August 26 2019, by M.N. Miller

This is our Good Boys second opinion. Almost every generation has its own unique comedy, from gross-out to farce, that defines their developmental years. The...

Apocalypse Now (1979) Review

August 24 2019, by Aaron Farrell

Our motto: Apocalypse Now. No this isn’t the tagline for Brexiteers and Trump supporters’ ongoing campaign for fascistic values, it is the integrated title card...

Angel Has Fallen Review: This Franchise Hasn’t Fallen Just Yet

August 24 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Angel Has Fallen is the third film in the “Fallen”, franchise following in the footsteps of Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen, this time...

El Pepe, Una Vida Suprema Review: Netflix’s Latest Documentary Fails To Properly Probe Its Subject

August 23 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s latest documentary feature, El Pepe Una Vida Suprema, or El Pepe: A Supreme Life, plays out like a jovial conversation more than an interrogation. That...

Blinded by the Light Review: Unevenly Profound

August 18 2019, by Tyler Howat

Director Gurinder Chadha, along with writers Paul Mayeda Berges and Sarfraz Manzoor (on whom Blinded by the Light is based), tell the story of Javed...

The Little Switzerland Review: An Odd, Fun Little Film

August 16 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

The little Switzerland is in Spain, which is confusing. It’s even more confusing for the residents of the small Castillian village located in the Basque...

Sextuplets Review: Marlon Wayans Plays Six Siblings In Netflix’s New Half-Baked Original

August 16 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

The chameleonic Wayans family has always been difficult to keep track of, so one member playing six siblings isn’t altogether unexpected. Neither is the fact...

Light of My Life Review: A Compelling Dystopic Parental Drama

August 10 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

When you think of films in which a parent and their child navigate the ruins of a post-apocalyptic society you think, inevitably, of Cormac McCarthy’s The...

Ode To Joy Review: A Mildly Charming Rom-Com

August 9 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Jason Winer’s Ode to Joy falls into a sub-category usually favored by YA stories, with young stars, one or both of whom are afflicted by some terrible...

Jaoon Kahan Bata Ae Dil Review: A Dark Relationship Drama

August 9 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Aadish Keluskar’s grim and unusual relationship drama Jaoon Kahan Bata Ae Dil has an IMDb page with an English title: Lovefucked. And it’s the kind of...

A Perfect Getaway (2009) Review

August 7 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

On this day ten years ago, A Perfect Getaway was released from director David Twohy, the man that bought us the Pitch Black trilogy, Below...

The Velocipastor Review: A Monster Movie With Not Much Bite But Loads Of Laughs

August 6 2019, by Alix Turner

If you follow any kind of horror or indie film-related social media, odds are you’ve seen posters or press releases about The Velocipastor in recent...

The Iron Giant (1999) Review

August 6 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Today marks the 20-year anniversary of much loved classic animation The Iron Giant. The endearing tale of a giant heroic robot from outer space won...

Quentin Tarantino: A Ranking and Retrospective

August 5 2019, by Tyler Howat

The long history of cinema has given us directors we imbue with a sense of reverence, whose names we utter with hushed tones, whose films...

The Operative Review: Being A Spy Is Bland Even If You’re Diane Kruger

August 4 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

You can sometimes trace a film’s history and make a reasonably accurate guess of what it’s going to be like. The Operative, written and directed by...

Coyote Lake Review: Atypical Vigilante Thriller Can’t Choose A Side

August 3 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Sara Seligman’s Coyote Lake is just interesting enough to be annoying. Most vigilante thrillers don’t even get that far, so credit where it’s due. But this new...