With the current state of the world these days, there may not have been a better time for Beyoncé to release Black is King, her feature film directorial debut. (She’s no stranger to the director’s chair, though, having helmed more than a dozen of her own music videos plus the 2016 […]
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Yes, God, Yes
When a film opens with a quote from Revelations about faithless and sexually amoral people and then follows it with an Urban Dictionary definition of “tossing someone’s salad”, we can safely assume we’re in for a bit of terrific. And writer-director Karen Maine’s satire/polite skewering of private Catholic schools, Yes, […]
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Radioactive
After years (heck, decades) of being a “Where have I seen her before?” actor on this side of the Atlantic, Rosamund Pike may now (finally) be getting some of the recognition that she’s long enjoyed in her native England. Perhaps best known Stateside for her Oscar-nominated role in 2014’s Gone Girl, Pike […]
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The Rental
Dave Franco is paranoid. And, as he told Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers, his paranoia reached its peak as he sat in the director’s chair for the first time, making The Rental—the story of two couples who vacation at an Oregon house for a weekend, only to find that they’re not alone. It’s […]
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The Sunlit Night
ike a gentle breeze that leaves you refreshed but isn’t strong enough to even mess up your hair, The Sunlit Night arrives as yet another under-the-radar indie gem that tells a cute little story with fun characters, a pinch of drama, and all kinds of quirky local color. Adapted by Rebecca Dinerstein […]
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The Old Guard
It would be a good idea to avoid getting on Charlize Theron’s bad side. If her prowess in the fine art of kick-assery in recent films like Atomic Blonde and Mad Max: Fury Road isn’t enough proof, The Old Guard will cement the idea forever in your mind. Based on the comic book series by […]
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Palm Springs
We’ve seen Groundhog Day as a gritty alien-invasion movie (Edge of Tomorrow), an amusing pseudo-horror flick (Happy Death Day and its sequel), and even as a sappy bit of holiday cheese (12 Dates of Christmas), so what could possibly be left to do do in the world of infinite time loop movies? How […]
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The Beach House
Getting its release in the heart of summer during a global pandemic certainly doesn’t hurt director Jeffrey A. Brown’s debut feature The Beach House from feeling particularly timely and relevant. And though there are certainly a handful of decent scares and a solid, pervading air of uneasiness, the story and script—despite seeming […]
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Greyhound
If there’s such a thing as a good ol’-fashioned war movie, Greyhound fits the bill. Starring, written and produced by Tom Hanks, the film (streaming on Apple TV+) is an economical yet highly-charged World War II-set matinee flick. All that’s missing is the fake-butter popcorn and the sticky floor under your cineplex […]
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The Outpost
For the first hour of The Outpost—the phenomenal, visceral new film by director Rod Lurie—the U.S. soldiers stationed at the would-be death trap that is PRT Kamdesh in Afghanistan shoot the breeze while ducking a few stray bullets here and there. Like 2017’s Dunkirk, 2014’s Fury, and 2001’s Black Hawk Down, it is buoyed […]
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