The Rental, Dave Franco’s directorial debut, offers some entertaining horror value in certain respects, but suffers from a lack of meaningful and interesting characters to round out the horror scenari…
‘Apostle’ trailer spotlights a flock’s hellish side
“This island… It’s our paradise.” Minus the late-night bloodletting, glimpses of imprisoned children, public execution and aggressive indoctrination, Erisden is nirvana. Worth …
Permission Movie Review: A welcome twist on a familiar story
Before we’re educated enough to even spell “tequila,” we’re told that alcohol is generally an Off-Limits, Grown-Up Thing reserved for special occasions, like weddings, the New Year’s Eve ball drop, or…
Movie Review: Marshall
There is great power in films that stray from an obvious approach, much like Marshall seemed to be aiming for when it chose which of Thurgood Marshall’s cases to focus on. Unfortunately, this film str…
Movie Review: Kill Switch
Video game movies have left such a poor taste in everyone’s mouth. No matter how popular the property being adapted, movies based off of video games have almost always been made with bad filmmaking, g…
Movie Review: The Ticket
Dan Stevens delivers a powerhouse performance in Ido Fluk’s philosophical family drama The Ticket. Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film tackles themes about faith, the virtues of co…
Movie Review: Colossal
Certainly touting one of the most bizarre synopsis for films debuting this year, Colossal, written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, is also one of the most surprising delights. A film which manages to…