The Third Wife may tell another story about a repressed, frustrated wife, but at least it’s told with more style and less hysteria than usual. True, writer-director Ash Mayfair is very aware tha…
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile Movie Review: Ted Bundy biopic is strangely sympathetic
From Charles Manson to John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer, public fascination often goes hand-in-hand with stories of serial killers. Is it because the things these people do are so monstrous and evil…
Braid Movie Review: A delightfully strange and nauseating experience
Don’t let Braid’s glossy coating and vibrant color scheme fool you; it is most assuredly out for blood. From its off-kilter camera positioning to its rapid narrative swings, this macabre journey is a …
Mega Time Squad is a Mega Time Waste
An action/comedy/fantasy whatsit, Tim van Dammen’s Mega Time Squad follows a gormless small-time gangster named John (Anton Tennet) in a podunk, no-horse New Zealand town of a few thousand people who …
Adult Life Skills Movie Review: Endearing Jodie Whittaker comedy is almost too quirky for its own good
Paying bills — and on time, every month, without fail. Grocery shopping — for more than just Double-Stuf Oreos, dill pickles, cheap wine, two loaves of bread, and one (1) vegetable. Stayin…
Replicas Movie Review: Stick to John Wick, Keanu
Since the emergence of such films as Ex-Machina and 10 Cloverfield Lane, and The Girl with All the Gifts in the indie science fiction motion picture scene, it is easier to be willing to give other fil…
The Vanishing Movie Review: Director Kristoffer Nyholm creates a surprisingly eerie mystery
Using Scottish folklore as a speculative framing device for historical fanfiction, The Vanishing (formerly Keepers) tells the viewer right at the top that this is extremely loosely based on the story …