Cold Pursuit Movie Review: Liam Neeson freezes hollow remake

Liam Neeson is done. He’s older, he’s tired, he’s bored, he’s just not trying anymore. His career reinvention that kicked off over a decade ago with Taken has officially exhausted itself, but he can’t leave the money pit of being…

Then Came You Review: A Surprisingly Charming and Sweet Palate Cleanser

I find it important sometimes to walk into the viewing of a film, in this case my living room, almost completely blind. For big budget affairs I know it is hard, nigh, nearly impossible to accomplish this, but for smaller…

The Standoff at Sparrow Creek Movie Review: Strong thriller setup slips in execution

Silence can be the most effective sound used in a movie. Tension and suspense can be amplified with little to no sound as much as using epic music made by John Williams or Hans Zimmer. Movie audiences are so used…

The Upside Movie Review: Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston save this maudlin story

It is not a good time to be Kevin Hart right now. Sure he’s one of the most successful comedians in the world today who can put people into arenas for his stand-up act and in movie theater seats for…

The Mule Movie Review: Clint Eastwood Stumbles Again

Once the proud pillar of American cinematic masculinity, nowadays Clint Eastwood is the Hollywood embodiment of the “old man yells at cloud” meme (or chair, in his case). At 88-years-old, he’s directed seven movies in the last decade and even…

Movie Review: Vox Lux is a Soulless Character Study

The “rags to riches” story is one that has been done more times than we can count. Just this year, we’ve had A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody to showcase the consequences of international stardom. Now, we have Vox…

May the Devil Take You is a Satisfying, Gruesome Tribute to Haunted House Chillers

Though perhaps best known here in the West for his contributions to horror anthology films like The ABCs of Death (2012) and V/H/S/2 (2013), Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto has steadily made a name for himself as one of the rising…