Posted June 03, 2026in Film Review
When the “Mortal Kombat” big-screen reboot bludgeoned its way into the mainstream back in 2021, it carried the weight of a pandemic-weary audience looking for pure, unadulterated escapism. While it offered flashy choreography and a highly anticipated dose of R-rated gore, it ultimately stumbled over its own self-serious tone, an
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Posted May 06, 2026in Film Review
Back in 1994, director Peter Farrelly made “Dumb and Dumber,” a willfully stupid, aggressively crude but ultimately lovable comic yarn. With his latest Prime Video offering, “Balls Up,” Farrelly attempts to conjure that same magic, but the result has a generic, streaming-ready sheen that feels like the first draft of a
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Posted April 01, 2026in Film Review
With the likes of “GOAT,” “Zootopia 2” and the ongoing “Into the Spider-Verse” franchise, kids are eating good when it comes to feature-length animation. And “Hoppers” is no different, giving the kind of movie you enjoy from the first frame to the final credit. It reaches deep into Pixar’s established
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Posted March 04, 2026in Film Review
When was the last time a studio movie made you genuinely uncomfortable? Not in a jump-scare or gore-centric way, but in a “wait, did they just go there?” way that lingers in your brain for days? Gore Verbinski’s “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” poses that question repeatedly, and the
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Posted February 04, 2026in Film Review
In the shadowy glow of Joe Carnahan’s “The Rip,” the most dangerous criminals are not the cartel operatives lurking off-screen but the badges meant to protect and serve. This Netflix thriller, “inspired by true events” within the Miami Police Department, is a masterfully constructed pressure cooker of paranoia, a film
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Posted December 31, 2025in Film Review
The perfect whodunit doesn’t exist. Or, does it? Writer and director Rian Johnson challenges that age-old question with his latest film, “Wake Up Dead Man,” and gives audiences a clever, unconvoluted caper that is as intellectually satisfying as it is wildly entertaining and proves the “Knives Out” series is far
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Posted December 03, 2025in Film Review
A director’s unique voice is the most powerful asset. It is the authorial stamp, the stylistic flair that transforms a mere story into a distinct experience. That is what makes Edgar Wright’s 2025 remake of “The Running Man” such a profound disappointment. On paper, the pairing of Wright’s hyper-kinetic style
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Posted November 05, 2025in Film Review
Derek Cianfrance’s “Roofman” is a stranger-than-fiction dramady that finds both humor and heartache in one man’s misguided pursuit of the American dream. Based on the true story of the “Roofman Robber,” the film boasts a charming performance from Channing Tatum and a premise ripe with comedic and dramatic possibility. The
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Posted October 01, 2025in Film Review
Think the horror genre has a monopoly on fear? Oh, dear reader, how wrong you are. Prepare to have your pulse racing with these non-horror horror movie masterpieces. Far from the typical terrifying fare, each film is a genre-defying tale into the heart of dread. The following eight movies demonstrate,
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Posted September 03, 2025in Film Review
In the sun-bleached, conservative community of Bakersfield, California, a Pontiac Firebird cuts through the dust and heat. Behind the wheel is Honey O’Donahue (Margaret Qualley), a private investigator with a husky voice, a quick wit and a low tolerance for nonsense. Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s “Honey Don’t!” is a
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