Carey Mulligan’s Delightfully Bittersweet Comedy Feels Like A Warm Hug
A private show from an iconic artist is probably at the top of an impossible-to-realize bucket list for anyone who has a deep personal connection to a musical act. And…
An Unflinching & Bracingly Real Drama About One Man’s Life Post-Incarceration
Ricky begins with a group of women praying over its title character, full name Ricardo Smith. He has just been released after serving 15 years and prayer may be one…
Dev Patel’s Deeply Unsettling Folk Horror Is A Masterful Auditory Experience You Won’t Get Anywhere Else This Year
Rabbit Trap is full of melancholy and longing. It’s one of the first things I picked up when an unnamed child (Jade Croot) shows up at Daphne (Rosy McEwen) and…
I Wasn’t Ready For Rose Byrne To Blow Me Away As A Mother On A Downward Spiral
Cinema that explores women in any of their roles has always had a special place in my heart. Women who are particularly struggling with something within the confines of their…
FLIGHT RISK features a superb idea but a weak script
Flight Risk Review 2.0/5 & Review Rating Star Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Madelyn Harris Topher Grace Director: Mel Gibson Flight Risk Movie Review Synopsis:FLIGHT RISK is a survival thriller. Winston (Topher…
I Didn’t Throw Up Watching This Gruesome Body Horror, But I Understand Why Someone Did
Written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, The Ugly Stepsister is a subversive body horror that twists the familiar tale of Cinderella and gives us a psychological beauty-is-pain ride that is…
A Go-For-Broke Dylan O’Brien Stars In This Unhinged Cringe Comedy With Surprising Emotion
Twinless opens on a static shot of a storefront – in the background, we hear tires screech before a car collides with what is presumably a person. The film then…
Olivia Colman & John Lithgow’s New Movie Made Me Cry Thanks To Its Tender Authenticity
Frances is a child between two worlds. At the age of 16, they’re on the cusp of maturity, exploring their nonbinary identity but still with a lot to learn. In…
I’ve Never Been More Fascinated By A Chair Than In This Artsy Yet Thoughtful Dramedy
Written and directed by Amanda Kramer, By Design is dynamic. It asks us to ponder our existence through ignored and unloved characters. That is, above all else, what they desire…
Indie Body Horror Has Never Looked So Good As It Does In This Viscerally Twisted Shudder Movie
Grafted is a tense body horror that descends further into anarchy as a young woman seeks reprieve from her tortured past. With similar overtones to the incredibly popular The Substance,…