Red Stewart reviews the season 2 premiere of Black Lightning… I don’t think I’ve ever seen a superhero show as eager to rush to a series finale as Black Lightning. The Arrowverse as a whole has gained notoriety for hurrying through interesting plot lines only to suffer from filler down the line (The Flash moving through “Flashpoint” in […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Ash Is Purest White
Ash Is Purest White, 2018. Directed by Jia Zhangke. Starring Zhao Tao and Liao Fan. SYNOPSIS: A story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017. The latest epic drama from revered Chinese director Jia Zhangke (A Touch of Sin, Mountains May Depart) feels less-assured than his prior efforts while also raking over similar […]
Second Opinion – Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, 2018. Directed by Ari Sandel. Starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jack Black, Madison Iseman, Ken Jeong, Chris Parnell, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Caleel Harris. SYNOPSIS: Halloween comes to life in a comedy adventure based on R.L. Stine’s 400-million-selling series of books. In 2015, Rob Letterman’s Goosebumps reminded us that PG-rated gateway horror could […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 11 – Event Horizon (1997)
Event Horizon, 1997. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson Starring Laurence Fisburne, Sam Neill, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones, Kathleen Quinlan, Jason Isaacs and Sean Pertwee. SYNOPSIS: Seven years after its disappearance, the science vessel the Event Horizon reappears in orbit around the planet Neptune. The crew of the Lewis and Clark is sent to investigate […]
Movie Review – Widows (2018)
Widows, 2018. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Colin Farrell, Carrie Coon, Daniel Kaluuya, Liam Neeson, and Cynthia Erivo. SYNOPSIS: When a posthumous debt from her husband (Liam Neeson) lands at the feet of Veronica (Viola Davis), she decides to inherit so much more than a death sentence by planning a heist […]
Mortal Engines New York Comic Con first 25 minutes description and review
The New York Comic Con crowd in attendance at Universal’s Mortal Engines panel were among the first people on the planet to be treated to the opening 25 minutes of the upcoming Peter Jackson-produced film adaptation of Philip Reeve’s 2001 young adult novel. Although the panel’s official description claimed that only the first eight minutes […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Lizzie
Lizzie, 2018. Directed by Craig William Macneill. Starring Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jay Huguley, Jamey Sheridan, Fiona Shaw, Kim Dickens, Denis O’Hare, and Jeff Perry. SYNOPSIS: A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of the Borden family. Craig William Macneill’s (The Boy) Lizzie Borden biopic couldn’t be further from prior campy adaptations of the […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Breaker Upperers
The Breaker Upperers, 2018. Directed by Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek. Starring Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek, James Rolleston, Celia Pacquola, and Ana Scotney. SYNOPSIS: Two professional cynics, Jen (Jackie van Beek) and Mel (Madeleine Sami), run an agency where they offer their unique talents in breaking up couples so that the individual can move on […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You, 2018. Directed by Boots Riley. Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun and Armie Hammer. SYNOPSIS: In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed. […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Girl
Girl, 2018. Directed by Lukas Dhont. Starring Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts, Valentijn Dhaenens and Katelijne Damen. SYNOPSIS: Fifteen-year-old Lara’s transitioning is further complicated by her pursuit of a professional career in ballet at a prestigious Belgian dance academy. Written and directed by Lukas Dhont, and in the running in the first […]
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