The turning point where American Animals finally won me over and will for anyone else not entirely sold, boils down to a third act reveal that makes clear why writer and director Bart Layton has chosen to include documentary-style cutaway interviews to the real-life subjects of the Transylvania University art heist incident (now middle-aged, and if my […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Capsule Review – Revenge
The comically but altogether disgustingly unrealistic amounts of blood dripping from characters both male and female, soaked into the walls of a remote mountainous getaway vacation home and the vast desert landscapes that occupy the surroundings, are absolutely sure to be a major talking point for Revenge (the feature-length debut from French writer and director Coralie Fargeat), but this is rape vengeance with […]
Movie Review – Super Troopers 2 (2017)
Super Troopers 2, 2018. Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar Starring Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Lynda Carter, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Marisa Coughlan, Tyler Labine, Hayes MacArthur, Will Sasso, Paul Walter Houser, Rob Lowe, Brian Cox, Seann William Scott, Damon Wayans Jr., Jim Gaffigan, and Fred Savage SYNOPSIS: When a border dispute arises […]
Movie Review – The Endless (2018)
The Endless, 2018. Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Starring Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Callie Hernandez, Tate Ellington, Emily Montague, James Jordan, and Lew Temple. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group’s beliefs may be saner than they once thought. Before highlighting the mind-bending […]
Movie Review – Krystal (2018)
Krystal, 2018. Directed by William H. Macy. Starring Nick Robinson, Rosario Dawson, Jacob Latimore, T.I., William H. Macy, Grant Gustin, Felicity Huffman, William Fichtner, Rick Fox, Amy Parrish, and Kathy Bates. SYNOPSIS: A young man living a sheltered life develops a crush on a stripper and joins her Alcoholics Anonymous group just so he can […]
Movie Review – Rampage (2018)
Rampage, 2018. Directed by Brad Peyton. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, P.J. Byrne, Marley Shelton, Breanne Hill, Jack Quaid, Matt Gerald, Jason Liles, Demetrius Grosse, and Will Yun Lee. SYNOPSIS: Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent gorilla who has been […]
Move Review – Truth or Dare (2018)
Truth or Dare, 2018. Directed by Jeff Wadlow. Starring Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane, Hayden Szeto, Landon Liboiron, Sophia Taylor Ali, and Nolan Gerard Funk. SYNOPSIS: A harmless game of Truth or Dare among friends turns deadly when someone — or something — begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the […]
Movie Review – You Were Never Really Here (2017)
You Were Never Really Here, 2017. Written and Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsanov, Alex Manette, Frank Pando, John Doman, Alessandro Nivola, Jason Babinsky, Vinicius Damasceno, and Judith Roberts. SYNOPSIS: A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares […]
Movie Review – Lean on Pete (2018)
Lean on Pete, 2018. Written and Directed by Andrew Haigh Starring Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel, Steve Buscemi, Steve Zahn, Thomas Mann, Amy Seimetz, Lewis Pullman, and Alison Elliott SYNOPSIS: A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete. Structurally, Lean on Pete will […]
Movie Review – Wildling (2018)
Wildling, 2018. Directed by Fritz Bohm. Starring Bel Powley, Liv Tyler, Brad Dourif, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, Mike Faist, Troy Ruptash, and James Le Gros. SYNOPSIS: A blossoming teenager uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic childhood. One thought lingered in my mind (and still hasn’t left) upon watching the uncomfortably inappropriate The Diary of a Teenage Girl: […]
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