EJ Moreno with a review of the new horror film Antlers… Antlers is a long-delayed horror film by producer Guillermo del Toro and director Scott Cooper. While critic EJ Moreno feels the creature design and horror scenes were effective, the overly-serious tone and dated horror tropes weigh it down. Can the powers of good acting […]
Movie Review – Antlers (2021)
Antlers, 2021. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, Amy Madigan, Cody Davis, Sawyer Jones, Arlo Hajdu, Glynis Davies, Dorian Kingi, Andy Thompson, Jesse Downs, Dendrie Taylor, and Emily Delahunty. SYNOPSIS: In an isolated Oregon town, a middle-school teacher and her sheriff brother become […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Antlers
Antlers, 2021. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, Amy Madigan, Cody Davis, Sawyer Jones, Arlo Hajdu, Glynis Davies, Dorian Kingi, Andy Thompson, Jesse Downs, Dendrie Taylor, and Emily Delahunty. SYNOPSIS: In an isolated Oregon town, a middle-school teacher and her sheriff brother become […]
Movie Review – Broken Diamonds (2021)
Broken Diamonds, 2021. Directed by Peter Sattler. Starring Ben Platt, Lola Kirke, Debs Howard, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alphonso McAuley, Andy Thompson, Chad Willett, and Lynda Boyd. SYNOPSIS: In the wake of his father’s death, a twenty-something writer sees his dream of moving to Paris put in jeopardy when he’s forced to temporarily take in his […]