Tag: Studio Film Review
Army of the Dead [Video Review]
Undead Again: Snyder’s Zest for Zombies Revisited in Fun, Derivative Ensemble
Director Zack Snyder moves beyond the superhero universe following his anticipated enhancement of the...
Those Who Wish Me Dead [Video Review]
The Fire This Time: Sheridan’s Neo-Western Arrives Lifeless, Overbaked
Casting is an important part of the filmmaking process, and sometimes the highest profile celebrity...
Spiral: From the Book of Saw [Video Review]
Spin Spin Murder: Bousman Returns to the Good Book in Franchise Tangent
There’s perhaps little glory in holding the distinction of being the ‘best’ entry...
The Woman in the Window [Video Review]
Dial V for Voyeur: Wright Waxes Hitchcockian in Enjoyable Neo Noir
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” said Oscar Wilde, “that mediocrity can pay...
Oxygen [Video Review]
All I Need is the Air That I Breathe: Aja Gets Air/Time in Unique Thriller
Alexandre Aja, initially classified as a member of the “Splat...
Wrath of Man [Video Review]
Money for Nothin’: Ritchie Wreaks Havoc in Violent L.A. Neo-Noir
At long last, Guy Ritchie returns to his roots with Wrath of Man, a violent...
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse [Video Review]
Repatriate Games: Sollima & Sheridan Opt for Clear & Present Danger with Tepid Clancy Adaptation
It’s so Clancy, you already know. Although we’ve seen resurgent...
Mortal Kombat | Review
Enter the Franchise: McQuoid Revives the Fisticuffs & Fantasies of Beloved Video Game
In the continual fluctuations of franchise reboots and revivals, the resurgence of...
Stowaway [Video Review]
Every Breath You Take: Penna Ponders Morality in Jittery Space Odyssey
“In space, no one can hear you scream,” a foreboding tagline of another sci-fi...
Voyagers [Video Review]
It’s the Journey, Not the Destination: Burger Hurtles into Space for Humanity’s Last Stand
Perhaps it’s not what Emerson envisioned, but the sentiment remains the...
Thunder Force | Review
May the Force Dismiss You: Falcone & McCarthy Amuse Themselves in Latest Improv Heavy Exercise
Comedy is harder than it looks, especially if one is...
Godzilla vs. Kong | Review
Gorilla in a Lizard’s Skin: Wingard Writhes in Franchise Fashion
As far as franchise cinema goes, we’ve long surpassed the need to apply any but...
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar [Video Review]
The Florida Project: Wiig & Mumolo Wax Weird and Wacky in Bizarro Comedy
While we’ve grown accustomed to normalizing predictability in mainstream comedies, there’s still...
Judas and the Black Messiah | Review
Only God Forgives: King Resurrects Fred Hampton in Significant, Unequivocal Portrait of Betrayal and Assassination
On December 4, 1969, Fred Hampton, chairman of the...
The Little Things | Review
Devil Detail: Hancock Probes Processes in Neo-Noir Throwback
In a city of angels, there are an awful lot of devils dwelling, which is part of...
The White Tiger [Video Review]
Caste Him If You Can: Bahrani Returns with Genre-Tinged Social Issue Saga
American filmmaker Ramin Bahrani remains an unpredictable cinematic master, a signature of his...
Outside the Wire [Video Review]
Android Schadenfreude: Hafstrom Soldiers to the Future with Familiar Agenda
Anthony Mackie is the computer who wore combat gear in Outside the Wire, the latest...
Locked Down [Video Review]
Tell-Tale Hearts: Liman Conjures a Time Capsule in Curious Cinematic Exercise
As cinematic content continues to unspool through premiering projects completed prior to the start...
The Marksman [Video Review]
Over the Borderline: Neeson Clashes with Customs and Cartels in Latest Thriller
By now a well-grooved subgenre unto itself, the Liam Neeson led cat-and-mouse carousel...
News of the World [Video Review]
Hermes’ Hermits: Greengrass Finds Humanity in the Crevices of Revisionist Western
Home is where the hope is, rather than the heart, and there’s nary much...
Wonder Woman 1984 [Video Review]
Woman, Thou Art Deuced: Jenkins Misfires with Superficial Follow-Up in Ill-Fitting Retro Garb
The difficulty in presenting the affect of nostalgia is how reverence for...
The Midnight Sky [Video Review]
World, Hold On: Clooney Presents the End Times in Tedious Apocalyptic Exercise
It’s been a year wherein it seems the end we’ve forever been pondering...
Monster Hunter [Video Review]
Monster Mash: Anderson Embarks on Another Video Game Franchise Starter
Continuing with his signature interests, the adaptation of video games, director Paul W.S. Anderson arrives...
Greenland [Video Review]
Year of the Comet: Waugh Weighs the End Times in Disaster Thriller
“A comet careens into Earth and Gerard Butler is not having it” is...
Fatale [Video Review]
Une Femme Est Une Femme: Taylor Tries Temptation in Derivative Neo-Noir
Infidelity, yet again, provides the impetus for a conveniently staged adult contemporary thriller from...
The Stand In [Video Review]
Double and Nothing: Babbit Blunders on Binary Barrymore
Jamie Babbit doubles down on Drew Barrymore for her sixth feature, The Stand In, a somewhat standard...
The Prom [Video Review]
Dance Dance Revolution: Murphy’s Musical a Treacly Affair of the Sweet and Simple
It’s sugar and spice and everything nice in The Prom, Ryan Murphy’s...
Mank [Video Review]
Hearst & Foremost: Fincher Festoons the Neglected Glory of Herman Mankiewicz
The finicky methods of director David Fincher have themselves become nearly as iconic as...
Superintelligence [Video Review]
Artificial Significance: Falcone & McCarthy Go Through Motions in Brainless Comedy
For some filmmakers and their muses, an entire body of output results in a...
Run [Video Review]
Dial M for Munchausen: Chaganty Beams the Gaslight in Gratifying Sophomore Film
The sanctity of motherhood becomes a questionable axiomatic in Run, the sophomore film...
Happiest Season [Video Review]
Harper’s Bizarre: DuVall Reinvents the Queerness of Holiday Traditions
Across a wide variety of genres and narratives, going home for the holidays, and the intended...
Hillbilly Elegy [Video Review]
The Oh in Ohio: Howard Tries on Tragedy in Elementary Adaptation
The trouble with critiquing a personal memoir invites the danger of dismissing someone’s trauma,...
Freaky [Video Review]
The Killer Inside Me: Landon Continues Recycled Tropes for Latest Buffet of Thrills and Kills
Director Christopher Landon, now a revered alum at Blumhouse Productions...
The Witches | Review
Witch Kitsch: Zemeckis Dons Dahl in Revamp of Stylish Cult Classic
Thirty years ago, Nicolas Roeg, one of cinema’s most innovative cinematographer-turned-auteurs, adapted the 1983...
Rebecca | Review
De Winter of Our Discontent: Wheatley Wavers with Empty Remake of Du Maurier Classic
Remaking a property which was previously adapted by none other than...
Honest Thief | Review
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Neeson Goes Nowhere in Another Derivative Offering
Every generation tends to spawn a golden year action star from an aging flock...
The War with Grandpa | Review
Suffer the Children: Hill Strikes Out with High Profile Kiddie Flick
Tim Hill seems to know something about entertaining children, especially when it involves animation...
The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Review
Kangaroo Court: Sorkin Mounts a Famous Political Trial in Sophomore Feature
A project finally brought to fruition after bouncing around in developmental hell for over...
Antebellum | Review
(Re)Birth of a Nation: The Past is Our Present in the Auspicious Debut from Bush & Benz
Genre filmmaking has always been the most fruitful...
Mulan | Review
Woman is the Future of Man: Caro Adapts a Folklore Classic for Western Eyes
At first glance, Disney’s live-action reboot of Mulan, a long-gestating project...
Bill & Ted Face the Music | Review
Songs from an Empty Room: Parisot Resurrects Beloved Slackers for Nostalgic Trilogy Capper
There aren’t any nonsensical yet iconic duos from 1990s pop cinema who...
Project Power | Review
Speak Truth to Power: Schulman & Joost Present a Jagged Little Pill
Directing duo Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost continue their genre-tinged explorations of continually...
Unhinged | Review
Despite of His Rage: Borte Bottlenecks with Brutal Thriller
Road rage finds a suitable vehicle in the latest film from director Derrick Borte, Unhinged, which...
An American Pickle | Review
Relish the Moment: Trost Attempts a New Colossus in Simplistic Comedy
In a familiar idea which sounds better on paper as a comedic scenario than...
Greyhound | Review
Showboating: Schneider Sinks Ships with WWII Historical Action
Cinema is littered with war-time submarine action epics, a claustrophobic setting which taps into universal anxieties and...
The Old Guard | Review
No Man Could Be Their Equal: Prince-Bythewood Ponders Immortality with Graphic Novel Adaptation
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s fourth film is a marked departure from her previous...
Da 5 Bloods | Review
Things Fall Apart: Lee’s New Joint Unearths a Heart of Darkness Alive and Well
“There is no story that is not true,” wrote Chinua Achebe...
The King of Staten Island | Review
King Without a Crown: Apatow Deifies Davidson in Latest Dramedy
For his sixth directorial outing, Judd Apatow continues with his method of building a narrative...
