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Little Men Review
The hardest part about growing up – as a child – is having no control. Our lives are dictated by unpreventable outlying forces (mainly parents), and we often must seek different forms of comfort when...
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Parasites Review [Fantasia 2016]
While envisioning Parasites, writer/director Chad Ferrin had to be mainlining heavy doses of Assault On Precinct 13 and Escape From New York. Socio-political extremism, synthy musical composition,...
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Sun Choke Review
While watching Sun Choke, most of my time was spent searching for some deeper meaning. It’s an obvious character piece about mental breakdowns and imprisoned healing, but I kept digging for hidden...
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The Mind’s Eye Review
While Almost Human marked a memorable feature debut for up-and-comer Joe Begos, The Mind’s Eye represents an unfortunate step backwards. The film feels more like a first-time effort built on unsteady...
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Nine Lives Review
Five pints (all between 5% and 7% ABV). One tequila-heavy Margarita. An entire flask of Tito’s Vodka. These are the things I consumed before/during Nine Lives, and I’m still not remotely drunk enough*...
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Viral Review
By now, horror fans are used to Blumhouse Productions’ surprise “dumping” strategy, where a handful never-before-seen titles hit Netflix/VOD without warning. This explains why you might not have known...
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Anthropoid Review
Just in case you forgot how evil Nazis were (still are?), Sean Ellis plots a two-hour reminder in his latest film, Anthropoid. Ellis and co-writer Anthony Frewin create a true biographical thriller at...
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The Remains Review
In The Remains, writer/director Thomas Della Bella whips up his best Amityville Horror impression without coming within miles of the long-standing genre classic. So many scenes skirt around an obvious...
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Pete’s Dragon Review
When 2016 is said and done, Pete’s Dragon will be a pleasant surprise in an otherwise bust-worthy year for blockbusters. With no affinity felt towards Don Chaffey’s 1977 live-action cartoon, Disney...
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Sausage Party Review
**FINAL THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN ADDED IN AN UPDATE BELOW AFTER WATCHING THE FINISHED VERSION** Last night, at 9:30, on a Monday, South By Southwest attendees were treated to a gratuitous showing of food...
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Slash Review [Fantasia 2016]
As lesser films cheaply attempt to capitalize on “nerd” subcultures for nothing but a gimmicky sense of quirk, movies like Clay Liford’s Slash live, breathe and embrace alternative lifestyles....
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Imperium Review
Daniel Ragussis’ Imperium hits theaters during a volatile period for American politics (like, more than usual), where blow-hard politicians want to shut down borders and aggressively profile...
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A Tale Of Love And Darkness Review
Natalie Portman came out swinging for her feature-length directorial debut, choosing to adapt Amos Oz’s harrowing memoir, A Tale Of Love And Friendship. Being a child of Jerusalem herself, Portman’s...
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War Dogs Review
Bro, do you even arms deal? Not like Miles Teller and Jonah Hill, who are at their most Jewish-frat-millionaire-iest in Todd Phillips’ War Dogs. Comparisons to Scorsese’s Wolf Of Wall Street are...
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Morris From America Review
Audiences love a good coming-of-age story, thanks to the heady nostalgia that fills our empty, adult-life cups. Take Chad Hartigan’s Morris From America, for example. We’ve seen pre-pubescent...
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Complete Unknown Review
One would assume that Joshua Marston’s Complete Unknown might elicit feelings of invigorated freedom – ASSUME, I repeat. At some point in our lives, we’ve all dreamt about starting over. Hitting the...
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The Hollars Review
In The Hollars, sophomore director John Krasinski refreshingly manages to play off any festival circuit predictability despite obvious Sundance appeal. You’ve seen cinematic families like this before,...
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I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead Review
As someone who’s been forced into the all-night-raving world of EDM (Electronic Dance Music) by proxy, I’m no stranger to Steve Aoki. Roommates and friends alike have filled my apartment with stories...
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I Am Not A Serial Killer Review
Good-on I Am Not A Serial Killer for never bullshitting its audience. We don’t even get halfway into this Dan Wells adaptation before director Billy O’Brien addresses the elephant in his title. As the...
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In Order Of Disappearance Review
I’m fairly certain I’d watch Stellan Skarsgård do anything. Train a puppy to roll over? Sounds amazing. Delicately cook a perfect Frittata? I’ll be in the front row. But Skarsgård is at his absolute...
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