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Red Rocket (Film) Review

Warning: This review mentions controversial topics covered in the film. Reader discretion is advised. Sean Baker has a unique and firm touch on the vein of rural American poverty, and Red Rocket is the most exceptional example of what Baker’s unique talent has…

West Side Story (Film) Review

When I had first heard that Steven Spielberg would be making another version of West Side Story, I was more than a little hesitant. Despite making some of my favorite films, Spielberg’s output hasn’t impressed since Lincoln in 2012, while the initial images and teaser…

31st Gotham Independent Film Awards – Roundup

On November 29, the Independent Filmmaker Project presented the 31 Gotham Independent Film Awards to celebrate the best in independent filmmaking and television. The ceremony was held at the Manhattan headquarters of the group, with guests attending in-person this year. In addition…

Awards Season Check-Up – Phase 1 is Done, Phase 2 Ahead

With the conclusion of AFI Fest on November 14, that’s an official wrap on the film festival season and Phase 1 of the 2021 awards season. We are now in a brief interlude between AFI Fest and the announcement of the National…

Tick, Tick…BOOM! (Film) Review

Movie musicals made a comeback this year, and Tick, Tick…BOOM! unsurprisingly wipes the floor with all of them. The story genius of Jonathan Larson and the theatrical flair of Lin-Manuel Miranda (in his directorial debut no less) sounds like a mixture too…

Dexter: New Blood – “Cold Snap” Review

Tonight’s the night. It has been a long eight years since we last heard Dexter Morgan say those three fabled words. While the sunny heat of Miami has been replaced with the frozen wasteland of New York, there’s no mistaking the darkly…

The Beta Test (Film) Review

Jim Cummings is one of the most promising and singular talents of a new generation of filmmakers, delivering a new and scathing satire in The Beta Test. As a breathtakingly original takedown of Hollywood culture, toxic masculinity, and the falseness of the Internet…

Antlers (Film) Review

As much a haunting rural folk tale as it is a terrifying creature feature, Antlers is the newest and most frightening film by Scott Cooper. His atmospheric direction, production design, and craft, are bolstered by a star-making turn from newcomer Jeremy Thomas and two…

The Last Duel (Film) Review

While he has always been a master of the genre film, Ridley Scott’s second greatest talent has been his ability as an epic filmmaker. Scott has brought that skill to The Last Duel once again. Anchored by powerful performances from the cast, especially…

Halloween Kills (Film) Review

An absurdly fun time at the cinemas despite its many flaws, Halloween Kills is the latest installment of the over 40-year-old horror franchise. The film features an amusingly mediocre cast, a barebones story, corny dialogue, and gratuitously gory violence. Despite all that, Halloween Kills is…