Review: Braven

Rating: 6/10
PLOT: A family man logger (Jason Momoa) and his dad (Stephen Lang) travel into the woods to close up their cabin for the winter, only to discover a huge supply of heroin has been stashed there, and its owners have...

Review: Assassination Nation (Sundance)

Rating: 7/10
PLOT: The citizens of a small town collectively lose their minds after a hacker leaks all their cell-phone data online. Desperate, fourteen girls become the target of the enraged town due to flimsy evidence linking them to the crime. REVIEW:...

Review: Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (Sundance)

Rating: 8/10
PLOT: The life of Robin Williams, as told through archival footage and interviews with those who knew him best. REVIEW: There were sobs heard inside the Park City Holiday Village Cinema when journalists finally got to see the eagerly anticipated...

Review: Hearts Beat Loud (Sundance)

Rating: 8/10
PLOT: A single dad (Nick Offerman) starts a band with his college-bound daughter (Kiersey Clemons) in the summer before she leaves for school. REVIEW: Writer-director Brett Haley has a better Sundance record than most. His last two films, I’LL SEE...

Review: A Futile and Stupid Gesture (Sundance)

Rating: 5/10
PLOT: The rise and fall of National Lampoon, as seen through the eyes of its two founders, Doug Kenney (Will Forte) and Henry Beard (Domhnall Gleeson). REVIEW: It’s clear that all involved with A FUTILE AND STUPID GESTURE idolize the...

Hereditary (Sundance Review)

Rating: 9/10
PLOT: A seemingly happy family is un-moored by a tragedy, but dark forces are at work that put their very souls in jeopardy. REVIEW: Watching HEREDITARY will no doubt be akin to a religious awakening for some genre fans. The...

Desolation (Movie Review)

Rating: 3/10
PLOT: After being whisked away to Los Angeles by a handsome Hollywood star, Katie is left alone in his apartment, where strange and scary things begin to happen. REVIEW: A few days ago, I was asked to review a film...

Review: Arizona (Sundance)

Rating: 6/10
PLOT: In the midst of the housing crash, a desperate homeowner (Danny McBride) kidnaps the real estate agent (Rosemarie DeWitt) who saw him kill her boss. REVIEW: ARIZONA is a curious addition to Sundance’s midnight lineup, coming from a bunch...

Review: Kickboxer: Retaliation

Rating: 7/10
PLOT: Kickboxer extraordinaire Kurt Sloane gets trapped in a prison in Thailand by an evil gangster who wants him to fight a massive, 400-pound killer. REVIEW: As a child of the 80s, I recall with some measure of fondness the...

Review: I Think We’re Alone Now

Rating: 6/10
PLOT: In the aftermath of an apocalyptic event, a recluse, Del (Peter Dinklage) finds himself literally the last man on earth. His seclusion is interrupted by the arrival of a young woman, Grace (Elle Fanning) who tries to break down...
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