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Nobody – Blu ray Review
It’s highly recommended that all action movie fans add Nobody to their collection. It’s now available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD, and digital. Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is not a flashy guy. Polo...
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The Criterion Cut: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
We dig deep back into the Criterion Collection vault for a rare and enigmatic David Bowie performance in director Nagisa Oshima’s Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. Another week in which I revisit a...
View ArticleZola
A tweet becomes a movie in Zola with Taylour Page and Riley Keough, but while it’s an interesting story, something gets lost in the translation. In a tale spilled out over 148 tweets by A’Ziah “Zola”...
View ArticleThe Forever Purge
While we’ve lost track of what number this is in the Purge series of shows and movies, The Forever Purge does manage to distinguish itself. Horror and satire have mingled together since the genre was...
View ArticleBlack Widow
Black Widow finally gets her own movie, even if it’s ill-timed for the character. It’s a palate-cleansing solo adventure with themes of family and forgiveness. After years of solid supporting work in a...
View ArticlePig
Nicolas Cage stars in Pig, a film shot in only 20 days on a shoestring budget, yet it feels surprising and deeply thoughtful and atmospheric. Some of the marketing for Pig makes it seem like a bit of a...
View ArticleVideo: The Druid’s Hand VS The Feedback Society
Craig sits down for a casual Zoom conversation with the creators and producers of the Saskatchewan horror short film, The Druid’s Hand. Here’s their Kickstarter video where you can learn more and...
View ArticleSnake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
The third G.I. Joe movie is a reboot, an attempt at restarting a franchise based on Hasbro’s children’s toys that kept us entertained as kids. When I was a young boy, we had two major brands of toys...
View ArticleOld
The man with one of the most inconsistent careers in Hollywood, M. Night Shyamalan is back with another thriller. Not surprisingly, Old is mostly inconsistent. Few directors are a brand unto themselves...
View ArticleJungle Cruise
Disney’s Jungle Cruise has its moments and its lead actors have some charisma, but it’s mostly buried beneath a generic plot and an oppressive runtime. In a world where board games, action figures, and...
View ArticleThe Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad gets another chance with James Gunn directing; it’s a loud, unhinged movie that’s not without its faults, but it’s a lot of fun. It’s been quite a mess, getting to this iteration of the...
View ArticleThe Night House
The Night House coulda been a contender! It’s got the right horror moves, until a few reveals too many chip away at its potential greatness. After her husband Owen (Evan Jonigkeit) shoots himself in a...
View ArticleThe Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
There’s a new anime movie entry into the universe of The Witcher, called Nightmare of the Wolf. It’s a gory, fast-moving, monster killing, good time. When Andrzej Sapkowski first penned a tale...
View ArticleShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Marvel tries its hand at wuxia films with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Is it enough to power this new MCU phase? It has been said that most Marvel movies are exploring different genres....
View ArticleThe Card Counter
Paul Schrader is back, with a brilliantly haunting character study about a war criminal turned poker player who can’t find redemption in The Card Counter. We don’t think it’s true, but any of us could...
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Night of the Animated Dead – Blu ray Review
Night of the Animated Dead is an animated remake of George Romero’s classic, Night of the Living Dead; we check out the new blu ray. As I gear up for Shocktober, my annual total immersion in horror...
View ArticleJames Bond – Top 10 Campy Moments
To prepare for the last film in Daniel Craig’s James Bond reign, we look at the goofier moments in the history of the 007 franchise. In preparation for the upcoming release (finally!) of Daniel Craig’s...
View ArticleThe Many Saints of Newark: A Sopranos Story
The Sopranos is back with a new prequel film called, The Many Saints of Newark, with a young Michael Gandolfini filling his father’s immense shoes. David Chase, the brilliant creator of HBO’s The...
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No Time to Die
Daniel Craig hands in his last assignment as this iteration of James Bond in No Time to Die, the long-delayed film from Cary Joji Fukunaga. Hard to believe it’s been about 15 years since the internet...
View ArticleThe Last Duel
The Last Duel is a brilliantly directed story that may take place in 14th century France, but feels just as important in our modern times. “The truth does not matter. There is only the power of men.”...
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