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2/4
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Flora and Son
(2023)
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Chase Hutchinson
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Just when we think we are getting close to the characters, it takes a turn for the schmaltzy and holds everything at arm’s length. While many have eagerly awaited a new Carney project, this will not be remembered as his best work.
Posted Jan 23, 2023
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2.5/4
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Bad Behaviour
(2023)
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Chase Hutchinson
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At moments, you feel like you are being pranked as the poetic reflections on family are intermixed with something approaching farcical satire.
Posted Jan 23, 2023
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3/4
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Magazine Dreams
(2023)
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Chase Hutchinson
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It all could easily be too much for some—especially when there are five different moments that all could be the end—but there remains something spellbinding to it.
Posted Jan 23, 2023
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3.5/4
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Sometimes I Think About Dying
(2023)
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Chase Hutchinson
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With a soaring score that is crossed with a patient pacing, it feels most like a fraught fairytale portrait of one person and the little discoveries they make where they thought there was none to be found.
Posted Jan 21, 2023
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2.5/4
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Justice
(2023)
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Chase Hutchinson
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One wishes Liman had taken more time to find the answers to all of what he throws out there in order to more fully bring to light key stories.
Posted Jan 21, 2023
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2/4
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Radical
(2023)
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Chase Hutchinson
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By prioritizing being a "feel-good story," anything truly radical is lost as a result.
Posted Jan 20, 2023
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1/4
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The Son
(2022)
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Chase Hutchinson
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For all the attempts the cast make to inject the story with life, it never finds anything even close to emotional resonance.
Posted Jan 18, 2023
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2.5/4
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I Still Believe
(2020)
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Craig D. Lindsey
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[Directors Andrew and Jon Erwin have crafted] a story that'll hopefully bring in church-goers and people just looking for an effective, romantic tear-jerker.
Posted Apr 06, 2020
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3/4
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The Elephant Queen
(2018)
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Steven D. Greydanus
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Anthropomorphism is generally kept to reasonable levels, and the total effect conveys real respect for nature.
Posted Sep 19, 2019
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2.5/4
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Overlord
(2018)
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Eric D. Snider
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Shallow comic-book carnage with no subtext, but it successfully walks the line between serious and ludicrous without tipping over into campy.
Posted Nov 08, 2018
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2/4
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Bad Santa 2
(2016)
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Eric D. Snider
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Though the ribald dialogue offers moments of perverse pleasure, they're always just moments, never entire scenes.
Posted Nov 23, 2016
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2/4
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The Darkness
(2016)
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Eric D. Snider
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Even at 92 minutes, this formulaic cast-off is mind-numbingly protracted, without a moment of originality (or scariness).
Posted May 13, 2016
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2/4
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Touched With Fire
(2015)
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Eric D. Snider
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A mediocre but largely unpretentious drama, probably of interest only to those with personal experience with its themes.
Posted Feb 25, 2016
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2/4
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The Choice
(2016)
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Eric D. Snider
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Less of an insane soap opera than a lot of Sparks-based movies, so you could do worse.
Posted Feb 05, 2016
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3/4
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The Forest
(2016)
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Andrew Wright
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A good setting can do wonders for a genre film, and director Jason Zada has landed a beaut here.
Posted Jan 08, 2016
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2.5/4
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The Last Witch Hunter
(2015)
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Andrew Wright
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Yes, it's as preposterous as it sounds -- possibly even more so -- but the rampant hooey is kept stylish and relatively fleet-footed by director Breck Eisner.
Posted Oct 23, 2015
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3/4
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Mississippi Grind
(2015)
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Danny Bowes
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As a film, Mississippi Grind is imperfect, and is so by design, but is definitely an engaging, leisurely ride.
Posted Oct 13, 2015
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4/4
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The Russian Woodpecker
(2015)
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Danny Bowes
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It feels weird to call this film a "delight," but it's a must-see.
Posted Oct 12, 2015
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3.5/4
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Goodnight Mommy
(2014)
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Eric D. Snider
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A quietly alarming thriller.
Posted Oct 08, 2015
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3/4
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Learning to Drive
(2014)
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Eric D. Snider
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A perfectly pleasant 90-minute diversion with little conflict and no major drama... You could watch these two act all day.
Posted Sep 24, 2015
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2/4
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Sinister 2
(2015)
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Eric D. Snider
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The new perspective opens up possibilities, but the story still feels rehashed.
Posted Sep 24, 2015
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3.5/4
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Mad Max: Fury Road
(2015)
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Eric D. Snider
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Reboots the franchise with intense, explosive energy... It is straight-up, wall-to-wall bonkers.
Posted May 14, 2015
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