In Werewolves Within, Harvey Guillén’s Joaquim describes the whodunnit he finds himself in as a “dinner theatre murder thing.” One where he’s having “a horrible time and can’t go home.” Understandable, since this detective story involves a werewolf. Based on the medieval fantasy game of the same name, the film
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‘Luca’ Is a Heartwarming Adventure That Celebrates the Underdog
Italian director and storyboard artist, Enrico Casarosa, has established what kind of stories he wants to tell. His short film La Luna, and now his feature debut Luca, are both films set in Italy and inspired by the filmmaker’s childhood. The films’ characters coming of age in an individualistic and unique way,
‘Cruella’ Is a Punk Infused Blast and the Best of Disney Live-Action
‘The Woman in the Window’ Finds Amy Adams In Another Bad Netflix Movie
Alexandre Aja’s ‘Oxygen’ Won’t Just Have You Gasping for Air
‘Things Heard & Seen’ Stumbles In Its Successful Attempt to Revitalize Haunted House Horror
‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Is A Triumph For Netflix
‘Thunder Force’ Proves There’s No Such Thing As Unlikely Heroes
‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Fails to Capture the Soul of a Legend
Sundance 2021 Reviews: Passing, The World to Come
PASSING As the daughter of a light-skinned biracial woman, and whose African American maternal side had been passing as white for generations, it’s fitting that Rebecca Hall chose Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, Passing, to both adapt to screen and make her directorial debut. Racial passing was a way for African Americans
Sundance 2021 Reviews: Coda, Marvelous and the Black Hole, On the Count of Three, One for the Road
Promising Young Woman Review: Emerald Fennell’s Debut Feature Veers From the Sweet Tale of Revenge It Promises
In Charles Laughton’s, The Night of the Hunter, the film’s misogynistic serial killer protagonist, Rev. Harry Powell, says, “Not that you mind the killings. Your book is full of killings. But there are things you do hate, Lord. Perfume-smelling things. Lacy things. Things with curly hair.” Writer-director Emerald Fennell perfectly
Black Bear Review: A Hilariously Chaotic, Gripping, Shocking, and Emotional Story of Artist and Muse
The sound of water moving to the gentle kiss of wind normally signals tranquillity. Our favorite lake, favorite beach, the place we want to run to for respite. But in an introduction with a score resembling Tibetan meditation music rising to create something much more piercing, and Aubrey Plaza’s blank
Happiest Season Review: Director Clea DuVall Makes History and the Yuletide Gay With the Best Rom-Com of the Year
Run Review: Aneesh Chaganty’s New Thriller Sets the Standard for Disability Representation in Film
The Witches Review: The Robert Zemeckis Re-Imagining Is a Hot, Camp Mess
When Roald Dahl saw the film adaptation of his novel, The Witches, in 1990, he called it “utterly appalling.” With a roster of world-class artists like director Robert Zemeckis taking a crack at adapting the classic work to film alongside Guillermo del Toro and Black-ish writer Kenya Barris, also with
‘The Devil All the Time’ Is an Explosive But Laborious Tale of Generational Violence
I Used to Go Here Review: Kris Rey’s Latest Comedy Tackles Millennial Trials
Desperados Review: It’s Just Another Bad Netflix Comedy
Shirley Review: Elisabeth Moss Fights for Her Spot at the Oscars in a Spellbinding Tribute to Shirley Jackson
How to Build a Girl Review: Beanie Feldstein Is Exuberant in a Coming-Of-Age Tale That’s Flattened By Its Message
Based on the best selling semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Caitlin Moran, director Coky Giedroyc, mostly known for her work in television, brings How to Build a Girl to screen. It’s the story of Johanna Morrigan, a British teenager growing up in 1990s Wolverhampton who reinvents herself as
