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EDDINGTON MOVIE REVIEW No matter how much some of us may want it, Ari Aster seems to be done with horror for now. He certainly isn’t done with horrifying though. His latest film Eddington reteams him with Joaquin Phoenix, this time playing Joe Cross, the sheriff of the titular small town in New Mexico. When […]

MATERIALISTS MOVIE REVIEW Take one professional matchmaker for the rich and superficial (Dakota Johnson), one ex-boyfriend with all the looks and personality but no money (Chris Evans), and one absurdly rich dude who is that rare one that doesn’t seem to be a total schmuck (Pedro Pascal), and you get the love triangle that makes […]

BRING HER BACK MOVIE REVIEW The Philippou brothers, who brought us one of the biggest horror surprises of 2023 with their debut film Talk to Me, return with a considerably more sinister and mature second film. Bring Her Back follows step-siblings Andy (Billy Barratt) and his mostly blind sister Piper (Sora Wong). Their father suddenly […]

FRIENDSHIP MOVIE REVIEW So, this is why men shouldn’t have friends. Friendship is the new film by Andrew DeYoung starring the ever chaotic Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in an absurdist comedy that delves into the nightmare territory of a metaphorical (and occasionally literal) sandbox and just let them weird each other out for 90 […]

WARFARE MOVIE REVIEW While working on his previous film Civil War, Alex Garland got to be friends with the military advisor on it, Ray Mendoza. They decided to write a script together based on an experience Ray had gone through in his experiences in the Iraq War. Initially Garland was going to be sole director […]

OPUS MOVIE REVIEW They say, never meet your heroes. Usually it turns out they’re just a bit of a jerk, but in Ariel’s case, it gets a whole lot worse than that. Ayo Edebiri plays Ariel, a young journalist working at a Rolling Stone-esque publication. While she has a seat at the table for decision […]

QUEER MOVIE REVIEW Director Luca Guadagnino dives into the world of transgressive author William S Burroughs with his latest film, Queer. The story follows Burroughs, as his literary stand-in William Lee (Daniel Craig). The writer drinks his way through his days, living in Mexico, and looking for love. Well, sex anyway. He forms an irresistible […]

Y2K MOVIE REVIEW Some of us are old enough to remember New Year’s Eve as we went from 1999-2000. There was a big scare dubbed Y2K that was about fears that all computerized devices were going to shut down (or something) because their internalized clocks were not set up to deal with that calendar change. […]

HERETIC MOVIE REVIEW Just because Halloween is over, that doesn’t mean random young people won’t come knocking on your door; only this time they aren’t asking for candy, they’re asking if you have a moment to talk about their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That’s right, we’re talking about Mormon missionaries. When Sister Barnes (Sophie […]

THE FRONT ROOM MOVIE REVIEW Don’t you just hate it when the in-laws move in? In The Front Door, this Mother-In-Law (Kathryn Hunter) is one straight from Hell. First time Directors, Max and Sam Eggers, have produced a film that at first glance appears to be another taut horror flick released by their brother’s (Robert […]

It's sounds like a stunt, taking the real-life folks who had an experience and casting them as versions of themselves. In Sing Sing, it feels like the only way you'd want to do it. The story follows a group of prisoners...

I SAW THE TV GLOW MOVIE REVIEW The director of experimental art-horror hit from last year, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, Jane Schoenbrun, returns with their latest experimental art-scifi hit, I Saw the TV Glow. The film follows Owen, who first we meet in 7th grade (briefly played by Ian Foreman). He is […]

CIVIL WAR MOVIE REVIEW Director/Writer Alex Garland is known for his not exactly optimistic but deeply intelligent sci-fi films, like Ex-Machina and Annihilation. It seemed surprising for him to veer so distinctly political with his latest, Civil War, and very near future at that. Needless to say, there has been no small amount of ‘why […]

DREAM SCENARIO MOVIE REVIEW For some people, Nicolas Cage is the man of their dreams. But with the new film, Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage is the man of everyone’s dreams! Nic Cage stars as Paul Matthews in Kristoffer Borgli’s new film. He plays  a mild-mannered, put upon, nebbish college professor. All of a sudden people […]

PRISCILLA MOVIE REVIEW You got your Elvis biopic recently with the Baz Luhrmann film. But that movie gave mere minutes of screentime to Elvis’s longtime companion and later wife, Priscilla. Now Sophia Coppola takes the helm on this A24 produced film, based on Priscilla Presley’s own biography. Priscilla (Cailee Spaeny) was but a school girl […]

TALK TO ME MOVIE REVIEW The A24 production logo on this new horror movie should give you a sense of the quality and craft you can expect. And coming from the YouTube twins Danny and Michael Philippou, you can also expect a certain level of twisted quality. This is the duo who went viral with […]

YOU HURT MY FEELINGS MOVIE REVIEW We all fib. We all tell harmless, little white lies to spare the feelings of the people we love. Hell, we even lie to yourselves, just to get through the day. It’s the trivial things, like telling someone you like the meal they made for you or that their […]

BEAU IS AFRAID MOVIE REVIEW Beau afraid. Beau very afraid. Ari Aster is back with his newest feature film following Midsommar with Beau is Afraid. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the titular Beau who, following the sudden death of his overbearing mother (played by Patti LuPone), has to find a way back to his […]

SHARPER MOVIE REVIEW Ah, I see you’re curious about the art of the con. Well, let me tell you, it’s a delicate dance between charm and deception. And the best con films aren’t just flash and style, they’re about twisting an audience through a thrilling ride, often dealing with characters you come to know but […]

WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD MOVIE REVIEW Gen Xers are typically described as resourceful, independent, and good at maintaining work-life balance. They were the first generation to grow up with personal computers, though not many are going to be able to wrap their heads around Twitch. Gen Xers tend to have liberal views on […]

THE WHALE MOVIE REVIEW Darren Aronofsky is a director who is seemingly determined to either really upset, disgust, or confuse his audience. The thing is though, he’s really good at it. For any given film of his, your results may and will vary, it’s just short-sighted to dismiss any of them. But here he comes […]

PEARL MOVIE REVIEW After Ti West’s 70s slasher X came out in March of this year, everyone was really surprised to hear he and his star were returning a few months later for the prequel to the film, set decades earlier, and starring Mia Goth as a young version of her elderly matriarch from X. […]

BODIES BODIES BODIES MOVIE REVIEW Bodies Bodies Bodies is a darkly comic thriller about a group of young rich friends who’ve gathered in a remote mansion for a weekend of debauchery and psychologically charged party games. Joining the group is Bee (Maria Bakalova) a working class immigrant and the girlfriend of Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) who’s […]

MEN MOVIE REVIEW Writer/Director Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation) tells this A24 produced tale of Harper (Jessie Buckley). After witnessing her husband’s gruesome death, possibly a suicide, to deal with her grief rents a large manor in the English countryside. The owner Geoffrey is played good-naturedly goofy by Rory Kinnear who introduces her to the […]

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE MOVIE REVIEW Everything Everywhere All at Once is the latest film from writing-directing duo Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (billed collectively as Daniels). Michelle Yeoh stars as Evelyn, a Chinese immigrant who runs a laundromat with her milquetoast husband Waymond (Ke Huy Quan in his first film appearance in over […]

X MOVIE REVIEW There’s no question that horror director Ti West (The Sacrament) wants you to think of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre when you see his new film X. It’s the same period of time with a group of young people in a van driving through places in Texas they shouldn’t be, creepy old […]

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE MOVIE REVIEW Oh my god, how do you even get started describing a movie like this one? At least without spoiling any of the wonderful surprises in store? Fortunately, there are so many surprises and weirdnesses and delights to be found in Everything Everywhere All At Once, the latest film […]

AFTER YANG MOVIE REVIEW This weekend, in theaters, while The Batman offers us all a Colin Farrell as a bloated, scarred-faced Penguin fleeing the Dark Knight in an explosive car chase, After Yang gives us Colin Farrell where he shines brightest: in an indie drama from A24. And sure, A24 often means beautifully filmed, brooding, […]

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH MOVIE REVIEW A24 presents a Joel Coen (and only Joel Coen) film. An adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” in black and white at 4:3 with Denzel Washington as Macbeth and Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth. These details about this film alone set my film geek alarm bells a’ringin’. Of […]

RED ROCKET MOVIE REVIEW This new cringe comedy from the director of the lauded “Tangerine” and “The Florida Project” follows Mikey (Simon Rex). He’s an ex-porn actor, broke as a joke, and has been forced to vacate Los Angeles for reasons presumably dire and make his way to the doorstep of his ex-wife and ex-porn […]

THE HUMANS MOVIE REVIEW Based on his Pulitzer Prize winning one-act play, writer Stephen Karam debuts as a film director here as he takes on his story of a very uncomfortable family Thanksgiving gathering. The story takes place in the new and unfurnished apartment in NYC that Brigid (Beanie Feldstein) and her boyfriend Richard (Steven […]

C’MON C’MON MOVIE REVIEW “C’mon, C’mon” is the latest film from writer/director Mike Mills (“20th Century Women”). Elegantly shot in black and white, this naturalistic drama stars Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny, a single man and public radio journalist who is interviewing kids all across the country for an upcoming show. Meanwhile, Johnny’s estranged sister Viv […]

THE GREEN KNIGHT MOVIE REVIEW Ah, the longing for times past, the glory days of yore. I’m not talking about medieval times, they kinda sucked as far as I can tell. I’m talking about The Gathering and The League of Extremely Ordinary Gentlemen podcasts. If you are one of those who enjoy that type of […]

ZOLA MOVIE REVIEW In 2015, Detroit waitress and part-time stripper Aziah “Zola” King posted an epic 148 tweet thread about a wild two days in her life. What started as a quick trip to Florida to make some cash turned into an out-of-control spiral of sex trafficking, violence, strange characters, and weird turns of events, […]