‘Rebel Ridge’ Film Review: A Wire-Tight, Unique, Thriller

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‘Rebel Ridge’ Film Review: A Wire-Tight, Unique, Thriller

Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier knows how to craft suspense. His 2007 debut feature, Murder Party, was a fun low-budget horror comedy that was filled with film references. It was a wild picture, but tightly designed. With 2013’s Blue Ruin, 2015’s Green…

This Underrated Martin Scorsese and Nicolas Cage Horror Movie Just Hit Paramount+

It's hard to imagine a Martin Scorsese film could ever be considered "underrated," let alone "forgotten." Even including the films of his that are almost considered disappointments, they're still lightning rods of conversation and sometimes controversy that people actively care…

Coconut Fred’s Fruit Salad Island Was a Blatant SpongeBob Ripoff

When the popular animated series Rocko’s Modern Life was canceled in 1996, director, animator, and marine science educator Stephen Hillenburg knew he had to do something to get back into the swing of things with Nickelodeon. Three years later, in…

Jeremy Saulnier’s Fierce ACAB Thriller Is An Intense Showcase For Aaron Pierre

If you want a high-velocity, muscular, and sharply tense dramatic thriller, which also doubles as a penetrating action film, more or less, in the parlance of the kids, we are so back. Or rather, the acclaimed indie director Jeremy Saulnier has finally returned with…

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Film Review: A Fun, Funny, Gothic Blast

Armed with wildly macabre humor and a bevy of creativity, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a triumphant return to the wacky afterlife shenanigans of the 1988 original. With Tim Burton in the director’s chair, the filmmaker assures that his beloved characters are…

Robert De Niro Gives One of His Most Heartbreaking Performances in This True Story

To say that Robert De Niro is in the conversation about the greatest actor of all time would be a significant understatement. While perhaps Daniel Day-Lewis or Jack Nicholson have more consistent track records, it would be hard to name…

Kevin Feige’s Reason for Bringing Back RDJ as Doctor Doom Is Flawed

For a while there, the next big bad villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was shrouded in mystery — that was until this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego. Not only was Doctor Doom named as the next main antagonist of…

‘Beetlejuice 2,’ ‘Megalopolis,’ ‘Wolfs’ & More

After an odd summer release schedule, the fall is blazing with hot-ticket releases amidst the fall festival fervor. September promises an eclectic lineup while the Venice Film Festival, Telluride, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the New York Film Festival…

Without This Classic Comedy, a Beloved Coen Brothers Film Wouldn’t Exist

Only Joel and Ethan Coen would use a fake movie within the story of a screwball comedy from 1941 as the namesake for their 2000 adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, a movie that would go on to win the Grammy for…

Why Michael Keaton’s Desperate Measures Was a Box-Office Flop

Michael Keaton underwent a stunning career transformation in the late 1980s, beginning with his acclaimed dramatic performance in the 1988 addiction drama film Clean and Sober, followed by his casting as Batman in the eponymous blockbuster 1989 film. These roles…

Almodóvar’s English Language Euthanasia Dramedy Is Surprisingly Tame [Venice]

It is clear that “The Room Next Door” is a Pedro Almodóvar film. It features strong female heroines in Tilda Swinton’s Martha and Julianne Moore’s Ingrid and a striking use of color, with a heavy presence of bright reds and greens accompanied…

‘City of Dreams’ Film Review: True-Life Subject As Exploitation Film

Writer-director Mohit Ramchandani’s City of Dreams walks a less-than fine line between an urgent call for action and an exploitation picture. Sometimes the line becomes too blurred, as many moments go all in for cheap thriller tactics and melodrama. As…

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