Thank You, Steven Soderbergh, For Bringing Back The Sexy Spy Thriller
One of the most compelling elements of any film is the interpersonal relationships and the dynamics that can drive or destroy the narrative. Spy thrillers are typically associated with a lot of action — like James Bond — secrets and,…
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There’s No Place Like the Two Rivers
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time Season 3 Episode 2. If there's anything that The Wheel of Time has made a point to emphasize so far, it's that it's impossible to understand the future…
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One Night in Tar Valon
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time Season 3 Episode 1. After what feels like much too long of a wait, The Wheel of Time has finally returned for its much-anticipated third season — and…
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A Tense Deep-Sea Survival Thriller
Last Breath is a gripping survival thriller that plunges audiences into the harrowing world of saturation diving, where the margins for error are razor-thin and survival depends on teamwork, technology, and sheer human resilience. Directed by Alex Parkinson, who previously…
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Nicole Kidman Makes Sure Her New Thriller Doesn’t Lose The Plot With Her Magnetic Performance
Director Mimi Cave is used to telling stories where things aren't exactly what they seem. In her sharp directorial debut Fresh, a grocery story meet-cute turns into a cannibalism-fueled nightmare. In Holland, her sophomore feature, Nicole Kidman stars as Nancy…
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An Average Horror Excursion With A Dedicated Kelly Marie Tran
“If there is an itch, one does want to scratch, but it is much nicer to have neither the itch nor the scratch.” – C. S. Lewis. The production logos preceding Shal Ngo’s latest “Control Freak” have barely begun to fade…
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Glorious Indeed, but With a Haunting Truth
Can freedom truly be free? This is the eternal question that Polish filmmakers Helena Ganjalyan and Bartosk Skpak seek to unravel in their hauntingly beautiful Glorious Summer. Set within the confines of a palatial Renaissance estate, three women (Ganjalyan, Magdalena…
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Sadie Sink’s Apocalyptic Rock Opera Fails to Strike a Chord
You'll know exactly what kind of movie O'Dessa is within the first five minutes. Geremy Jasper's follow-up to his charming rap dramedy Patti Cake$ could not be more different. With blaring guitar strums, bright neon lights flooding the screen, and…
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Regina Hall & Murray Bartlett Steal The Show In A Disjointed Rock Opera That Values Style Above Storytelling
Writer-director Geremy Jasper, who brought us Patti Cakes, is back with the ambitious rock opera O’Dessa. I love a good musical, and O’Dessa has a few great songs in it to justify their existence. Set in an apocalyptic future where…
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Cloning Around in Bong Joon Ho’s Sci-Fi Satire
Bong Joon Haveo’s Mickey 17 is what happens when you mix The Prestige, The X-Men’s Krakoa resurrection system, and a political roast into a sci-fi blender. Robert Pattinson takes on the ultimate identity crisis as an “expendable” space worker who…
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This UFO Doc Won’t Make You Believe
Whether or not you're a true believer or a skeptic, The Age of Disclosure delivers some fascinating information regarding just how long the United States government has supposedly known about the existence of "UAPs" (or, as they're more popularly known,…
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Steven Soderbergh Crafts an Intricate, Sexy, and Fun Spy Thriller
Just two months ago, Steven Soderbergh and writer David Koepp graced us with their take on the supernatural ghost story with Presence, a “horror” film of sorts that took a unique look at the genre that felt distinctly like a…
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