Category: Reviews
Matty Embraces the High Life With an Unexpected Outlet
Matty Embraces the High Life With an Unexpected Outlet

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Matlock Episode 13. Family day has arrived at Jacobson Moore on Matlock, and as to be expected, some chaos ensues, as Matty (Kathy Bates) debates whether bringing Alfie (Aaron Harris) is worth…

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I Was Deeply Moved By The Characters In This Surprisingly Quiet & Understated Crime Drama
I Was Deeply Moved By The Characters In This Surprisingly Quiet & Understated Crime Drama

British-born director Sing J. Lee's feature-length directorial debut is based on a true kidnapping that occurred in Southern California in 2016, but to call The Accidental Getaway Driver a biopic or a treatise on crime in America is to misunderstand…

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‘Little Women’ for Men Having a Midlife Crisis
‘Little Women’ for Men Having a Midlife Crisis

For the past few years, pseudo-scientific studies — and the news — have been pushing the theory that society is suffering through a “male loneliness epidemic”. Maybe we are, or maybe we’re all just lonely. Regardless of whether there’s any…

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A Boxing Character Study That Goes Down in the First Round
A Boxing Character Study That Goes Down in the First Round

While boxing is a famous solitary sport, ultimately boiling down to a competition between two individual competitors, the close relationship between a pugilist and their trainer is tough and intimate, perfect material for a dramatic feature. Rocky's Rocky Balboa (Sylvester…

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The Bible Has Never Looked This Good on TV
The Bible Has Never Looked This Good on TV

The world of entertainment has long caught on to the fact that biblical stories are epic in nature and, therefore, make for compelling productions. Cinema brought viewers ambitious undertakings like Charlton Heston's The Ten Commandments and Darren Aronofsky's Noah, both…

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‘The Masked Singer’ Season 13 Episode 3 Recap: That’s Amore!
‘The Masked Singer’ Season 13 Episode 3 Recap: That’s Amore!

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Masked Singer Season 13 Episode 3.Will luck be a lady tonight? Three celebrities are hoping luck is on their side as the Group A finals is already here. With two incredible unmaskings…

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Last Breath Review | Flickreel
Last Breath Review | Flickreel

A compelling film based on a true story will keep the audience engaged even if they know the outcome. If you didn’t hear about Chris Lemons’ logic-defying survival story in 2012, perhaps you learned about it in the 2019 documentary, Last…

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Solid Direction Keeps Woody Harrelson’s By-the-Numbers Underwater Thriller Afloat
Solid Direction Keeps Woody Harrelson’s By-the-Numbers Underwater Thriller Afloat

Humanity's conquering of the stars may always be in doubt, but the closest thing to outer space likely isn't too far away from where you are right now, especially if you live on a coast. To this very day, the…

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I Couldn’t Look Away From Woody Harrelson’s Edge-Of-Your-Seat Thriller That Actually Knows How To Maintain Suspense
I Couldn’t Look Away From Woody Harrelson’s Edge-Of-Your-Seat Thriller That Actually Knows How To Maintain Suspense

Last Breath is actually suspenseful and builds towards that in increments. About 40 minutes in, Chris Lemons (Finn Cole), a deep-sea diver, is stuck on his own 330 feet below the ocean and without oxygen. With so much of the…

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Nothing’s Gonna Stop This ‘Letterkenny’ Spin-Off Now
Nothing’s Gonna Stop This ‘Letterkenny’ Spin-Off Now

What Jared Keeso and company have accomplished entering the fourth season of Shoresy is television magic. The spin-off about Letterkenny's foul-mouthed hockey defenseman proved there's more to "Waffle" Shore than filthy insults and bloody knuckles. That continues into Season 4,…

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Christian Propaganda Brought to You by Billy Baldwin and Fingerless Gloves
Christian Propaganda Brought to You by Billy Baldwin and Fingerless Gloves

Unfortunately, some movies are made with seemingly good intentions and just turn out to be really, really bad. Julia Verdin's No Address is one such film, purporting to shed light on the homelessness epidemic. Instead, it falls short with cringe-worthy…

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This Spinach-Loving Killer Sailor Isn’t Strong to the Finish
This Spinach-Loving Killer Sailor Isn’t Strong to the Finish

Horror is a brilliant, often under-appreciated genre. Despite routine profitability and the centrality of a good scare to the human experience, horror is frequently overlooked for major awards like the Oscars (ahem, justice for Toni Collette), and mainstream sources tumble…

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