Shudder’s Pulse-Pounding Horror Thriller Offers Edge-Of-Your-Seat Scares, Until It Doesn’t
I've always been a huge fan of horror movies that take simple premises and add unique twists to make them more compelling and terrifying. Some of my favorite horror movies of 2025 have done this, from the enthralling presentation of…
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Lena Dunham Returns to TV With An Introspective Rom-Com Led By ‘Hacks’ Star Megan Stalter
Jessica (Megan Stalter, “Hacks“) is an open book from the moment we meet her, raging and punching holes through windows. Reeling from a bad breakup where her ex proceeded to move on too fast and too soon with a new…
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This Brutally Honest Crime Thriller Is an Uncomfortable Look at a Very Hot Topic Issue
"In a way, it's sort of the fate of Palestinians, not to end up where they started, but somewhere unexpected and far away." To a Land Unknown opens up with a quote by the famous Palestinian-American scholar, Edward Said, thrusting…
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Nick Offerman and Jacob Tremblay Play Against Type in This Crime Thriller Based on a True Story
Making a feature film based on a real-life story can be a challenge. For biopics, the story often becomes predictable and melodramatic. For darker, tragic stories, you run the risk of going off the rails and losing the plot by…
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Why Can’t More Detective Thrillers Be As Twisty & Stylish As Rian Johnson’s Directorial Debut?
Since he landed on my radar with the thrilling and intelligent sci-fi thriller Looper, Rian Johnson has remained one of my favorite filmmakers as he's ventured through everything from a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Last Jedi…
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Heads of State Review: Explosions and Exhaustion
In an age where global politics often feel like farce and reality TV stars somehow find themselves in positions of power, Heads of State arrives with a premise that seems ripe for sharp satire and raucous action comedy. Directed by…
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Netflix’s New Sci-Fi Thriller Is an Escape Room Puzzle Not Worth Solving
Way back in 1997, a Canadian sci-fi/horror film titled Cube became a video-store cult hit thanks to its clever story, which finds six strangers waking up one day trapped in a series of deadly, interconnected rooms and having to solve…
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James Gunn’s Earnest Idealism Is Tainted By Its Contrived Need To Feel Momentous
If it was writer/director James Gunn’s goal was to distinguish himself from the previous DC era and regime or his previous home at Marvel Studios, then the filmmaker succeeds with his new “Superman,” film, the first of its kind from…
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Sorry, Baby Review | Flickreel
Humor is a coping mechanism. Eva Victor brings a surprising amount to Sorry, Baby, an honest and heartbreaking story about someone learning to live with the worst thing they ever endured. Many stories have dealt with sexual assault since #MeToo…
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‘Don’t Call Me Mama’ Review: A Steamy Age-Gap Love Affair Turns Ugly in This Psychological Drama That’s Definitely Not 2025’s ‘Babygirl’
Don’t let the dumb girlboss title fool you, Don’t Call Me Mama isn’t Babygirl. It’s not trying to blend into the recent stream of sexy MILFs and handsome younger men affair stories. It may seem like that from the first…
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I Enjoyed Netflix’s Sci-Fi Escape Room Thriller That Delivers High-Stakes But It Is Missing Something
Brick is a tense German thriller with a sci-fi twist. The film starts out as a dramatic piece about a couple who have faced some challenges in recent years. However, when a mysterious anomaly turns their apartment into a high-stakes…
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The Old Guard 2 Review: Immortality Fatigue
Sequels are expected to deepen character arcs, raise emotional stakes, and expand world-building, but The Old Guard 2 instead opts for a muddled descent into franchise fatigue. Directed by Victoria Mahoney and penned by Greg Rucka (returning from the original)…
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