Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass Are Transcendent

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Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass Are Transcendent

More than any other film you’ll see this year, there is unlikely to be as wonderfully unexpected a work as the one writer-director Mel Eslyn has created with her oddly beautiful feature debut Biosphere. At its most straightforward, it is…

Georgian Romantic Drama Is A Striking Ode To Female Independence [Karlovy Vary]

In the past decade or so, the country of Georgia has produced many raw and powerful films from women directors examining the country’s modern women as they seek their newfound independence. Director and co-writer Elene Naveriani’s romantic drama “Blackbird Blackbird…

The Blackening Featured, Reviews Film Threat

With an opening red scrawl that reads, “The following is based on true events… that actually didn’t happen!” you know what kind of movie you’re in for with The Blackening. Written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins, the latest entry from the…

Still Full of Hilarious Surprises

Before What We Do in the Shadows had even premiered its fourth season, the news came down that FX had renewed the bitingly funny TV spinoff for two more — Seasons 5 and 6, to be precise. The series has…

A Compelling Story Is Bogged Down By Lazy Writing & Jokes

The Out-Laws is a Happy Madison Production movie. While Adam Sandler is not present onscreen, his spirit looms large. The jokes are funny, but not wholly original or unexpected. The physical comedy is juvenile, but Adam DeVine’s commitment makes up…

A Vulnerable Ewan McGregor Can’t Save This Father-Daughter Addiction Drama [Karlovy Vary]

There’s a fine line between stylized direction and direction that is so fussy that it gets in the way of a film’s actors. Unfortunately for Emma Westenberg’s directorial debut, “You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder,” that’s a line she does…

A Hilarious Comedy About Generational Conflict

Few things are worse than an undesired family member laying down roots in our homes because social expectations stop us from kicking the unwanted guest out. That's precisely the theme of Tomáš Pavlíček & Jan Vejnar's She Came at Night…

‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 2 Part 1 Review: Netflix’s Legal Drama Struggles

The debut season of Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer, an adaptation of one of the many novels in the series of the same name by Michael Connelly, gave us our first look at a show that was already struggling to make…

H4z4rd Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Most cinephiles will know Trent Haaga either as the murderous demon clown Killjoy or from his screenwriting duties on several Troma releases, including Citizen Toxie and Hell Asylum. The man is still working, creating insane art, such as the pitch-perfect…

Can “1920: Horrors Of The Heart” Make You Feel The Fear?

Let me narrate to you the tale of the vengeful heart with 1920: Horrors Of The Heart. As Meghna’s father commits suicide, she seeks to avenge his death from her deceitful mother. As Meghna goes to her mother’s mansion to…

Sterling K. Brown & Mark Duplass Shine In Off-Beat Sci-Fi Comedy

Mel Eslyn has been in the orbit of the Duplass brothers for a while now, directing episodes of Room 104 and Cinema Toast. The Duplass Brothers were right to trust Eslyn, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Duplass, because…

The Humanity Behind Ethan Hunt’s Mask Is Finally Exposed In An Exhilarating Part One

Arguably the most dynamic, well-oiled, and spectacular action franchise there is, the ‘Mission: Impossible’ series is pure fentanyl for the thrill-ride junkie. But as slick as the films are, if there’s ever been a baseline deficiency, it’s that the series…

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