John Wick: Chapter 4 Review

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John Wick: Chapter 4 Review

After three action-packed installments of the John Wick franchise, all making their own marks on the box office while becoming favorites among critics and fans alike, the fourth film sees Keanu Reeves return as the titular character, just as convincing…

The Directors Of ‘Free Solo’ Craft A Heartfelt Tribute To The Conservationists Behind Patagonia, The North Face & Esprit [SXSW]

Married in 2013, while Oscar-winning filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin both had been making and shooting films before they met (Chin, “Reel Rock 7,” Vasarhelyi, “Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love“), the power of their collaborative work…

An Intriguing and Twisty Look Into Satanic Panic

Most people are probably familiar with Satanic Panic, even moreso these days after the most recent season of Stranger Things which focused on the scare during the mid 1980s. But do you know where the paranoia began? No, not from…

Dr. Pershing Steps Into the Light

Episode 3 of The Mandalorian’s third season breaks free of the story styling that has been established across three seasons, shifting the focus away from Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal/Brendan Wayne/Lateef Crowder) in unexpected ways. With the aptly titled episode, “The…

Followers | Film Threat

The found footage film Followers begins as a Project X-style hijinx comedy before transitioning into a drama about the pitfalls of the influencer life. Then, writer-director Marcus Harben ventures into full-on horror territory. Does the filmmaker properly maintain the tone…

Julio Torres Debuts With A Charming Immigration Fairy Tale [SXSW]

Whimsy gets a bad rap in Hollywood. In the hands of some filmmakers, a fantastical approach can be a sign of emptiness — an attempt to obscure a simplistic or pandering narrative through layers of artifice. But the framework of…

Claudia Restrepo and Derrick DeBlasis Are Star-Crossed Lovers

Life is beautiful and weird. People enter and exit our lives in totally unexpected ways, sometimes staying far longer or shorter than we ever anticipated. We get so fixated on our routines, our futures, on what our lives are “supposed”…

SXSW 2023: Problemista Highlights The Problems Of Immigration

SYNOPSIS: Alejandro (Torres) is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast (Swinton) becomes…

American Cherry | Film Threat

Music video and commercial director Marcella Cytrynowicz makes her feature-length debut with American Cherry. The writer-director hones in on the lives of the young and lost, though the characters hope love can save them. She also explores mental illness, generational…

Rachel Sennott Shines In A Narratively Tricky Seriocomic Drama [SXSW]

Rachel Sennott is ideally cast in the leading role of Ally Pankiw’s “I Used to Be Funny” because this is a character who sort of can’t help but make you laugh, even without trying, even in tremendously difficult situations. Her…

Willem Dafoe Is Perfectly Unhinged In Surprising Survival Drama

On the surface, the idea of being trapped inside a luxury apartment sounds like a glorious dream. Situated well above the unending bustle of New York City, surrounded by high-end art and top-of-the-line amenities, who could possibly complain about that?…

Rachel Sennott Like We’ve Never Seen Her Before

Rachel Sennott is the comedic actor of the moment. In 2020, she led the anxiety-inducing, darkly hilarious Shiva Baby which put all the anxieties and fears of an entire generation on her shoulders, and she walked through it with ease.…

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