Christopher Smith’s Puts Mystery Ahead of Story

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Christopher Smith’s Puts Mystery Ahead of Story

Christopher Smith has proved time and time again that he’s a great director, capable of masterfully creating gloomy environments where confused characters must solve mind-boggling mysteries. Unfortunately, Smith’s screenplays are often too clunky, as he puts twists ahead of storytelling.…

Doc Questions What Diamonds Are Really Worth

Home Movie Reviews 'Nothing Lasts Forever’ Review: Showtime Documentary Questions How Much Diamonds Are Really Worth Before you get down on one knee and propose with that expensive diamond ring, you better watch this documentary first. Image via Showtime The…

An Ambitious But Unfortunate Failure From Filmmaker Cory Finley [Sundance]

Cory Finley burst out of the cinematic gate, like many a playwright-turned-filmmaker before him, with a voice firmly in place. In his debut film “Thoroughbreds” and its follow-up “Bad Education,” he precisely, skillfully, and mercilessly created characters who were, for…

Knock at the Cabin | Film Threat

NOW IN THEATERS! Let’s face it. M. Night Shyamalan’s track record is spotty at best. He broke out early with The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. Those successes were followed up with a series of hits and misses, such as Lady in the Water and After Earth.…

Found Footage Horror Has Never Looked Like This

So you want to make a horror film. Specifically, you want to create one that makes use of the found footage framing to tell your story. How do you go about it? Well, there is no one way to do…

The Drop Review: Fowler & Konkle Deliver Good Performances In Indie Dramedy

Writer-director Sarah Adina Smith’s (Birds of Paradise) dramedy, The Drop, is a fascinating look into the genre and what audiences want. Co-written and co-starring Joshua Leonard (Fully Realized Humans), the script is wanting at times, but it has a few…

David Strathairn and Jane Levy Shine In Angus MacLachlan’s Throwback Family Dramedy

Roger Ebert once wrote, “just because something is not done anymore doesn’t mean it’s not worth doing,” when describing Norman Jewison’s irrepressible romantic comedy “Only You.” This same sentiment can be applied to Angus MacLachlan’s latest family dramedy, “A Little…

A Charming and Worthy Addition to the Rom-Com Canon

As a self-professed romantic comedy fiend, I’m wary and judgmental of most films that attempt to appeal to lovers of the genre. Some manage to strike a chord and offer something worth rewatching again and again (and again), appealing to…

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Review: The End is Near, But Future is Bright

The final season of Star Trek: Picard is truly the epitome of the old adage about saving the best for last. It’s actually quite hard to believe that this is the beginning of the end when the first six episodes…

Daughter | Film Threat

COMING TO THEATERS/VOD! Writer/director Corey Deshon’s Daughter starts on a lonely road in the wilderness as a woman (Megan Le) runs away from a man and a boy in a truck dressed in full hazmat suits. The vehicle stops, and they pursue…

Christopher Murray Casts A Grim But Beautiful Revenge Spell With A Lot On Its Mind [Sundance]

Not quite a traditional horror film, not quite a coming-of-age drama, and not quite a true supernatural fable, Christopher Murray’s “Sorcery” is a difficult film to categorize. It’s dark, grim, and angry, like a revenge horror film. There are moments…

Vicky Krieps Gives The Middle Finger To Biopic Conventions

Home Movie Reviews Corsage Review: Vicky Krieps Gives The Middle Finger To Biopic Conventions Corsage is carried by Vicky Krieps' brilliant performance and its willingness to buck genre conventions in favor of a dark and dreamy fairy tale. Vicky Krieps as…

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