Susan Sarandon & Diane Keaton Are Laugh Out Loud Funny
Maybe I Do, a romantic comedy from the mind of Boy Meets World creator Michael Jacobs, centers around a young couple, Michelle (Emma Roberts) and Allen (Luke Bracey), as an awkward incident at her best friend's wedding leads Michelle to…
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Sometimes I Think About Dying
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Director Rachel Lambert’s low-key yet compelling drama Sometimes I Think About Dying serves as a formidable showcase for the acting talents of Daisy Ridley. Normally, an indie gem like this comes before the discovery of an actor…
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South Korean Thriller Is A Campy Delight That Overstays Its Welcome
A cargo ship transporting the most dangerous South Korean prisoners provides the setting for Kim Hung-sun’s gloriously absurd actioner “Project Wolf Hunting.” Equal parts “Con-Air” and “Predator,” this hybrid sci-fi/thriller may make no narrative sense whatsoever, but it nevertheless provides…
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Ferrell & Reynolds Can’t Sing But They Will Make You Laugh
Home Movie Reviews Spirited Review: Ferrell & Reynolds Can’t Sing But They Will Make You Laugh Delivering a crap-talking Christmas musical with a heart of gold is no small feat & even though Spirited isn’t a great movie, it is still…
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A Heartfelt, Ambitious Study of Grief and Connection
Plane crashes have been used as the catalyst for dramas for years, from cultural phenomenons like Lost to the hot new series like Yellowjackets and even the supernatural network-turned-Netflix show Manifest. Though Dear Edward may start the same way, what…
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Horror That Drags Into Inescapable Darkness
Home Movie Reviews ‘In My Mother’s Skin’ Review: Kenneth Dagatan's Horror Drags Us Into Inescapable Darkness | Sundance 2023 In another standout film from the horror programming at Sundance, we are taken back through time to discover the world's most…
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Mission Majnu (2023): The “Romeo” Spy
“Romeo” is out on a mission! This time not for his Juliet, but for the sake of his motherland; India! Bollywood brings you an epic fictional spy story that is supposed to have occurred during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. Titled…
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A Pebble in the Pond
As the world is tearing itself apart, there are those few fantastic human beings who still believe there is good in people. They know that by somehow finding a charitable spirit, our cold hearts will melt. Such is Paul Howard’s…
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Screenlife Sequel To The Thriller ‘Searching’ With Storm Reid Never Quite Connects
Like “Searching” back in 2018, the standalone sequel “Missing” has again embattled another only child with one dead parent. Only this time, it’s the alive parent who finds themselves at the center of a viral, true crime mystery. Killed by…
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Jason Momoa Shines In Dull Family-Friendly Fantasy Adventure
Jason Momoa gallivanting through one's dreams sounds like a – wait for it – dream come true. Fortunately for kids everywhere, the actor's latest film, Slumberland, is a family-friendly fantasy adventure featuring Momoa as a sharp-toothed wily, horned creature. His…
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Scott McNairy, Emilia Jones Show Life as Work in Progress
Fairyland, the directorial debut of Andrew Durham, starts with Alysia (Nessa Doughterty) learning that her mother has died in a car crash. She overhears her father Steve (Scoot McNairy) on the phone, getting the details of the accident that will…
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Drama Never Gives Its Central Character Enough Depth
Day in the life stories are a well-worn genre in filmmaking, but they work for a reason. Getting a small portrait of a person as they go about navigating one approximately twenty-four-hour period strikes a balance between revealing and withholding…
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