Nicolas Cage’s Anxiety-Inducing Performance Is That Of A Man On The Edge In Slow-Burn Thriller That Isn’t What It Seems

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Nicolas Cage’s Anxiety-Inducing Performance Is That Of A Man On The Edge In Slow-Burn Thriller That Isn’t What It Seems

Sometimes a film will set the stage for what comes next and we learn to anticipate that predictability, which can be good or bad depending on how well the story is executed. Other times, the buildup goes to an unexpected…

Pure Adrenaline and Over-the-Top Gore

Some movies grab you by the throat from the very first scene — and Novacaine does exactly that. The moment R.E.M.’s Everybody Hurts started playing in the opening scene, I knew I was in for a ride. What starts off…

Matt Johnson’s ‘Back to the Future’ Riff Is the Funniest Parody in Years

To be perfectly honest, I knew very little about Nirvanna the Band the Show before I walked in to see Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. All I knew was the name, because that's clearly something you don't forget.…

Kate Mara Is Trapped In A Sci-Fi Horror That Crashes to Earth [SXSW]

AUSTIN – Every so often, you see a film that leaves you questioning nearly everything about its construction when it turns what it’d been building on its head. In the best-case scenario, this can be interesting when the way it…

Art Heist Thriller Is A Sleek Package For A More Intimate Story About Family & Forgery

Somewhere in Florida in an old motel, a girl named Coco (Andie Ju) meets with a man from Craigslist. He’s there to evaluate a piece of art she found after her grandmother’s death. It’s unclear at first who the real…

Ray Nicholson Is Hollywood’s New Charming Psycho

Audiences are really enjoying some blood with their comedies these days. The Oscar-winning (and losing) The Substance is as grotesque as it is absurdly funny; the Valentine’s release this year, Heart Eyes, combined a rom-com story with slasher tropes; and…

The Al’Meara and Trakand Detective Agency Is On the Case

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time Season 3 Episode 3. It's hard to believe how much story The Wheel of Time Season 3 has already packed into its first two episodes, and the same…

A Flawed But Heartfelt Story

Jon Gunn’s The Unbreakable Boy attempts to blend emotional warmth, faith-based storytelling, and a real-life tale of perseverance. Adapted from Scott Michael LeRette’s memoir The Unbreakable Boy: A Father’s Fear, a Son’s Courage, and a Story of Unconditional Love, the…

Thank You, Steven Soderbergh, For Bringing Back The Sexy Spy Thriller

One of the most compelling elements of any film is the interpersonal relationships and the dynamics that can drive or destroy the narrative. Spy thrillers are typically associated with a lot of action — like James Bond — secrets and,…

There’s No Place Like the Two Rivers

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time Season 3 Episode 2. If there's anything that The Wheel of Time has made a point to emphasize so far, it's that it's impossible to understand the future…

One Night in Tar Valon

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time Season 3 Episode 1. After what feels like much too long of a wait, The Wheel of Time has finally returned for its much-anticipated third season — and…

A Tense Deep-Sea Survival Thriller

Last Breath is a gripping survival thriller that plunges audiences into the harrowing world of saturation diving, where the margins for error are razor-thin and survival depends on teamwork, technology, and sheer human resilience. Directed by Alex Parkinson, who previously…

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