The Flash 5.13 Recap: “Scum Recognizes Scum”
I wonder what’s going on with actor Carlos Valdes this season. Cisco is absent from The Flash again this week, which means that the meta-humans get to name themselves. That turns out to be a problem.
One Man’s Trash: Rage of the Mummy
Thing I learned from doing this column: There really aren’t a whole lot of killer mummy movies anymore.
Miss Bala Review: Miss Begotten
Too often, unsuccessful movies try to be too much. They might try to be an action film and a romance and a crime thriller and a political drama all at once, and this dilutes the end result. Miss Bala is the rare film that doesn...
Now Streaming: Russian Doll
The premise of Groundhog Day has been imitated so often* that it’s practically a genre to itself. Amazingly, Netflix’s dark comedy series Russian Doll manages to bring some exciting new twists to the time loop formula....
Slamdance Journal: The Vast of Night
The Vast of Night takes a big gamble in both visual style and storytelling structure, and it hits the jackpot. This close look at a small town’s flirtation with the unknown shows how small stories can have big rewards.
Slamdance Journal: A Great Lamp
A Great Lamp is the first feature by director Saad Qureshi. While much of it feels like a first voyage and a grand gesture to make a strong impression, the film’s raw emotions make for a humanizing tale of two strangers just...
Hanna Pilot Recap: “If Anyone Asks, That Girl Does Not Exis
Amazon’s new action thriller Hanna doesn’t officially premiere until March, but the streaming service made the pilot episode available for 24 hours after the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, I didn’t find it especially...
Sundance Journal: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
Award-winning documentarian Joe Berlinger has spent much of his career investigating issues of justice and going beyond the headlines to find deeper stories of the accused. In collaboration with the late Bruce Sinofsky, his films ...
Sundance Journal: The Farewell
Of all the things compelling about Lulu Wang’s cross-cultural family drama The Farewell, the starring role of Awkwafina as Billi firmly establishes this film as something special. The rapper/actress with the raspy voice elev...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 3rd, 2019 – All the Te
This week is so chock full of new Blu-ray and Ultra HD releases that you’d have to be a real curmudgeon not to find at least a little something to your liking.
Weekend Roundtable: Worst Movies by 2019 Oscar Nominees
As they bask in all the acclaim and recognition, let’s not forget that many of this year’s Oscar nominated filmmakers and thespians are also responsible for some genuine cinematic garbage. What’s the worst movie ...
Slamdance Journal: Desolation Center
As riveting as the recent Fyre Fest documentaries have been, Desolation Center shows us that there’s some heart and soul in the history of music festivals.