Mau delivers only celebratory mythos and lore where a thornier portrait of its subject could have built something far more meaningful. In this era of virtually…
Mascarpone vacillates between insight and one-dimensionality, but its luscious aesthetic character keeps its lightly recommendable. Gay Italian drama Mascarpone certainly knows how to appease its target…
Black Site has obvious limitations that cap its ceiling, but as a DTV film in spirit if not in star power, it’s solid enough for target…
The latest film to fail to properly utilize the cornfield’s unique horror setting, Escape the Field isn’t the least bit scary, clever, or compelling. Speaking…
9 Bullets is a startlingly bad film, one that struggles to reach even basic competence in any individual or collective regard. In his recent book Why…
Hello, Bookstore is soothing, cozy documentary but one entirely devoid of stakes or storytelling thrust. Hello, Bookstore opens with footage shot in the early weeks of…
The Sound of Violet is a deeply out of touch, frequently offensive bit of nonsense that is best left unwatched. Phrases like “unbelievable” and “batshit insane”…
Madelines has the clear kernel of a good idea, but ultimately feels like the rough draft of a rough draft. The latest no-budget sci-fi flick to…
As They Made Us leans heavily into flat sitcom tropes, neutering any potential feeling the family drama might have otherwise realized. Family dramedy As They Made…
So Cold the River’s successfully unnerves for a while, but ultimately gives into to more gauche and bloody flourishes. Horror likes to look backward, the…
After watching Measure of Revenge, you’ll understand why the film bears no writer credit. The Bella Thorne paycheck train chugs along with Measure of Revenge, a…
Sin Eater is a remarkably rough first draft masquerading as a finished film. There’s a recent episode of the PVD Horror Podcast that features the cast…
The only thing Tethered is tied to is a bad time. Miles from civilization, a monster stalks woods that are inhabited by a mother and…
Adventures in Success delivers some light laughs, but does little else of note with its outlandish premise. Adventures in Success follows a would-be cult, led by…
Credited with reimagining and popularizing the traditional Italian hand gesture of malocchio (“evil eye”) into what’s today (in)famously known as “devil’s horns” in heavy metal…
The Long Walk is an intricate and elegant work, sure to be one of the year’s best genre efforts and a remarkable calling card for director…
Butter is an irresponsible, wholly offensive exploitation of serious mental illness concerns. On its surface, new teen dramedy Butter seems like the kind of film…
Ghosts of the Ozarks tees up a potentially fascinating horror-western premise, but much of its appeal dissipates as its back half becomes frustratingly obvious. There’s…
Poly Styrene doesn’t do much formally, but its personal stakes and unflinching candor still manage to resonate. Making a documentary about any icon is a…
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop rides its quaint aesthetic all the way to feeling already dated. On paper, Brad Watson’s Miss Willoughby and the…
Cinephiles of a certain breed are going to find a lot to like about Jakko (Petri Poikolainen), the smart-ass protagonist of the Finnish import The…