The emotionally charged war drama “Atonement” takes three unique perspectives on one violent tragedy and weaves them into a story that shows there are no easy paths to absolution. Three compelling central characters, portrayed through three equally compelling performances, explore the collateral damage of war, which isn’t something left on the battlefield. Instead, the scars … Continue reading
Idris Elba pulls double duty in the upcoming science-fiction survival thriller “Above the Below”. The accomplished 54-year-old actor not only stars in his latest feature but also co-directs alongside Martin Owen. The new trailer dropped in theaters last week and it teases what looks to be an edge-of-your-seat race against the clock that starts in … Continue reading
Horror’s found-footage sub-genre ran its course with me some time ago. But occasionally a movie will come around that reminds us of why found-footage filmmaking was once all the rave. The new independent horror film “Infirmary” starts with that kind of promise. But over the course of its lean 85 minutes, the narrative flaws begin … Continue reading
Angelina Jolie returns to the director’s chair with her latest feature, “Without Blood”. It’s the first film she has directed since her brilliant and in some ways underrated “First They Killed My Father”. That 2017 Khmer-language biographical thriller told the true story of a five-year-old boy who was seized and forced to train as a … Continue reading
With “Operation Kabul”, Hungarian director Zsombor Dyga offers a striking point-of-view on the disastrous 2021 United States-led NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan. The events resulted in the collapse of the Afghan government and military followed by a chaotic mass exodus of civilian non-combatants. The Taliban swooped in and immediately took control of the city of Kabul … Continue reading
With “Mortal Kombat” already rebooted for the big screen, I guess it’s no surprise that its long-time fighting game rival “Street Fighter” would try and do the same thing. Both wildly popular video game franchises already had movie adaptations in the mid 1990s. Now they’re both back at it with mixed results at best. “Mortal … Continue reading
