It’s kinda funny to have a third installment of a film franchise called “Chapter 1”. Yet that’s the case with “The Strangers: Chapter 1”, the third film in The Strangers horror series. Directed by Renny Harlin, the film is a prequel to Bryan Bertino’s 2008 first film and is set to be the first of … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Damsel” (2024)
Netflix’s new girl-power dark fantasy, “Damsel” sees Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, perhaps best known for directing the 2007 apocalyptic horror thriller “28 Weeks Later”, helming his first feature film since 2011’s “Intruders”. Working from a script by Dan Mazeau (“Fast X”), Fresnadillo has loads of fun both embracing and subverting the fantasy genre. The results are … Continue reading
New on Home Video: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” on 4K Ultra HD + Digital
Warner Brothers Discovery Home Entertainment has announced the release of “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” on 4K Ultra HD and Digital. Directed by James Wan, this sequel to the 2018 box office smash-hit “Aquaman” sees Jason Momoa reprising his role as the eponymous ‘King of the Seven Seas’. Wan’s proudly wacky adventure is chock full … Continue reading
REVIEW: “American Dreamer” (2024)
If you’re like me, I’m guessing the pairing of Peter Dinklage and Shirley MacLaine probably wasn’t a big screen duo you were expecting to see in 2024. Yet the two come together in “American Dreamer”, the first feature film from director Paul Dektor. Premiering all the way back in 2022 at the Tribeca Film Festival, … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Cabrini” (2024)
Director Alejandro Monteverde follows up last year’s surprise box office hit “Sound of Freedom” with “Cabrini”, a gripping period epic that shares the profoundly moving story of famed Catholic missionary and future saint Francesca Cabrini. This biographical drama (penned by Rod Barr) follows Cabrini’s charity efforts on behalf of immigrant children in Five Points, New … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Upgraded” (2024)
In the new romantic comedy “Upgraded”, yet another unexpected meet-cute leads to a silly and sappy romance. But as always there’s that one hurdle that threatens to keep our love-struck couple apart. Will it? Well what do you think? Does it ever? Such is the case in this by-the-book yet mildly entertaining romcom that gets … Continue reading