Guy Ritchie had a good 2023 and deserved more attention for his silly yet fun “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre” and his brilliant “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant”. He’s shown no signs of stopping in 2024 as evident by the fun and spirited new trailer for his upcoming film “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”. This wild … Continue reading
Sundance Review: “Handling the Undead” (2024)
Director Thea Hvistendahl weaves a creepy and captivating web with “Handling the Undead”, a Norwegian horror drama based on Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist’s 2005 novel of the same name. Aside from its genuinely intriguing premise, the feature film adaptation (which just showed at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival) stars Renate Reinsve who dazzled audiences … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Fighter” (2024)
Director Siddharth Anand (“War”, “Pathaan”) briefly steps away from the popular YRF Spy Universe to make “Fighter”, the first big-budget installment in a planned aerial action franchise. The Hindi blockbuster sees top stars Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone along with screen veteran Anil Kapoor playing aviators in the Indian Air Force who come together to … Continue reading
First Glance: “Monkey Man”
Dev Patel has proven to be a fabulous actor, but his latest film “Monkey Man” promises a grit and intensity we’ve never seen from the 33-year-old Brit. Even more exciting, the film marks Patel’s directorial debut. Working from a story he conceived, “Monkey Man” looks to be a stylishly fierce action movie as evident by … Continue reading
REVIEW: “American Star” (2024)
Director Gonzalo López-Gallego is perhaps best known for 2011’s “Apollo 18”, a creepy found-footage sci-fi horror film that never got the respect it deserved. After a few direct-to-video feature films and some work on television, López-Gallego returns with “American Star”, a captivating thriller led by its equally captivating star, Ian McShane. Set in the Canary … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Miller’s Girl” (2024)
Jade Halley Bartlett writes and directs “Miller’s Girl”, a wobbly new thriller backed by Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures production company. It’s a film that tries hard to take a nuanced approach to the familiar story of a teacher-student relationship that crowds or crosses the line of appropriateness. But what we get is a movie … Continue reading