REVIEW: “Safe House” (2025)

REVIEW: “Safe House” (2025)

2025’s “Safe House” shouldn’t be confused with or considered connected to the 2012 Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds action thriller of the same name. They do fall into the same genre, but that’s about as far as the similarities go. This recent film features a much different story, and director Jaimie Marshall tells it within … Continue reading

REVIEW: “Anniversary” (2025)

REVIEW: “Anniversary” (2025)

“Anniversary” travels a pretty crazy path. It begins as a domestic thriller before flirting with becoming a psychological thriller and ultimately ending as something resembling a dystopian thriller. It’s a movie filled to the brim with clever ideas, some of which sizzle with intrigue and tension while others have a hard time connecting to everything … Continue reading

REVIEW: “Violent Ends” (2025)

REVIEW: “Violent Ends” (2025)

Writer-director John-Michael Powell has conceived and crafted one of the best rural crime thrillers in recent years with “Violent Ends”. Shot in Northwest Arkansas with the Ozark Mountains as its backdrop, the film offers a markedly clear-eyed perspective on cycles of violence and the devastating consequences to families caught within them. And though his film … Continue reading