One of my biggest regrets from this year’s Sundance Film Festival was missing out on the quirky indie comedy “Theater Camp”. There was a lot of audience buzz following its festival premiere and I was even more intrigued after Searchlight dropped around $8 million to acquire it with the promise of a theater release. “Theater … Continue reading
What could be more exciting than seeing Ridley Scott back doing a historical epic? That’s exactly what we’re getting with “Napoleon” and the brand new trailer is giving us our thrilling first look. In it we see the director of “Gladiator”, the underappreciated “Kingdom of Heaven”, and the more grossly underappreciated “Robin Hood” once again … Continue reading
Five years ago “The Nun” came out. It was a gothic supernatural horror film that served as a spin-off/prequel to the popular The Conjuring movies. “The Nun” was loaded with potential but unfortunately never quite lived up to it. Warner Bros. is taking another swing at it with “The Nun II” and I’m actually happy … Continue reading
(CLICK HERE to read my full review in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) Richard E. Grant, Julie Delpy, and Daryl McCormack make for a tantalizing trio in the new thriller “The Lesson”, a film you can file in with the ever-growing number of movies dealing with the troubles and tragedies of the rich and famous. This focused … Continue reading
Among the most anticipated movies the year has to be the latest from iconic American filmmaker Martin Scorsese. “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an epic-sized $200 million feature film backed by Apple Studios that received rave reviews following its premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film is getting a full theater release … Continue reading
Hardly your run of the mill horror movie crowdpleaser, the Hulu Original “Clock” from writer-director Alexis Jacknow takes the genre to some unexpectedly interesting places. Adapting her own 2020 short film of the same name, Jacknow speaks to a number of compelling issues, exploring them through a horror framework in a way that can be … Continue reading
