Actor Bradley Cooper continues to make a name for himself behind the camera with his latest film, “Is This Thing On?”. As a director, this is Cooper’s third feature following his 2018 box office hit “A Star is Born” and his 2023 Leonard Bernstein biography “Maestro”. Much like his previous two efforts, the intensely hands-on … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Savage Hunt” (2025)
Dutch action filmmaker Roel Reiné directs, composes, and shoots the new survival thriller “Savage Hunt”. The film falls into the ‘Man versus Beast‘ category, centering itself around the bloody rampage of a giant bear in a sleepy Montana community. It’s a fairly straightforward genre movie that attempts to add several human layers to its story. … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Eternity” (2025)
With his ambitious new film “Eternity”, director David Freyne combines classic screwball comedy with an old-fashioned romance, seasoning it all with a dash of wacky fantasy. He tells a story (co-written by Freyne and Pat Cunnane) that’s so strange on paper it never should work on-screen. Yet the surprisingly sincere and impressively imaginative “Eternity” is … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Rebuilding” (2025)
In the aftermath of a devastating forest fire, a cowboy who lost everything rediscovers what matters most in life. That’s a fitting summary of “Rebuilding”, the sophomore effort from writer-director Max Walker-Silverman. His latest film operates on the same quiet, delicate, and soulful wavelength as his debut feature, 2022’s sublime “A Love Song”. And in … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Sentimental Value” (2025)
“Sentimental Value” is the latest film from director Joachim Trier and his follow-up to 2022’s Oscar-nominated “The Worse Person in the World”. It sees him rejoining his regular writing partner Eskil Vogt to tell a resonant and layered story that uses the behind-the-scenes drama of a film shoot to explore the idea of reconciliation through … Continue reading
First Glance: “How to Make a Killing”
Glen Powell leads an intriguing cast in A24’s upcoming black comedy thriller “How to Make a Killing”. It’s John Patton Ford’s sophomore feature that follows his impressive 2022 debut “Emily the Criminal”. His script is loosely based on a 1949 British film titled “Kind Hearts and Coronets” which starred Valerie Hobson, Dennis Price, and Alec … Continue reading