‘Wuthering Heights’ — Yearning and Beautiful Gowns Yields Forgettable Experience
Writer-director Emerald Fennell is in a precarious spot. Coming off of her Best Original Screenplay award for her feature debut, Promising Young...
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‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ is the Strongest in the Franchise
Last year’s 28 Years Later was a welcome return to a film series stuck in development hell for nearly 17 years. Coming off a streak of commercial and...
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Johnson Gives Spark to Tired Biopic ‘The Smashing Machine’
Dwayne Johnson is the consummate performer. His million-dollar smile and infinite charm are never tucked away. He has it, that ethereal quality that...
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‘Alien: Earth’ Is Good. It Could Be Great.
The Alien franchise is in a bit of predicament similar to the Star Wars franchise: a billion-dollar property trapped in its own shadow. Neither...
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Eva Victor’s ‘Sorry, Baby’ Is Fresh, Gentle and Insightful
Grief is a cloud, ever-present, that casts darkness at any moment. Clouds can dissipate and let light shine through, or they can completely...
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‘Empire Skate’ Unpacks Supreme’s Origin and the Rebellious Soul of the ‘90s New York Skate Scene
Mike Hernandez, one of the original members of the Supreme skate crew, founded in 1994, may be the most salient interviewee in the latest edition of...
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‘Warfare’ Is a Jarring War Thriller That Rattles the Core
Before you or I were ever a thought, General Sherman said, “War is hell,” and the best war films test and prove that theory. The films that fail are...
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‘Friendship’ — Watch Male-Bonding Fail With Hilarious Results — SXSW
Male loneliness has recently become a hot-button topic of conversation. One could make the argument that being lonely has been around since literally...
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Three Docs to Watch at SXSW: ‘Selena y Los Dinos’, ‘Trans Memoria’, and ‘Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore’
Selena y Los Dinos “There was [T]he Jackson [5]. We were going to be the Mexican Jackson’s.” -A.B. Quintanilla The first five minutes of Selena y Los...
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A24’s Latest ‘Death of a Unicorn’ Crafts a Tight and Twisted Dark Comedy —SXSW
A24 is in a unique position in film culture. They produce critical darlings, gain awards recognition, and are starting a push to appeal to larger...
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