by Josh Terry | Jun 20, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
28 Years Later (2 stars out of 4) 2002’s “28 Days Later” was a landmark for the zombie movie genre, even if you could argue—as many did—that it wasn’t really a zombie movie. Instead of plodding, brain-lusting undead, director Danny Boyle’s flesh-eating hordes were...
by Josh Terry | Jun 12, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
Materialists (3 stars out of 4) I had mixed feelings going into “Materialists.” Part of me was excited to see Celine Song’s newest effort, since her first film, “Past Lives,” was one of my runaway favorite movies of 2023. But I was also apprehensive, since...
by Josh Terry | Jun 12, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
The Life of Chuck (3 stars out of 4) Sometimes when I watch a movie I feel like the filmmaker is trying to solve a puzzle with only half the pieces. This is how I felt watching “Life of Chuck.” Mike Flanagan’s film is thoughtful and aspirational, and worthy of praise....
by Josh Terry | Jun 6, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
Ballerina (2 1/2 stars out of 4) “Ballerina” is pretty much the movie you expect it to be, which in this case is a strength and a weakness. It’s better than it might have been, but not as good as it could have been. Len Wiseman’s film is a spin-off from Keanu Reeves’...
by Josh Terry | Jun 6, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
The Phoenician Scheme (2 ½ out of 4 stars) “Help yourself to a hand grenade.” Oddly polite, deadpan lines like these are signature touches of a Wes Anderson movie, along with symmetrical framing, dramatic camera moves and broken protagonists. “The Phoenician Scheme”...