by Cooper Hatsis | Dec 12, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews, Uncategorized
There is an argument to be made that the vast majority of documentaries contain some form of ethical issues, whether it be the filmmaker’s bias, how the subjects are represented and compensated, or being accountable for how it impacts its subjects and viewers....
by Josh Terry | Dec 11, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
“Ella McCay” – 1 1/2 stars out of 4 Walking out of “Ella McCay,” I knew I didn’t like the movie, but it took a while to work out why. Part of the problem is an awkward start that seemed to have the opposite of its desired effect: a...
by Josh Terry | Dec 5, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
“Hamnet” – 3 1/2 stars out of 4 When I type “Hamnet” into my computer, the little red line appears, because it thinks I should be writing “Hamlet” instead. But according to the title card of Chloe Zhao’s...
by Josh Terry | Nov 27, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (3 stars out of 4) Starting with 2019’s “Knives Out,” director Rian Johnson’s series of murder mysteries have taken on a sequence of safe targets. The first movie pointed the finger at the wealthy...
by Josh Terry | Nov 21, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
Rental Family (4 stars out of 4) Hikari’s “Rental Family” is the kind of movie that makes me grateful to be a movie critic. “Rental Family” tells the story of a struggling American actor who is forced to reevaluate his life when an...
by Cooper Hatsis | Nov 18, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews, Uncategorized
Edgar Wright returns to theaters this month with his new film “The Running Man,” starring Glen Powell. Wright has made some of the most prolific action-comedies of the century thus far. Wright is best known for his signature style of offbeat humor, quick editing, and...
