by Cooper Hatsis | Apr 15, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews, Uncategorized
January to March is often considered the dumping ground for mediocre to bad new releases at the movies. The box office is low and audiences are recovering from the wave of movies that came out during November and December. 2025’s first quarter has been interesting,...
by Josh Terry | Apr 12, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
Warfare (4 stars out of 4) The best movies often feel like experiences, and Alex Garland’s “Warfare” is such a film. The only question is whether you feel you can handle the ordeal. Set in the Battle of Ramadi in 2006 during the Iraq War, “Warfare” was co-written and...
by Josh Terry | Apr 12, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
The Amateur (3 stars out of 4) Directed by James Hawes, “The Amateur” is a solid spy thriller that crosses elements of the “Bourne” franchise with this year’s “Black Bag” and echoes of Liam Neeson’s “Taken” films. The story follows a CIA cryptography analyst named...
by Josh Terry | Mar 27, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
Death of a Unicorn (2 ½ stars out of 4) A movie like “The Room” becomes infamous because it took itself seriously, with disastrous results. It was bad because it couldn’t help itself, and that turned it into a cult classic. A movie like “Sharknado” is a very different...
by Josh Terry | Mar 21, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (3 stars out of 4) Made in Zambia by director Rungano Nyoni, “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is a compelling if deceptive exploration of culture and family dynamics. The film opens late at night as the protagonist, a young woman named Shula...
by Cooper Hatsis | Mar 21, 2025 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews, Uncategorized
Electronic musician Flying Lotus returns to the silver screen with his latest sci-fi-horror film “Ash”. The film made its world premiere at the SXSW film festival and opened wide on March 21. The film follows Riya as she awakens in her space station on a foreign...
