Review: Project Wolf Hunting (2022)
In his book Rebel Without a Crew, Robert Rodriguez observed that if you’re operating outside of the mainstream you need to make the sort of movies that Hollywood would never even dream of attempting. On their ...
The Cook, The Rat, Babette And Two Brothers: 8 Mouth-Watering Films About Food
Everyone with two eyes and a stomach is buzzing about The Bear. The acclaimed drama, one of the hottest new shows of the year, sees a brilliant chef (Jeremy Allen White) take over his family’s Chicago san...
A Groundbreaking Profiler Chases Serial Killers In Through The Darkness
We are fascinated with serial murderers, whether they’re fictional fiends or real world pattern killers. We’ll show up for a documentary on Jeffrey Dahmer or a sequel about Hannibal Lecter, a gritty true crime...
Review: You Won’t Be Alone (2022)
If revered but frequently maddening philosopher-filmmaker Terrence Malick (Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line) turned his hand to making a horror movie for indie darlings A24, it might look a lot like ...
Review: Savage River (2022)
Returning to her home town of Savage River after a decade-long absence, Miki Anderson (Katherine Langford) receives a muted welcome—which is understandable when you learn she spent her sojourn in pri...
Review: Where The Crawdads Sing (2022)
One thing I think is true of criticism is that you have to approach any given genre fairly. You’re not the person to review horror movies if you hate horror movies because you’re not going to appreciate how th...
Review: the Black Phone (2022)
Denver, 1978: Young teenager Finney Blake (Mason Thames) is snatched by The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), a serial killer who has been preying on the local kids for a while now, leaving behind nothing but Missing Per...
Review: Three Thousand Years Of Longing (2022)
How do you follow up the genre-shattering commercial and critical success of the 2015 juggernaut Mad Max: Fury Road? Well, if you’re Dr. George Miller, after being crowned Australia’s Greatest Living Director ...
Review: The Ghost And The Darkness (1996)
Call it “Jaws of the Jungle” if you like—the comparison is apt. Both Spielberg’s O.G. summer blockbuster and Stephen Hopkins’ unjustly obscure, Africa-set adventure deal with a small group of men trying t...
First Impressions: House of the Dragon Has Many Of GoT’s Weaknesses But Few Of Its Strengths
The mighty Ian McShane once famously and cheekily dismissed the hugely popular fantasy series Game of Thrones as “…just tits and dragons”, which is a heck of a soundbite coming from a member of the c...