Rock and Roll Fantasy
Rocketman by George Wolf So, Elton John won’t be singing in the movie about Elton John? Seems weird, until you see how well Rocketman incorporates decades of indelible music into…read more →
Archive For May, 2019
Oh, Mama
Ma by Hope Madden Oh my God, you guys. Did you know Tate Taylor directed the new Octavia Spencer horror flick, Ma? You know, Tate Taylor. Girl on a Train.…read more →
Lizard King
Godzilla: King of the Monsters by Hope Madden and George Wolf Must we destroy everything that challenges us, or is humanity’s only salvation an intentional and aggressive thinning of our…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of May 27
A handful of decent and underseen flicks coming home this week. Which to watch? We’re here to make the choosing easy. Click the film title for the full review. Climax…read more →
Screening Room: Aladdin, Booksmart, Brightburn, Shadow, Non-Fiction, The White Crow
A veritable smorgasbord of films available this weekend – something for every appetite. We run through Aladdin, Booksmart, Brightburn, Shadow, Non-Fiction, The White Crow and all that’s new in home…read more →
Super Bad
Brightburn by Hope Madden Sort of a mash up of Superman and The Bad Seed, Brightburn wonders what would happen if that special little guy you found in the crashed…read more →
The Umbrella Academy
Shadow by George Wolf There was a brief interruption, but we now return to the usual mastery of Yimou Zhang. While 2016’s The Great Wall (Zhang’s first English language film)…read more →
Carpet Ride Seeks Magic
Aladdin by George Wolf Stepping in for Robin Williams as the Genie in Aladdin was always going to be a thankless task, but while everyone was busy debating the casting…read more →
Stranger than Fiction
Non-Fiction by Hope Madden Nothing ever changes. That appears to be the sentiment behind Olivier Assayas’s chamber dramedy Non-Fiction, a tale set in the middle of the dying publishing industry,…read more →
College Prep
Booksmart by Hope Madden Every generation has its pivotal high school graduation film: Superbad, Say Anything, 10 Things I Hate About You, Grease, High School Musical 3. I mean, not…read more →