Keep the Change, Ya Filthy Animals
Rambo: Last Blood by Hope Madden For those who’ve followed the Rambo franchise, Rambo: Last Blood (please, God, please say it is so) will look familiar. Stallone is here. The…read more →
Archive For September, 2019
Head Space
Ad Astra by George Wolf In a near future world full of wondrous space travel, the presence of t-shirt vendors and war zones on the moon provides apt bookends for…read more →
The Glitter and the Gold
Downton Abbey by Christie Robb Like a proper English tea, the Downton Abbey movie delivers a little bit of everything with a light, elegant—sometimes even whimsical—touch. A royal visit to…read more →
We Didn’t Start the Fire
Promare by Matt Weiner As the first feature-length film from Studio Trigger (the studio behind the well-received TV series “Kill la Kill”), Promare has its work cut out for it.…read more →
Pace that Kills
Running with the Devil by Hope Madden A tale told in bathrooms, Running with the Devil travels with The Cook (Nicolas Cage), a high ranking jefe in an international cocaine…read more →
Hell to Pay
Hell House LLC 3: Lake of Fire by Brandon Thomas I’m an easy mark for found footage movies. When done well, their use of unseen horror gets under my skin…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of September 16
Quiet week in home entertainment, but if you’re hankerin’ for a redhead (and who isn’t, really?) there are two options. Click the film title to link to the full review.…read more →
Fright Club: Amusements in Horror
A perversion of childhood innocence in an attempt to create anxiety and fear—that, basically, is the definition of carnivals, circuses, theme parks. Maybe that’s why the amusement park and its…read more →
A Series of Infuriating Events
Official Secrets by Christie Robb Director Gavin Hood grounds the shitshow that was the 2003 Iraq invasion in the intimate true story of the British Intelligence whistleblower, Katherine Gun (Keira…read more →