No Rest for the Weary
The Fight by Matt Weiner No disrespect to taut legal thrillers, but after watching The Fight it’s safe to say nothing will stack up to the real thing during the…read more →
Archive For July, 2020
Legend
Marley by Seth Troyer In our current era of memes and wikipedia summaries, the true power of a figure like Bob Marley can become diminished. To many in the US,…read more →
Do Dream It, Be It
The Secret: Dare to Dream by George Wolf It might be a different type of faith-based flick, but Dare to Dream most definitely earns my usual disclaimer: judging these films…read more →
Rising from the Ashes
Rebuilding Paradise by Brandon Thomas It’s an indisputable truth that we’re living at a time when the effects of human civilization are having a massive impact on the environment. Climate…read more →
Zoom and Gloom
Host by Hope Madden It was bound to happen, and no doubt the inanely titled Host is the first in a succession of films to tap into quarantine and pandemic…read more →
Hillbilly Noir
The Big Ugly by Hope Madden When my son was young, we liked to watch Animal Face-Off, an educational program that proposed hypothetical battles between animals that wouldn’t normally fight.…read more →
Odd Couple
Summerland by Rachel Willis Irascible Alice Lamb (Gemma Arterton, The Girl with All the Gifts) doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her. Called a witch by local children, pranked by…read more →
In Search of a Purpose
In Search of Darkness by Hope Madden The first thing you know about Shudder’s new original doc In Search of Darkness is that it’s an encyclopedic look at horror movies…read more →
Screening Room: Radioactive, The Rental, Fisherman’s Friends, Yes God Yes, Amulet, Retaliation, Impetigore
Our reviews of this week’s new releases plus on updated blockbuster calendar!
Domestic Bliss
Amulet by Hope Madden It’s a comforting notion, the idea that we each need to forgive ourselves for the wrongs we’ve done in order to heal and move forward. Everyone…read more →