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 →
entertainment
Not All Dogs Go to Heaven
A Dog’s Journey by Cat McAlpine An alcoholic single mother (Glow’s Betty Gilpin) falls out with her dead husband’s family and struggles to juggle her floundering music career and responsibilities…read more →
Rules & Consequences
John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum by Hope Madden John F. Wick. You have to tip your hat to a filmmaker who understands his strengths and plays to them. For Chad Stahelski,…read more →
Pika Pika
Pokémon Detective Pikachu by Hope Madden When my son was small and we played pretend, I made believe I was Snorlax so I could lay on the couch and do…read more →
Gimme an A! A! R! P!
Poms by Christie Robb At a time when movies are pushing three hours, it feels weird to want one to run longer, but at just over an hour and a…read more →
Charlie’s Angels
Charlie Says by Hope Madden It’s been 50 years since Charles Manson and his family effectively terminated the 1960s. Filmmaker Mary Harron (American Psycho) joins Daniel Farrands and Quentin Tarantino…read more →
Hello Dolly
UglyDolls by Hope Madden We open on what is essentially the Island of Misfit Toys. This is the moment when the adults in the UglyDolls audience need to make a…read more →
Run Through It
The River and the Wall by Rachel Willis Director Ben Masters has an interest in the land along the Rio Grande. In making The River and the Wall, he hopes…read more →
I’ll Be You
JT LeRoy by Hope Madden Do you remember the JT LeRoy hubbub? Maybe you confuse it with the similar hullaballoo surrounding James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces, the…read more →
All In
Family by Hope Madden On occasion, film reps send us links to preview their film for review. Often, these links are password protected. Once, the password was bouncehouse. Yes, please.…read more →