House Painting
The Irishman by Hope Madden and George Wolf In 1973, Martin Scorsese gave us Mean Streets, the tale of a fledgeling gangster contemplating the rungs that could lead him to…read more →
film reviews
Redacted
The Report by Hope Madden Admit it. Own up to it. Hold yourself accountable. Then our country can move on. Oh right, also, I saw The Report this week. For…read more →
What’s Up, Doc?
Doctor Sleep by Hope Madden and George Wolf The Shining was always going to be a hard act to follow, even for Stephen King. But as soon as King revisited…read more →
Uncaged
Primal by Hope Madden The first question to ask when evaluating any new Nicolas Cage movie: Insanity, inanity or a bit of both? Primal looks like it could be a…read more →
Hello, Old Friends
Terminator: Dark Fate by George Wolf I know it’s sounds about as insightful as “feel good movie of the year,” but Dark Fate really is the Terminator sequel we’ve been…read more →
Flip or Flop
Girl on the Third Floor by Hope Madden DIY Don is probably not a nickname Don Koch (C.M. Punk, aka Phil Brooks) has ever heard. Nonetheless, he has some free…read more →
Many Mansions
Parasite by Hope Madden and George Wolf We’ve said it many times, but since there may still be people who haven’t heard, we’ll say it again. If Joon-ho Bong makes…read more →
Insidious
Where’s My Roy Cohn? by Hope Madden There’s a tendency in horror cinema, after a villain has established his evil nature in a film or two, to turn the story…read more →
Beyond the Sea
The Lighthouse by Hope Madden and George Wolf It’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that there are no new ideas in modern film, that everything coming out…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of October 21
What’s new? One sublime documentary, one less-than-sublime horror flick. Here is the skinny. Click the film title to link to the full review. Honeyland Trick