Burning Bright
The White Tiger by Hope Madden Rarely do we root for the social climber. Certainly not the social climber who intentionally harms others of his station, unabashedly sucks up to…read more →
Madd at the Movies
Philadelphia Freedom
Brothers by Blood by Hope Madden It can be tough to find a fresh way to tell a mob story. Brothers by Blood doesn’t bother. Director Jeremie Guez’s film, based…read more →
Fright Club: Best Cosmic Horror
Author Hailey Piper joins the club this week to tear through about 25 different cosmic horror movies, eventually landing on some fuzzy math favorites. Join us, won’t you? 6. Hellraiser…read more →
Bad Boys for Life
Promising Young Woman by Hope Madden Emerald Fennell keeps you guessing. In a riotous and incredibly assured feature debut as writer and director, she twists both knife and expectations in…read more →
Nights Are Warm and the Days Are Young
Some Kind of Heaven by Hope Madden There is something absurd and mesmerizing about Lance Oppenheim’s documentary Some Kind of Heaven. The greens of the golf courses are insanely green,…read more →
Hair of the Dog
Bright Hill Road by Hope Madden No one looks forward to the consequences of their actions. If you believe in God, they’re coming for you one way or the other.…read more →
Not a British Comedy
Bloody Hell by Hope Madden The title made me think I was in for droll English humor. Not the case. Bloody Hell, the latest from filmmaker Alister Grierson, is a…read more →
Fright Club: Best Horror Movies of 2020
There were so many great films this year, and given the bizarre circumstances of planet earth, you may have missed most of them. So, while we’ll focus mainly on the…read more →
A Friend in Me
News of the World by Hope Madden From the moment Sheriff Woody lamented that snake in his boot, it’s been inevitable that Tom Hanks would star in a Western. Not…read more →