Winter Wonderland
The Lodge by Hope Madden It’s Christmas, and regardless of a profound, almost insurmountable family tragedy, one irredeemably oblivious father (Richard Armitage) decides his kids (Jaeden Martell and Lia McHugh)…read more →
Madd at the Movies
She Is the Warrior
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi by Hope Madden My genuine thanks to first time writer/director Swati Bhise for bringing to my attention the Indian freedom fighter and queen, Rani Lakshmibai.…read more →
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 →
This Isn’t Radio Clash
Radioflash by Hope Madden See the solution, not the problem. That’s the mantra young Reese (Brighton Sharbino) repeats as she tries to find her way free of an ultra-realistic virtual…read more →
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 →
The Hills Are Alive
Reckoning by Hope Madden I’ve long felt that pre-film text-on-screen quotes are a cinematic crutch, often pretentious musings that rarely capture the essence of the film about to unspool. Then,…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out – Week of November 11
Tons of movies to fill your “I forgot how cold and crappy fall could be” hours. Some of these movies are great. Some of them are crap. We are here…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 →