Go Beavers!
Knives and Skin by Hope Madden Falling somewhere between David Lynch and Anna Biller in the under-charted area where the boldly surreal meets the colorfully feminist, writer/director Jennifer Reeder’s Knives…read more →
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I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of October 7
Look out! Some big ass movies dropping this week. Seriously, take some vacation days or something. Click the film title to link to the full review. Toy Story 4 Midsommar…read more →
The Glitter and the Gold
Downton Abbey by Christie Robb Like a proper English tea, the Downton Abbey movie delivers a little bit of everything with a light, elegant—sometimes even whimsical—touch. A royal visit to…read more →
Pace that Kills
Running with the Devil by Hope Madden A tale told in bathrooms, Running with the Devil travels with The Cook (Nicolas Cage), a high ranking jefe in an international cocaine…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of September 16
Quiet week in home entertainment, but if you’re hankerin’ for a redhead (and who isn’t, really?) there are two options. Click the film title to link to the full review.…read more →
A Series of Infuriating Events
Official Secrets by Christie Robb Director Gavin Hood grounds the shitshow that was the 2003 Iraq invasion in the intimate true story of the British Intelligence whistleblower, Katherine Gun (Keira…read more →
Urban Jungle
Tigers Are Not Afraid by Hope Madden Comparing most films to Pan’s Labyrinth would be setting a bar too high. Guillermo del Toro’s macabre fable of war and childhood delivers…read more →
Born Again
Depraved by Hope Madden It is tough to find a fresh direction to take fiction published 201 years ago, let alone a tale already made into countless films. Is there…read more →
Oh, Hell
Hellarious by Hope Madden Short films rarely get their due, and getting an audience is rarer still. Any opportunity to sit down with a set of shorts that made a…read more →