Oh, Mama
Ma by Hope Madden Oh my God, you guys. Did you know Tate Taylor directed the new Octavia Spencer horror flick, Ma? You know, Tate Taylor. Girl on a Train.…read more →
Octavia Spencer
Write What You Know
Instant Family by George Wolf The comedy output of writer/director Sean Anders has ranged from decent (Hot Tub Time Machine, We’re the Millers) to disaster (That’s My Boy, Daddy’s Home…read more →
Quality Time
A Kid Like Jake by Rachel Willis What happens to parents when they’re confronted with the truth about their child? In A Kid Like Jake, the titular Jake is not…read more →
Fright Club: Oscar Nominee Skeletons in the Closet
You know what? This year’s batch of Oscar hopefuls have made some genuinely excellent horror movies. Richard Jenkins starred in not only the amazing Bone Tomahawk, but also the underseen…read more →
Swimming in Romance
The Shape of Water by Hope Madden In its own way, The Creature from the Black Lagoon is a tragic romance. But what if it weren’t? Tragic, I mean. What…read more →
Girl with All the Gifts
Gifted by Hope Madden A pensive charmer tries to raise a child prodigy on his own. Gifted offers a premise as rife with possibilities as it is weighed down by…read more →
Tin Roof, Rusted
The Shack by George Wolf Grief, faith and healing are serious subjects, but is it really fair to expect depth on these matters from a film based on a children’s…read more →
Calculating Ladies
Hidden Figures by George Wolf When you learn whose story is being told by Hidden Figures -three African American women who were instrumental to the success of America’s space program…read more →
Occupy the Bar Car
Snowpiercer by George Wolf Those pinhead libs in Hollywood are at it again! This time, they’ve got something called Snowpiercer, and are trying to distract us with simmering…read more →
A Powerful Kick in the Gut
by George Wolf If you don’t already know the true story behind Fruitvale Station, just make it a point to see this touching, powerful, superbly acted film, and read…read more →