Lynn Shelton’s Outside In stars Jay Duplass as Chris, a newly-paroled ex-con who struggles to reintegrate himself into society after 20 years in prison. He’s in love with his former high-school teacher, Carol (Edie Falco), his biggest advocate throughout his…
Death Wish Movie Review: An ill timed remake
Eli Roth’s Death Wish is a remake of the 1974 film of the same name. The original starred Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a Manhattan-based architect who becomes a vigilante following the murder of his wife and assault of his…
Hulu’s The Path Season 3: 3×01-3×03 Review
The Path, which has never been a great show, continues its streak of being just-kind-of-okay into and beyond its third season premiere. Culturally, it’s always been “that Scientology show with Aaron Paul on Netflix… or wait, Hulu… or is it…
Humor Me Movie Review: A mess Jemaine Clement can’t save
Here’s a joke for you: Jemaine Clement and Elliot Gould agree to star in a micro-budget indie about a middle-aged guy who gets fired and dumped and has to move into his father’s retirement community where he gains a fresh…
Movie Review: The Breadwinner is genuinely courageous filmmaking
The full scope of what The Breadwinner is doing doesn’t become clear until well into its second act. Its scope isn’t clear when our eleven-year-old hero, Parvana, is threatened by members of the Taliban for not covering up appropriately in…
Brawl In Cell Block 99 Is a Grueling, Cathartic, Violent Ride Worth Taking: Movie Review
Brilliance emanates out of virtually every frame in S. Craig Zahler’s Brawl in Cell Block 99. That might sound silly, but I use the word advisedly. “Brilliance” might be the only appropriate descriptor for the directorial quality of this film;…
The Layover: Movie Review
I don’t buy into the philosophy that only women should make movies about women or women’s issues, or that only members of a given minority group should be allowed to make movies about that same minority group. In fact, I…
