On December 10th, 2021, Vertical Entertainment released the movie The Hating Game, a highly anticipated film based on Sally Thorne’s 2016 novel of the same name. The Hating Game follows Lucy Hutton (Lucy Hale) and Joshua Templeman (Austin Stowell), two…
‘Dune’ review: This renaissance fair for sci-fi nerds is a bit too by-the-book
For all its globe-trotting spectacle, the true story in ‘Dune’ from director Denis Villeneuve never really gets off the ground. And that’s clearly the point.
‘Aloners’ review: Debut filmmaker Hong Sung-eun is one to watch | TIFF 2021
First-time feature filmmaker Hong Sung-eun impresses with her debut film ‘Aloners,’ which plays off of the devastating impacts isolation can have.
‘Vivo’ Q&A with Lin-Manuel Miranda
The new Netflix animated musical, Vivo, was recently screened by the Hispanic Federation and Netflix in New York with Lin-Manuel Miranda, voice of Vivo himself, in attendance. Set to stream on Netflix starting August 6, the film is about love…
‘Nine Days’ review: Winston Duke shines in this stunner of a debut from director Edson Oda
Director Edson Oda tackles what comes before life and, more importantly, what makes up a life in the serene and powerful Nine Days. While life and what comes after has certainly been explored before in film, the script, also written…
‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ review: Karen Gillan can’t save this convoluted and confused story
A classic case of trying to do it all and accomplishing very little, Gunpowder Milkshake is a missed opportunity for all involved. Despite an aesthetic that is very clearly bellowing at viewers to please notice how original it is, the…
‘Black Widow’ review: A vacant and thankless farewell to Scarlett Johansson’s Avenger
Operating as a disingenuous farewell to a character who’s been continuously shafted in the films she’s co-starred in, as well as a much more interesting look at who will be her replacement in the MCU, Black Widow works as long…