Oh, what a year it was. 2019 has come and gone as we’ve already hit you with our best of the decade list and recently our best documentaries of the decade list, it’s time for our annual countdown of the…
21 Bridges Movie Review: Chadwick Boseman classes up routine cop drama
Chadwick Boseman is officially a made man in Hollywood. After earning acclaim for his dead-on portrayal of two of the most famous black men in the history of American culture (Jackie Robinson and James Brown), Boseman stepped into the blockbuster…
In the Shadow of the Moon Review: Half thriller, half sci-fi, little correlation
There’s nothing wrong with mixing movie genres. In some cases, doing so can make a good movie into a great one. Think of Aliens, merging the cosmic technology of science-fiction with the macho body count of action movies. Or Army…
The Art of Self-Defense Movie Review: Strange laughs with serious subtext
In a documentary talking about his time on Saturday Night Live, Will Ferrell talked about the difference between “funny-strange” and “funny-haha.” He referenced a sketch he did with Molly Shannon called “Dog Show” where two quirky, off-kilter characters would talk…
Quentin Tarantino Comes Home in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
It’s been almost 30 years since Quentin Tarantino first hit the indie scene like a neutron bomb with his debut feature Reservoir Dogs (1992) and since then he’s made many names for himself. To some he’s a genius and enfant…
Crawl Movie Review: Toothless alligator thriller bites
Sam Raimi has a knack for finding garbage. The writer/director has spent nearly 40 years discovering material that others deem trashy, waving his hands over it and magically morphing it into gold. From the Evil Dead franchise to Darkman to even…
NYAFF Opening Night Review: Samurai Marathon races towards confusion
The New York Asian Film Festival returns for its eighteenth year, kicking off its annual celebration of some of the strangest, weirdest, and most eclectic filmmaking throughout Asia. The opening night film was the North American premiere of Bernard Rose’s…