Writer/director Lauren Kosann is making her feature debut with ‘The Social Ones,’ and it’s an admirable effort with its heart in the right place.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Reviews
‘Escape from Pretoria’ is an exhilarating escape film with a powerful message. Radcliffe doesn’t shine in his role of real-life political activist Tim Jenkin, but the characters motives are so pure it’s hard not to get invested.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Despite the name, this science fiction horror film shares very little with the 1933 classic. Nevertheless, it is a must-see.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
‘Guns Akimbo’ may become better known as “that movie where Harry Potter has guns bolted to his hands,” and that’s a pretty apt elevator pitch of the movie.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
‘Olympic Dreams’ is a touching love letter to the lonely souls of the world who realize no one is ever lost if in good company.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
‘The Night Clerk’ is interesting, yet the central mystery’s vacancy and lack of urgency ultimately holds the whole effort back.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
An exploration of Hollywood’s casting couch culture pre-#MeToo, ‘The Assistant’ does a great job setting the stage for its story, yet fumbles telling it.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
A World War II Holocaust-adjacent film that’s appropriate for the whole family, ‘Waiting for Anya’ succeeds on its own merits.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Guy Ritchie’s newest film The Gentlemen is a movie so fast-paced and full of twist that if you’ll be utterly confused if you get up to go to the bathroom. The film has a great cast and fun moments, but some pretty serious flaws.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Richard Stanley’s adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘Color Out of Space’ teeters on the edge of greatness many times, but never fully commits to its cosmic horror.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
‘The Wave’ is a visually impressive trip, but ultimately a very hollow experience.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
The acting is engaging, but the ensemble drama ‘Three Christs’ is let down by a dull script.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
The macho, Rambo-esque energy throughout ‘Disturbing the Peace,’ combined with its social politics, make it a thoroughly ugly and distasteful experience.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Laden with British character actors and featuring a whip-smart story, ‘A Serial Killer’s Guide To Life’ (out January 13 on iTunes and Digital HD), takes the road movie formula and turns it into a dryly black comedy about finding one’s true self.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
‘Inherit the Viper’ is a slick, well-crafted journey into the heart of an opioid-ravaged America that is disappearing in pockets day by day.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }