2022's Cleveland International Film Festival hosted a variety of excellent screenings, both in person and online. Being unavailable to go in person, we covered this one virtually. Check out our full roundup of films that screened this year, including links to those we have previously covered. 1991 Depicting a specific time period (expressly, 1991 Guatemala), … Continue reading CIFF 2022 Wrap-Up
Film Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
★★★★ Despite not being the biggest fan of 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog, I was optimistic for this second journey thanks to the end-credits stinger it left us with—Tails, Sonic’s two-tailed fox bestie, must deliver a crucial message! Emerging from a rotating ring vortex, Tails flew down, ready to embark on a brand-new journey. Now, Sonic … Continue reading Film Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Film Review: Morbius
★★ Marvel and horror has been attempted before (see: 2020’s notorious bomb The New Mutants, which I actually quite liked myself), but long-delayed Morbius from Life and Safe House director Daniel Espinosa attempts to dive deep into the vampiric delights that no production has dared before. Previously, my only familiarity with this character was via … Continue reading Film Review: Morbius
Film Review: The Contractor
★★★ (Written by Intern, Megan Davis) As a descendant of a long line of military men, I went in with the idea of The Contractor would be yet another run-of-the-mill military movie that my ex-Army dad would be interested in, and I must say, it never proved me wrong. While the premise of the film … Continue reading Film Review: The Contractor
Oscar Roundup 2022
The 2022 Academy Awards are tomorrow; as per usual, a sizable divide exists between audience preference and critical acclaim. In fact, 2021's highest-grossing film, Spider-Man: No Way Home, garnered merely one nomination, for best visual effects. After the jump, check out links to our coverage for the nominated films, along with information about their nomination, … Continue reading Oscar Roundup 2022
SXSW 2022 Wrap-Up
As with 2021, this iteration of the South by Southwest Film Festival is wildly varied in tone and consistency, delivering what I assume will be some of our favorite movies of the entire year and we are only in March! After the jump, check out our full coverage from SXSW, including capsule reviews for the … Continue reading SXSW 2022 Wrap-Up
SXSW 2022: The Lost City
★★★★ (Written by Allison Brown) As probably my most anticipated film of South by Southwest this year, The Lost City had big shoes to fill. Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt, and Daniel Radcliffe all shine in their respective roles. The chemistry between Bullock and Tatum is palpable despite their sixteen-year age gap, and as … Continue reading SXSW 2022: The Lost City
SXSW 2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once
★★★★ (Written by Allison Brown) As someone obsessed with time travel and alternate universes, I knew Everything Everywhere All At Once would be a new favorite once I saw it announced for the South by Southwest lineup. I cannot recall the last time I have been so immersed in a film. Everything Everywhere All At … Continue reading SXSW 2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Film Review: The Adam Project
★★★★ Effortlessly combining clever humor, exciting sci-fi action, and a potent dose of heart, Stranger Things and Free Guy director Shawn Levy brings The Adam Project to Netflix in the style of Amblin classics. The Adam Project may fall victim to Netflix’s needless longing to show an entire truncated version of a film in its … Continue reading Film Review: The Adam Project
Film Review: Gasoline Alley
★★★ For those following Devon Sawa’s mid-life career revival, the seasoned actor has been cranking out some exceptionally good performances in nearly all of his work. Next up, we have hardboiled action thriller Gasoline Alley, which calls upon Sawa to play grizzled tattooist, Jimmy Jayne. If there is one thing I can walk away from … Continue reading Film Review: Gasoline Alley