★★★★ Canadian survival thriller Someone’s Daughter may seem on the surface to be a typical stuck-in-the-wilderness flick. However, in the vein of Sam Raimi’s excellent Send Help, this film has much more on its mind. After a riveting cold open that leaves the kidnapper dead, two unlikely people must work together to make it off … Continue reading Fantasia 2026: Someone’s Daughter
Film Review: Her Private Hell
★★★★★ Iconic director Nicolas Winding Refn took a decade-long hiatus from filmmaking, viewing Her Private Hell as his cinematic resurrection. Sparked by a literal experience where he died and was brought back to life, Refn has handcrafted a movie fully immersed in atmosphere and spectacle. That’s right: Her Private Hell totally rules. Part giallo slasher, … Continue reading Film Review: Her Private Hell
TV Review: Lucky – Season 1
Crime thriller Lucky, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, totally lives up to the prestige quality of many Apple TV titles. In fact, the series is so well-written that it could conceivably become a long running staple on the streaming platform despite being billed as a limited miniseries. Collecting an entire A-list ensemble—including genre mainstay Timothy Olyphant, major … Continue reading TV Review: Lucky – Season 1
Film Review: Evil Dead Burn
★★★★★ For over forty years now, the Evil Dead franchise has been going strong both in theaters and on television screens, pushing its brutal vision edged with sickening dark comedy. What once hatched as a crazy indie project amongst friends gradually evolved into a full blown series with complex mythology—and tons of decimated corpses. Leave … Continue reading Film Review: Evil Dead Burn
4K Blu-Ray Film Review: Crime 101
★★★ Bart Layton’s Crime 101 has all the ingredients of a modern crime classic: a stacked cast led by Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, and Barry Keoghan, gorgeous California locations, and a basic jewel-heist hook. While it never quite reaches the heights of Layton’s previous movie (see: the masterful American Animals), his script still … Continue reading 4K Blu-Ray Film Review: Crime 101
Tribeca 2026: Iconoclast
★★★ Underrated actor Gabriel Basso flexes his scriptwriting and directorial chops with chilling thriller, Iconoclast. Best known for roles in Netflix's The Night Agent and movies including Super 8, The Kings of Summer, and the recent Strangers trilogy, Basso's latest is unlike any other roles he has done before. He plays Connor, a straight white … Continue reading Tribeca 2026: Iconoclast
Tribeca 2026: Act One
★★★★ Any actor would probably profess that a large part of their creative process involves spilling a truth to their audience. But how many would consider themselves prophets? What lengths would they go to preserve the authenticity of their performance? Act One makes chilling statements about the dangers of trust and corruption, taking method acting … Continue reading Tribeca 2026: Act One
Tribeca 2026: Killing Castro
★★★ Well before his half a century run as the leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro was making waves in the United States. He became a hot topic, and everyone wanted him dead before he could perform his speech in front of the United Nations. The Hotel Theresa, which housed Castro during this time, would become … Continue reading Tribeca 2026: Killing Castro
Tribeca 2026: The Leader
★★★★★ Many a cult movie has crossed my path over the years, but few have been as brilliantly executed and disturbingly unnerving as The Leader. Writer/director Michael J. Gallagher (Smiley) digs under the surface of caricature to uncover what lies beneath. This passion project dares to inject cutting dark humor into the proceedings that helps … Continue reading Tribeca 2026: The Leader
Film Review: Carolina Caroline
★★★★ Doomed romantic crime thrillers are a dime a dozen, but when executed well, they can become classics of the genre. Looking to films such as Natural Born Killers, Bonnie and Clyde, and even Bound for inspiration, filmmaker Adam Rehmeier and screenwriter Tom Dean craft a harrowing story lifted up by two bold performances. Kyle … Continue reading Film Review: Carolina Caroline