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
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: 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
TV Review: 56 Days – Season 1
Based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Howard, Prime Video's horny new erotic thriller series 56 Days arrives just as the genre has been experiencing quite the comeback. It trades pandemic-era Dublin for present-day Boston, but the whole premise would work no matter where it was set. Dove Cameron (Disney's Descendants) and Avan Jogia (Now … Continue reading TV Review: 56 Days – Season 1
Film Review: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
★★★★★ At this point in his career, Rian Johnson has become a well known name, perhaps most famously for firmly dividing the fandom with his Star Wars: The Last Jedi. For this critic, his Knives Out films are his crowning achievement. In the third installment of his murder mystery series, the tone shifts dramatically from … Continue reading Film Review: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Brooklyn Horror 2025: Violence
★★★★ Rohan Campbell may be one of the most underrated young actors in the modern horror sphere, cementing a scream king status with each new genre notch on his belt. Violence only entered my orbit when I spotted Campbell among the cast. Later this year, he has another major horror franchise release incoming with a … Continue reading Brooklyn Horror 2025: Violence
Film Review: Strange Harvest
★★★★★ As any fan of the horror genre can attest, actually discovering a film that genuinely scares or even causes nightmares is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Often we gravitate towards what spooked us in our younger years, chasing that high and hoping that the next great horror film will truly get … Continue reading Film Review: Strange Harvest
Film Review: She Rides Shotgun
★★★★ Produced by and starring Taron Egerton, one of the greatest working actors of our generation, She Rides Shotgun was always going to be a must-see merely by association. Since his Golden Globe-winning performance in Rocketman, Egerton has embarked on a series of increasingly fascinating performances, from Tetris and Carry-On to standout Apple TV series … Continue reading Film Review: She Rides Shotgun
Film Review: Ponyboi
★★★★ Always on the lookout for an under-the-radar queer indie, Ponyboi first caught my attention when it premiered at 2024’s Sundance Film Festival. The presence of enthralling internet boyfriend Dylan O’Brien and You breakout star Victoria Pedretti promised a burst of starpower to go with it. Finally, just over a year after debuting to critical … Continue reading Film Review: Ponyboi