★★★★ The Vault, the new action thriller from visionary director Jaume Balaguero, came barreling onto my radar when the trailer dropped in early February. The ensemble cast was just too strong to ignore. Sometimes low expectations for a project can produce the most surprising chemical reactions: The Vault is one of the most exciting and … Continue reading Film Review: The Vault
Film Review: Nobody
★★★★ Fans of the John Wick films will eat up new action film, Nobody, like cake. The violence is just as visceral and graphic as anything you’d find in that series. Starring Bob Odenkirk of Better Call Saul, the small-scale stakes make for pulse-pounding suspense. While at first it may seem like both films share … Continue reading Film Review: Nobody
Film Review: Crisis
★★★ Crisis is a new crime drama that’s desperately trying to get out from underneath the shadow of 2000’s Oscar-winning Traffic like so many of the clones that emerged around that time. Three separate stories about the opioid epidemic never quite come together in a satisfying way, though just honing in on one of them … Continue reading Film Review: Crisis