★★★ The Catch is an old-fashioned crime drama set against the backdrop of coastal Maine. When Beth (Katia Winter) makes a surprise visit back home, she sets off a chain of events that effects her entire family. Still haunted by flashbacks of a tragic accident, Beth reconnects with her unstable ex-boyfriend Dicky (James McMenamin), and … Continue reading Film Review: The Catch
Film Review: The Woman in the Window
★★★★ The Woman in the Window, the latest in the long line of best-selling, mystery-book film adaptations, gives Amy Adams the chance to fill the shoes of an agoraphobic shut-in. Many viewers will unintentionally relate as those lucky enough to work from home may have barely left their homes in the past year. The long-delayed … Continue reading Film Review: The Woman in the Window
Film Review: Monster
★★★★ Monster, the new drama from Netflix, originally made its debut at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. The searing courtroom thriller based on the novel by Walter Dean Myers follows Steve (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), a 17-year old who gets caught up in a drugstore robbery gone bad. Now, he’s viewed as nothing but a “monster” … Continue reading Film Review: Monster
Film Review: Wrath of Man
★★★★ Wrath of Man will give fans of Jason Statham exactly what they want: an action-packed crime thriller where Statham kicks a whole lot of ass. It’s also pure Guy Ritchie, with lines like “you’re a cold, cold cunt” and “Dave, you just worry about putting your asshole back in your asshole and leave this … Continue reading Film Review: Wrath of Man
Film Review: The Runner
★★★★ Female director Michelle Danner delivers a dark and harrowing new thriller, The Runner. After Aiden (Edouard Phillipponnat) gets busted trying to purchase drugs, the cops force him to go undercover to take down cocky drug lord Local Legend (Eric Balfour). His mission isn’t really much of a choice, considering they give him an ultimatum … Continue reading Film Review: The Runner
Film Review: Chance
★★★★ Adult animation is tricky to get right, and justly so. It requires a balancing act to strike the right tone, and to prove the story is worth telling in this format. I’m happy to report that Chance, the new dog fighting animated drama from director Kenny Roy, emphasizes the urgency of this topic. Being … Continue reading Film Review: Chance
Film Review: The Vault
★★★★ 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