★★★★ There has been no shortage of excellent thrillers in recent years, so each time a new one is releasing, it is almost like being a kid in a candy store with too many options. How can one filter out the rotted garbage from the premium goods? Certainly, any film boasting an ensemble cast this … Continue reading Film Review: Sharper
Film Review: She is Love
★★ Frequently frustrating yet not without its charms, She is Love ultimately fails to impress. One big missed opportunity after another hang over the film like an ugly scab that cannot be ignored. The mismatched coupling at the center may be to blame. However, both Haley Bennett and Sam Riley are also host to the … Continue reading Film Review: She is Love
TV Review: Wolf Pack
In a surprising turn of events that must be confusing to a number of people, Teen Wolf creator/showrunner Jeff Davis has set his sights on another werewolf show set in a brand-new universe! Aptly titled Wolf Pack, this Paramount+ series carries the star power of Buffy icon Sarah Michelle Gellar, and a cast of young … Continue reading TV Review: Wolf Pack
Film Review: Teen Wolf: The Movie
★★★★ Back in 2011, MTV’s Teen Wolf came roaring into a very different kind of television landscape ready for a major shakeup. Heavily inspired by the format and style of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jeff Davis’s Teen Wolf become one of my favorite shows during the course of an impressive 100-episode run. Nearly six years … Continue reading Film Review: Teen Wolf: The Movie
Sundance 2023: When It Melts
★★★★ (Written by Allison Brown) Be forewarned: When It Melts is not a light watch. It is one of the most disturbing and numbing dramas I have seen in ages. It is vital that whatever distributor eventually commits to this provides a content warning for rape, child molestation and neglect, self-harm, and depicted animal cruelty. … Continue reading Sundance 2023: When It Melts
Film Review: In From the Side
★★★★ Queer romance-dramas are always welcomed with open arms in my household, so the second In From the Side shot onto my radar, I was anxious to see how it would play out. A concept involving forbidden romance between rugby players could have been trite and predictable in lesser hands. One instantly imagines a heterosexual … Continue reading Film Review: In From the Side
Film Review: Alice, Darling
★★★★ Spousal abuse comes in many forms. In coercive control dramas like You Mean Everything to Me or Palm Trees and Powerlines, the abuse is far more obvious to see and follow, so what happens when the psychological torment is so calculated that it refuses to show itself around others? Enter: director Mary Nighy’s TIFF … Continue reading Film Review: Alice, Darling
Film Review: Missing
★★★★ A spiritual sequel to 2018’s breakout hit Searching also set in the Screenlife format was an easy-sell concept for this viewer. The filmmaking technique requires an unparalleled attention to detail, and a care for every single bit of visual data that flies across the screen. Missing utilizes an impressive new skill set of trickery … Continue reading Film Review: Missing
Film Review: Dog Gone
★★★ Any canine lover can tell you that some of the most relatable, oftentimes poignant things to watch are dog movies! Leave it to Netflix to go down this trail, thankfully not swaying too heavily into cheesy, melodramatic territory. Based on a harrowing true story, Dog Gone ended up being a lot better than I … Continue reading Film Review: Dog Gone
TV Review: Hunters – Season 2
Far back in the bowels of 2020, the first season of Hunters emerged from virtually out of nowhere. Amazon Prime’s crowning action/thriller/drama, the series depicted a sort of “what if” scenario involving hunting down Nazis, and the rise of a so-called Fourth Reich. In August of that same year, the show was renewed for a … Continue reading TV Review: Hunters – Season 2