★★★ Based on the novel by Adele Parks, The Stranger in My Home practically feels built by AI and manufactured to perfectly fit the Lifetime Channel mold. Yet, there is an irresistible quality to this silly movie's charms, especially as it discreetly lets loose twist after twist in quiet ease. Perhaps One Tree Hill's Sophia … Continue reading Film Review: The Stranger in My Home
TV Review: The Waterfront – Season 1
Kevin Williamson plus a quiet fishing town plus fisherman—why does it feel like we have been here before? No, this is not an I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot, although one comes to cinemas in July. The Waterfront, inspired by true events, gives genre vet Williamson a chance to dip his toes into … Continue reading TV Review: The Waterfront – Season 1
Tribeca 2025: Tow
★★★★ Rose Byrne continues to prove she can quite literally flawlessly execute any given genre. Over the span of two decades, she has played a vulgar pop star, the daughter of a recently-deceased terrorist, a horrified mother, a frantic wife, an army medical doctor, and a duchess, among several many others. Now, Byrne gives one … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: Tow
Tribeca 2025: Smoke
Carrying over many of the creatives behind Apple TV's riveting true crime thriller series Black Bird, they shift the gears from one world to the next with relative ease. Inspired by the podcast Firebug and based on true events, Smoke delivers another exciting starring vehicle for lead actor, Taron Egerton. Here, Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: Smoke
Tribeca 2025: Requiem for a Dream 25th Anniversary
★★★★★ To kick off Tribeca's Reunions and Retrospectives screening of 2000's Requiem for a Dream, director Darren Aronofsky was presented with the prestigious "Made in NY" Award. After accepting it, Darren didn't have to say much to introduce this now-iconic drama, other than: "Requiem is about to fuck you up." No truer words could have … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: Requiem for a Dream 25th Anniversary
Tribeca 2025: Sham
★★★★ Legendary Japanese director Takashi Miike returns for his latest, a gripping courtroom drama packed with intrigue and disturbing child abuse. What Miike manages to accomplish with aptly-named Sham is nothing short of extraordinary. It tells a compelling story with multiple viewpoints, a complex tapestry of media sensationalism and the power of truth. Who can … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: Sham
Tribeca 2025: Everything’s Going to Be Great
★★★★ A strong family dynamic can make or break any movie, especially one where that angle is the primary focus. Initially set in 1989, we follow the Smart family through the whirlwind ups and downs of their regional theatre existence. A sharply written cast of characters form a tight group whose contagious chemistry add a … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: Everything’s Going to Be Great
Tribeca 2025: Our Hero, Balthazar
★★★★★ A school shooting put to film is rightfully incredibly controversial to land in a sensitive manner. Go too far in either direction, and run the risk of seriously offending a large percentage of viewers. Refusing to bend the knee to convention, this unique film takes the Nightcrawler approach in allowing its doomed scenario to … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: Our Hero, Balthazar
Tribeca 2025: The Best You Can
★★★★ Real-life married couple Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon just really love working together, huh? For the first time in twenty years, the duo return to the screen for an unconventional middled-age romance. Putting the age gap relationship under the microscope, director Michael J. Weithorn has a fresh energy in willing to approach these unsung … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: The Best You Can
Tribeca 2025: Rosemead
★★★★ Despite knowing very little about Rosemead beyond the blurb of synopsis from the festival, my interest was piqued twofold: debut director Eric Lin promised a deep dive into Asian culture, and lead Lucy Liu was also on board as a producer. Based on a true story, this searing portrait of an immigrant’s experience protecting … Continue reading Tribeca 2025: Rosemead