★★ Depending on one's familiarity with religious texts, perhaps the claims of The Carpenter's Son being based on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas will be significant. For this viewer, that meant very little; however, following the storyline comes relatively easy when pared down to the basic elements. This is a version of the traditional story … Continue reading Film Review: The Carpenter’s Son
Film Review: The Surfer
★★ A Nicolas Cage movie at this point in his career can go wildly in any direction. The unpredictable nature of the roles he chooses still manages to cement Cage as one of the few must-see performers of our time. In Aussie-driven The Surfer, Cage comes in somewhere around a 5.5 or 6 out of … Continue reading Film Review: The Surfer
Film Review: Longlegs Blu-Ray
★★★★ The surprise horror hit of the year has finally made its cryptic debut to Blu-Ray! Osgood Perkins, notably the son of film legend Anthony Perkins, has been toying within the genre for quite some time—2020's Gretel & Hansel was a flawed movie with some great visuals and an absolutely fantastic score, and I have … Continue reading Film Review: Longlegs Blu-Ray
Film Review: Arcadian
★★★★ Channeling survival horror thrillers such as A Quiet Place or 2009’s The Road, Arcadian reigns in a decidedly different era of post-apocalyptic delights. Part coming-of-age, part sci-fi horror, this dreary familial affair imagines a world overrun by peculiar creatures. As in The Walking Dead, factions of people try to make it on their own, … Continue reading Film Review: Arcadian
Our Favorite Films of 2023
Join Josh and Allison as we revisit the cinematic landscape of 2023 through yearbook-style superlatives, then reveal our choices for our favorite movies of year! Can you feel the Kenergy? Movie Yearbook Superlatives! Best horror movie JOSH: Lest we thought 2022 was the dawn of a new horror golden age, 2023 continues the trend with … Continue reading Our Favorite Films of 2023
Film Review: Sympathy for the Devil
★★★★ Nicolas Cage somehow delivers one of his most unhinged performances yet while keeping it grounded in the grittiness of the movie, opposite an electric Joel Kinnaman, in Yuval Adler’s demented road trip horror/thriller, Sympathy for the Devil. This twisted little treat should give genre fans everything they want and more from one of cinema’s … Continue reading Film Review: Sympathy for the Devil
Film Review: The Old Way
★★★ The saga of Nicolas Cage and his bottomless filmography continues in its newest edition, titled The Old Way. Joined by American Horror Story: Red Tide standout Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Cage does a surprisingly great job as a grizzled father on a course for revenge. I have to admit that I absolutely abhor the western … Continue reading Film Review: The Old Way
Film Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
★★★★★ Nicolas Cage is very much a love or hate kind of actor—his fanbase is loud and supportive, while his haters are equally so. I would say I find myself somewhere in the middle, admiring his off-the-wall performances in films like Face/Off and Gone in Sixty Seconds. He has an equal amount of missteps as … Continue reading Film Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Our Favorite Films of 2021
As another year comes to a close, we shut the book on a year of surprising and often excellent movies. We reveal our choices for our favorite movies of year, along with some yearbook-style superlatives! Be sure to let us know which movies in 2021 connected with you! Movie Yearbook Superlatives! Best musical sequence JOSH: … Continue reading Our Favorite Films of 2021
Film Review: Pig
★★★ Often with the most anticipated movies, like 2021’s Michael Sarnoski-directed Pig, I find that reality is simply not up to snuff to reach expectations. Any Nicolas Cage movie is cause for screams of rage and excitement, similar to the type of performance I have grown to expect from the actor. This late in his … Continue reading Film Review: Pig