In-depth film reviews of current theatrical releases, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.
A hallucinatory psychosexual-thriller/twisted-rom-com ‘Thirst Street’ will undoubtedly remain one of the year’s best undiscovered gems. With an ace up his sleeve in star Lindsay Burdge, director Nathan Silver tells this…
'mother!' is not the movie you think it is but it remains one of 2017’s most provocative and engaging examples of auteur filmmaking. Captivating and challenging, brutal and bloodcurdling, steeped in…
Pants-shitting scares though this may lack, 'It' thrives on Bill Skarsgård's monstrously unsettling portrayal of Pennywise, a perpetually unnerving tone and strong sense of setting, an awesome cast of young performers…
Dastardly duo Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan travel the globe once more, feasting and joshing in their can't be replicated style. As the third entry in under seven years, 'The…
'Patti Cake$' samples a familiar beat but gives it a whole new spin, led by a wowing record scratch of a performance from newcomer Danielle Macdonald. Though proudly flaunting double flipped-off…
Dark, awkward comedy ‘Ingrid Goes West’ has plenty of uncomfortable laughs and wince-worthy situations but poses potent, pressing commentary about the dark consequences of social media oversharing. Star Aubrey Plaza is…
Wildly weird yet total feel good comfort food, 'Brigsby Bear' overwhelms with sheer, almost reckless, positivity but fails to properly address some of the more troubling consequences essential to its story. But Kyle…
Ocean’s Eleven by way of Ricky Bobby, ‘Logan Lucky’ is a splashy, snappy, scrumptious heist flick super-powered by a rambunctious cast and Steven Soderbergh’s poppy direction. While the stacked-up scheming…
Don't be deceived by Wind River's veneer of modesty or its oddly timed early August release date. This is a substantial motion picture.
A notable step up from its predecessor, Annabelle: Creation is definitely still not on par with the haunting Conjuring franchise. More fun and silly than legitimately scary, this daffy spin-off…