SHAKY SHIVERS offers shaky filmmaking, but few shivers
by M. Lopes da Silva, Staff Writer
Despite the promise of zany fun this movie suffers from pacing issues and generally feel dull.
Star of the Month: Audrey Hepburn will live forever in CHARADE
by Roxy Snavely, Staff Writer
A masterwork of the thriller genre, Charade is the type of film that could only have worked this well with stars this charismatic.
MY ANIMAL wrestles with growing up and growing inner darkness
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Equal parts grotesque and beautiful, and evokes the emotions of puberty through expertly crafted visual storytelling.
IO STO BENE (I AM FINE) raises more questions than answers through its personal histories
by Megan Robinson, Staff Writer
Io Sto Bene, the newest film from writer-director Donato Rotunno, aims to discover the key to atonement, even if it’s a bit predictable and undercooked.
Appointments with Death: Agatha Christie on Screen Part 2
by Fiona Underhill, Contributor
In part two, Fiona looks at the more recent adaptations and Christie-adjacent work on screen!
OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK tries to make a BLACK DYNAMITE Western but falls flat
by Clayton Hayes, Staff Writer
Outlaw is the first release by White’s own Jaigantic Studios, with White writing, directing, co-producing, and starring in the film.
Appointments with Death: Agatha Christie on Screen Part 1
by Fiona Underhill, Contributor
Agatha Christie has a long history with film and TV adaptations, and they’ve certainly ridden waves of popularity and dips where they’ve pretty much ceased all together.
TIFF 2023: HUMANIST VAMPIRE, NOT A WORD, THE TUNDRA WITHIN ME, ARTHUR&DIANA, A RAVAGING WIND, THE UMBRELLA MEN 2
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
The Toronto International Film Festival premieres hundreds of features, documentaries, shorts, and series this month.
ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE falls short of its romantic ambitions
by Megan Robinson, Staff Writer
As much as the film attempts to deliver a compelling teen love story, it simply falls short.
WE KILL FOR LOVE illuminates direct-to-video erotic thrillers, but is a bit outdated
by M. Lopes da Silva, Staff Writer
This documentary shines as an informative font about the early history of erotic thrillers.
HORROR UNMASKED: A HISTORY OF TERROR FROM NOSFERATU TO NOPE will keep new horror fans up at night
by Raine Petrie, Staff Writer
Brad Weismann’s Horror Unmasked: A History of Terror from Nosferatu to Nope follows in the tradition of its many predecessors and will be sure to keep new horror fans up at night.
Star of the Month: Audrey Hepburn enchants in ROMAN HOLIDAY
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
My favorite Hepburn performance will always be her first leading role: Princess Ann in Roman Holiday.
PERPETRATOR blends together many influence for a girl gang horror mixtape
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Perpetrator is a bloody girl gang movie that manages to be weird, have fun, and also deal with real world issues.
Mixed bag THE GOOD MOTHER offers some thrills with a opioid crisis backdrop
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
The trouble with The Good Mother is that it tends to overdo things.
Dispatches from the Hatch #8: Land of the LOST
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
In the midst of working on this project, Maureen Ryan’s Burn It Down came out, which shed more light on the abysmal treatment employees faced on LOST, both writers and actors.
Read MorePrinting the Legend: Loosing an ARROW or two at the “white man’s burden”
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
These films–released seven years apart–demonstrate how it comes down to a movie-by-move basis for how indigenous peoples are treated on screen.
SLOTHERHOUSE sizzles with sorority slays
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Slotherhouse manages to keep the viewer more than entertained with its flat out ridiculousness.
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS works on the personal level, but avoids deeper issues
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Between Two Worlds is very much about the work, but it is also about the workers.
LOVE LIFE is a melodrama with a light touch
by Jo Rempel, Staff Writer
What exactly do you do when the world really does continue turning? Love Life makes such a question feel astonishingly light.
CineBites: Recipes from CHEF and HUNGER
by Britny Perilli, Staff Writer
Whether you are looking to host a movie night with the perfectly inspired meal or looking to try something that made you think, “I’ll have what she’s having,” CineBites is here to help.