Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's gothic horror story of Frankenstein has entertained the masses for more than 200 years and has been made into a slew of films. You might think it had…
The Running Man
Fasten your seatbelts; The Running Man is an Edgar Wright film. Remember Baby Driver? The stakes are high; the pace is frenetic; the story is preposterous yet still feels accessible.…
Hedda
The classic Ibsen play Hedda Gabler has been adapted to film multiple times after its theater premiere in 1891 for good reason. It is a great story of a woman…
Die My Love
It starts off all somewhat hopeful. Beautiful young couple Grace (Jennifer Lawrence) and Jackson (Robert Pattinson) move from New York City to some isolated dot on the map in Montana,…
Nuremberg
There are so many scary movies out right now that should all serve as cautionary tales for our divisive and perilous political and social climate. Among them: Anniversary... A House…
Ballad of a Small Player
Watching Colin Farrell is always a pleasure, even in a not so great film, as is the case with this little flick from Edward Berger, the director of one of…
The Summer Book
This adaptation of Tove Jansson’s novel stars Glenn Close as a grandmother who heads to the family's cabin on an isolated island in a Finnish archipelago for the summer with…
One Battle After Another
Very loosely based on Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel "Vineland," Paul Thomas Anderson's (Licorice Pizza, The Master) latest film is a seriously entertaining action dramedy perfectly timed to our current political…
The Lost Bus
The Lost Bus is inspired by a real rescue drama that unfolded during the deadly Camp Fire that engulfed and destroyed the entire town of Paradise, California in November 2018.…
Quickie review: The Thursday Murder Club
Sometimes Netflix has just what you need for a night in! This adaptation of Richard Osman's bestselling mystery is the perfect flick to take your mind off the crazy world…
The Roses
It’s a thorny dilemma. The Roses can be dark and violent and sad, but also engaging, wickedly funny, and deliciously vicious. The film is a reimagining of the 1989 classic…
Highest to Lowest
This film marks Denzel Washington's and Spike Lee's fifth collaboration. They've done some of their best work together, and though it's been 19 years since they were on opposite sides…
Bonjour Tristesse
Set in a beautiful corner of the French Riviera, this coming-of-age drama centers on Cécile (Lily McInerny) a young woman spending the summer with her widowed father Raymond (Claes Bang)…
The Friend
I am a big dog lover! And when I saw the trailer for this flick, I knew I had to watch it. The catalyst for the whole story is a…
The Penguin Lessons
The Penguin Lessons is a 'poignant dramedy' made all the more poignant, dramatic and humorous by the mere fact it is inspired by real events. Yes, an Englishman really did…