Review: Saint Frances
Written by and starring Kelly O'Sullivan Saint Frances is a small dark comedy that centers on the expectations women live with and one young woman's choices. Bridget (O'Sullivan) is in…
Cinema Clash Podcast Reviews: Holidate, Come Play, The True Adventures of Wolfboy
Happy Halloween and Pre-Election Day Weekend! On this quaranstream edition of the Cinema Clash, I chat about Holidate, the bawdy holiday romcom now on Netflix, Charlie talks about the horror…
Quickie Review: Synchronic
Synchronic is the type of film (a horror sci-fi drama) that I would have likely skipped if not for the appeal of its two stars Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan.…
Quickie Review: S#!%HOUSE
Okay, so maybe the title piqued my curiosity more than it deserved to. But I simply had to know if a little indie called Sh*thouse might be worth a sh*t.…
Review: The Glorias
There is a line near the end of The Glorias about going in circles – as women, as a society, as a nation. A reminder, underscored in recent days by…
Review: The Cuban
The Cuban started life as a short film script. But when they couldn't get the money to shoot it they expanded it to a feature and crowdfunded to get started.…
Review: Babyteeth
In this wonderfully dark dramedy from down under, Milla (Eliza Scanlen - Little Women) is a cancer stricken 16-year-old who falls for free spirited drug dealer Moses (Toby Wallace) much…
Review: Military Wives
Military Wives is a fairly straightforward feel-good film that offers up a bittersweet salute to military families and their sacrifice, just in time for the long Memorial Day weekend. It's…
Quickie Review: Arkansas
Arkansas is one of those indie flicks that somehow finagled a pretty impressive cast - Liam Hemsworth, Vince Vaughn, John Malkovich, Vivica A. Fox - even though it's directed by…
Quickie review: Working Man
In this time of sheltering in place anxiety, this indie flick touches a nerve. It's the story of a Rust Belt factory closing down and the workers feeling lost without…
Review: Bull
I hadn't heard of this one and was a bit wary of it since it seems to be about rodeo, not high on my list of entertainments. But I really…
Review: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a film that I would surely endorse watching if and when there’s talk again of overturning Roe v. Wade or further eroding abortion rights. But…
Review: Swallow
This R-rated psychological thriller was a complete surprise to me. In a good way. It's a Stepford Wives meets #Girlpower story that has you yelling at the screen and wondering…
Review: Downhill
If you head into Downhill expecting a raucous, LOL comedy filled with humorous gaffes and charming banter between Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell, you’re in for an uphill climb. Downhill…
Review: The Assistant
The Assistant is the #MeToo movement’s searing indie alternative to Bombshell. It’s a slow observational drama that follows a day in the life of a junior assistant to a powerful…