Lost in the Reel's video review for The Infernal Machine When I first heard about the plot of the new film The Infernal Machine, I was immediately intrigued. I love movies about conflicted authors. And to tie in a notorious killer who claims they committed their crimes because of a writer's
Lost in the Reel's video review for Athena Athena is the third feature film from French director Romain Gavras, who is most well-known for his music videos, such as M.I.A.'s Bad Girls. He uses every tool in his arsenal to create a gritty, unflinching, and visceral war movie that takes place on
The Woman King exceeds all expectations and is an award contender in all categories. I was excited about The Woman King from the moment I saw the trailer. Finally, someone had the courage to make a movie about the women who were real life Amazonians, not just myths, and inspired Black Panther's
When watching the trailer for Netflix's new teen comedy, Do Revenge I thought, "Fun! Strangers on a Train for Teens." Then, I watched it and it is so much more! Camila Mendes (Riverdale) and Mia Hawke (Stranger Things) star in the revenge comedy and carry the film effortlessly together. It's been a
Goodnight Mommy is one of my favorite foreign horror films. It's up there with Martyrs. If you haven't seen either, do yourself a favor and go watch them. The original film tells the story of two twin boys who do everything together, from collecting beetles to feeding stray cats. One day, they
You’ve never seen Bring It On like this before… Get ready to Cheer or Die! The latest film in the Bring It On franchise really gets into the spirit - the Halloween spirit, that is. In Cheer or Die, a cheer squad’s plan to have a secret practice in an abandoned school takes a terrifying turn
Would you accept a call from beyond the grave? See what happens when someone reaches out from the great beyond in Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. When Craig, a young boy living in a small town (Jaeden Martell) befriends Mr. Harrigan, an older, reclusive billionaire (Donald Sutherland), the two begin
There is no question that Hollywood has, over the course of film history, made some very poor casting choices. May times it takes the form of decidedly white actors playing decidedly non-white characters. This goes back decades; John Wayne as Genghis Kahn is an easy example. In such cases, the
The Sheep Detectives is a towering testament of how powerful animated stories can be when done right. A genuine crowdpleaser, the film is sure to warm and break your heart, wrestling with richly textured explorations of death and grief, lost and found families, and the necessity of memory.
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
