The Roses (2025), directed by Jay Roach and written by Tony McNamara, reimagines the classic War of the Roses story for a modern audience. I wasn’t familiar with the original film, but in the end, that didn’t matter. The story is wildly entertaining, and that’s due to the fun script and
There's a lot to like about Caught Stealing. It's got a dynamite cast, it's got a snappy script with some great dialogue, and there's some beautifully shot sequences. However, that is also juxtaposed against an endlessly dark story and a general feeling of anxiety without a release for the
I know, I know. It is absolute blasphemy to reboot The Toxic Avenger. We've got the original film and four sequels, plus The Toxic Crusaders animated series. But let me tell you something about Macon Blair's movie. It's better than the original film. And it's not particularly close. The Toxic
Eenie Meanie is really a tale of two movies. It's got parts of an action heist film and other parts of a dramatic, romantic relationship movie. Both parts conflict a bit with one another, especially with the pacing of the film, but through an absolutely electric performance from Samara Weaving, the
The premise is simple for Primitive War. You take a Vietnam War-era movie and you put dinosaurs with it. Like so many of our best movies, it's a blend of genres that seemingly does not work, and then miraculously, does. It comes from writer/director/producer/man with a lot of hats, Luke Sparke and
Idolatry in all its forms is hardly a new thing. Humans were born to worship whatever they could. But in today's well-connected modern age, the lie between idolatry and obsession becomes somewhat easier to blur and cross. That is squarely where Lurker lies. The feature debut of Alex Russell, who
Ne Zha II is not just another animated sequel, it is an explosion of color, movement, and mythology that fully embodies the “art” in martial arts. Writer-director Jiao Zi and his enormous team of artists, animators, and visionaries have created a film that is less a continuation and more a
Kicking off the Jason Universe with a 13-minute short film/commercial for Angry Orchard cider was a bit of a choice. Horror Inc. and Mike Nelson joined forces to give us the first official Friday the 13th/Jason Voorhees anything on film since the 2009 remake. How does it fare? Well, it's a bit
Throughout all of our lives, there are people we grow close to who act as beacons, a light in human form that allows us to find our way through the darkness. Sometimes this light merely diminishes or changes, but other times these beacon friends can become anchors, as their influence exerts itself
Undertaking a story like The Odyssey on screen is a titanic trial. Like the trials that Odysseus faces in his return to Ithaca, Christopher Nolan's decision to make his next film based on Homer's epic poem was a choice. I come from a storytelling background, and I have a degree in screenwriting.
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.
