In Deep Water, a commercial flight goes down in open water, leaving a scattered group of survivors stranded with limited resources, rising panic, and something circling beneath them. What starts as a fight to stay afloat quickly turns into a fight to stay alive as the ocean proves just as deadly as
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.
The story of Michael Jackson is fascinating, and it's easy to see how they would make a movie out of it. From his childhood to the making of Thriller to his later career albums like Bad, and then all of the turmoil and controversy in his later life. Even his final days were littered with moments to
Putting your name in the title of the movie is a bold move for anyone not named Steven Spielberg or Quentin Tarantino, even if it's just to separate it from familiar IP. I don't know that Lee Cronin quite has the repertoire to demand such a thing, but in his latest film, he most certainly works to
I'm not completely sold on the Bob Odenkirk action star rebrand. That's not a knock on him, either. I actually think he fits the role quite well, given the right circumstances - those being the break out Nobody which remains the best use of his new look. But something about it feels off and
Sometimes the best way to access the core of a film is to let it take you over completely. Locked behind metaphorical dialogue and an obtuse artistry, the key to the door is simply letting it all in and fester inside until the understanding comes to light. You can't second-screen a film like this,
One of the most active and prolific filmmakers working today, Steven Soderbergh has made a career of pumping out new films every 6 months. They're rarely the same, too, as he constantly tackles new genres and cultural examinations with engaging characters, dynamic direction and fascinating ideas.
Video game adaptions have always proved challenging in cinema. The transfer of playability to watchability has far more failures than successes, and that's not even including the long list of ill advised Uwe Bol films. You would think that videos games, packed with complex protagonists, intriguing
I remember seeing the trailer for The Dog Stars and having my eyes roll back in my head. Do we really need more post-apocalyptic stories when we're living in a real life apocalypse? Do we need another movie that has an analog for COVID-19 and the aftermath that had on our own society. Well,
Daemons of the Shadow Realm reveals the depths a certain hunter named Ivan has in Ep. 20 "The Hunted and the Hunter". It's very bloody and dark depths, but it does show that Ivan will likely be a major recurring villain in the story, and will play a major role in that story somehow. As well as
Dinosaurs may be the most beloved creatures to ever exist - sans cute puppies and cats on the internet. They're usually everyone first obsession when they're young, and no one ever gets tired of seeing a T-rex. So why are most dinosaur movies, built on the backs of surefire hit animal so bad all