It's always a risk when you ask a performer to shoulder a film and carry it over the finish line. Sometimes it works, the star's sheer charisma is enough to override the glaring flaws. But often times, no matter how bright that star shines it can't outshine the weaknesses. Thus is the case with
In the Smart household, not everything can be perfect. But for Buddy (Bryan Cranston), a regional theater producer with Broadway dreams, there is always a little bit of good to be found. His wife, Macy (Allison Janney) shares some of that sentiment, but she is the more pragmatic one of the two,
In its opening scene, Man Finds Tape asks us about some of the most famous cryptids, showing footage of the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot. But it is not talking about the reality of them: Rather, its scope is what is real against the backdrop of the lore of these phenomena. The found footage and
Have you ever wanted a twin? That is the question Twinless poses. James Sweeney (writer/director/star) tosses us into the grief-ridden world of Roman (Dylan O'Brien) who just lost his twin brother, Rocky (also O'Brien). Though the tragedy happens offscreen, we are joining Roman and his mom (Lauren
Dragonfly exists to remind us about the inherent loneliness of those on the fringes of society. We are quick sometimes to judge them, and other times don't stop and think much about them at all. Elsie (Brenda Blethyn), an older woman still firm in her independence, lives alone after the passing of
Lost in the Reel's video review for Three Headed Beast 24-year-old Austin-based filmmakers Fernando Andres and Tyler Rugh have crafted a film filled with such wisdom and confidence beyond their years. This is an assured feature debut, that definitely took some real guts to pull off... But,
Lost in the Reel's video review for UltrasoundI saw Ultrasound all the way back in June of last year and it was my favorite movie from the Tribeca Film Festival. I had been transfixed by its out-there, bonkers storytelling and its truly original vision. But, I was also left extremely
One of Aardman Animations' most popular characters, the intelligent and ever-inquisitive Shaun the Sheep, finally has another trip to the big screen. The Shaun movies have become a franchise of their own, spinning off the iconic Wallace & Gromit shorts and features into a well-loved TV series.
For better or for worse, the Cold War action-comedy lives! 35 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have meshed the longstanding Odd Couple road trip with Iron Curtain hijinks and modern action sensibilities for a surprisingly solid but conceptually
“By Any Means” treads familiar ground, but Mark Wahlberg shines as real life Hitman-turned-Fed informer Gregory Scarpa, and behind the tropes and cinematic conventions is the kernel of a true story that has relevance to this day. Mark Wahlberg is distracting (mostly in a good way) throughout