Category: 2021
‘One Shot’: Scott Adkins Leads An Exciting New Actioner
Scott Adkins uses his skills to help deliver the slam-bang action in director James Nunn’s exciting new thriller
‘Last Night in Soho’: Gorgeous Looking Paradox Unravels An Otherwise Solid Story
Last Night in Soho, the latest from Edgar Wright boasts a strong cast and gorgeous set design, but the story’s paradox unravels in the third act. Now in theaters.
‘Antlers’: Horror Story Treads Water With Heady Atmosphere
Antlers from Scott Cooper features strong performances from Kerri Russell, Jesse Plemons, and Jeremy T. Thomas, but suffers from an underwritten and over-edited story.
‘Tobe Hooper’- Anthony Looks At A Too-Often Marginalized Genre Master
Tobe Hooper gets his due in our first article on a genre filmmaker who was too often marginalized, despite changing horror cinema
‘Language Lessons’: Breaking The Distance Barrier
Two souls from different backgrounds and separted by miles find a friendship in a sweet new film from Natalie Morales and Mark Duplass
‘They’re Outside’: Found Footage And Folk Horror Meet
A folk horror tale of an ancient evil deep in the woods told with a found footage slant that doesn’t try hard enough to please genre fans
‘The French Dispatch’: Three Vignettes With First-Rate Cast Drives Drama, Humor and Warmth in Ode to Journalism
The French Dispatch from Wes Anderson is a joyous ode to journalism. Featuring an all-star cast, The French Dispatch is told in three vignettes, offering humor, warmth and an unexpected dramatic prose. Now in theaters and expanding on October 29.
‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’: Strong Performances, Visuals Support Lacking Story
Anchored through strong performances and impressive visuals, Will Sharpe’s ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ paints broad strokes of the artists life that derail the story. Now in theaters and streaming on Amazon Prime on November 5.
‘No Future’: The Devastating Effects Of Addiction
Pain, grief, guilt, and the destruction of famliy is explored in a powerfully moving film about the lasting aftershocks of addiction