‘The Omicron Killer’ Film Review: Low-Budget Slasher Fun
For horror purists, there is nothing like a good old-fashioned slasher movie. A little blood, a lot of victims, and a mad killer makes the perfect slasher stew. Director Jeff Knite (who co-wrote the screenplay with Paugh Shadow and Johnny
‘Happy Campers’ Film Review: A Tender Tribute to Community
Deserving mention alongside Errol Morris’ wonderful 1981 documentary, Vernon, Florida, Amy Nicholson’s Happy Campers is an empathetic and heartfelt film. The doc is an empathetic and moving celebration of community. Nicholson examines the lives of the people who reside (seasonally)
‘Cuckoo’ Film Review: A Twisted Mystery-Horror
In a very short time and with only a handful of projects, Hunter Schafer has carved out a career full of some very good performances. Tilman Singer’s new horror-thriller, Cuckoo, finds the actress doing her best work to date, going
‘The Instigators’ Film Review: An Unbearable Waste of Talent
Doug Liman’s, The Instigators, is a film in search of a tone, interesting character development, and originality. The heist gone awry plot has been around for over 80 years. This is a genre that should be put to bed, as
‘Sing Sing’ Film Review: A Profoundly Moving Work of American Cinema
Based on the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program (RTA) that began at New York’s maximum-security Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing is a powerful and important piece of American cinema. Mixing professional actors with the actual men who
‘Kneecap’ Film Review: An Irish Hip-Hop Group’s Origin Tale Has Troubles
Rich Peppiatt’s feature directing debut, Kneecap, tells the true story of how the titular group came to their fame amidst controversy and personal struggles. While there are a few moments that work, this is a film in search of its
‘2001: Creating Kubrick’s Space Odyssey’: Inspired Passion Fuels Kubrick Doc
“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood, as a child, I thought as a child: but, when I became a man, I put away childish things.” 1 Corinthians 13:11. Roger Lay Jr’s 2001: Creating Kubrick’s
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Film Review: Bloody, Hilarious, Pop Culture Fun
The cinematic event comic book fans have waited for has finally come. Six years after the second Deadpool film and after Disney’s devouring of 20th Century Fox (the rare case of the mouse eating the fox), the official pairing of
‘My Spy: The Eternal City Film Review: An Insulting Sequel
The new Amazon release, My Spy: The Eternal City, is made for the 10 to 12 year old age range. Its easy-to-swallow plot (such as it is) and silly action moments are tailor made for “tweens” wanting to see something
‘Twisters’ Film Review: A Full Force Gale of Entertainment
Jan de Bont’s 1996 disaster film blockbuster, Twister, managed to be a cut above the standard disaster fare. The director knew he had a nothing script so the focus was on the tornadoes and once he began the destruction, de