The world of The Imaginary is as lush and enchanting as you’d expect if you’re familiar with the artists behind the onscreen magic. It’s the second feature film from Studio Ponoc, an animation house led by Studio Ghibli alums. And much…
The Spanish Chainsaw Massacre is a 2013 comedy horror film about a heavy metal band stuck in a small town of flesh-eating maniacs. The original title was Carnivoros “Carnivores”. The movie was …
The action-packed trailer for Paramount’s Gladiator II has racked up 215 million global cross-platform views in just a few days and suggests Ridley Scott might have pulled off his long-awaited sequel to his Oscar-winning 2000 epic. The new…
‘The gateway to darkness’ Door in the Woods is a 2019 paranormal horror film about a small town family that find an abandoned door in the woods. Is this just …
The Serena Variations: Review. By Christopher Patterson. A Display of Talent Deeply Hidden Behind It’s Wasted Runtime and Execution I recently had the chance to see a short called The Serena Variations. It is quite an artistic short. I…
It was an Audience Award nominee at the South by Southwest Film Festival back in March. This Friday, the IFC indie music drama “Dandelion” opens in select theaters in the D.C. area.
Unlike many movies that follow a young artist’s career, we never see the titular character “make it” in Dandelion. That may seem like a spoiler, but that’s not the point of independent filmmaker Nicole Riegel’s latest work. With grounded…
‘Evil is forever’ A Haunting at Preston Castle is a 2014 horror film about three teens investigating an abandoned correctional institution. The movie was directed by visual effects expert Martin …
On the surface, Touch seems to be a sudden change of pace for Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, a quiet and polished film-of-the-book (in this case, the novel of the same name by fellow countryman Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson) that could…
7 Keys is a 2024 thriller film about a couple that have sensual encounters in other people’s homes without their knowledge. The movie was written and directed by Joy Wilkinson …
Akshay Kumar and Radhika Madan’s movie ‘Sarfira’ gets mostly favourable feedback on social media despite being an almost identical remake of Suriya's 'Soorarai Pottru’. Here’s what netizens are saying about ‘Sarfira’.
What can be said about UHF that hasn’t been said before? “Weird Al” Yankovic and his manager/the director of the film, Jay Levey, pulled off something that was originally released in 1989. Oh, simpler times. The film is a ridiculous, over…
Despite a barrage of ideas that usually work wonders in Shankar’s films, most of them in Kamal Haasan-led ‘Indian 2’ fall flat thanks to a disengaging plot needlessly stretched to milk the upcoming ‘Indian 3’
The first time I saw The Crippled Masters was last year on Turner Classic Movies. You’d imagine this was part of the TCM Underground double feature (which needs to be brought back). This film about two unique martial arts fighters was…
A film like this, with legitimate movie stars in Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, a slick, glossy look, an original concept, and a sparkling title, is not a commonly occurring phenomenon at the local cineplex.
A film like this, with legitimate movie stars in Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, a slick, glossy look, an original concept, and a sparkling title, is not a commonly occurring phenomenon at the local cineplex.
‘Embrace the darkness. Fear the light.’ Lumina is a 2024 mystery sci-fi horror film about four friends searching for their abductee friend in a deep underground military base. Whether they …
Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2' or 'Hindustani 2' disappoints critics despite its social justice plot. Reviews call it 'outdated' and lacking the original's magic. Check it out.
I'm a big fan of Ridley Scott's Alien, a 1979 sci-fi classic that pits a crew of space miners against the now-famous xenomorph, a gigantic beastie stalking the hallways of the good ship Nostromo. I mention this for two reasons: One, it's a…
Backed by a smartly calculated marketing campaign that has teased, but not shown, the face of Nicolas Cage’s serial killer, Oz Perkins’ thriller Longlegs arrived with a lot of hype. Most of that buzz was for an expectedly unhinged…