A coming of age teen comedy can take many shapes. Sometimes, it can be on the raunchy side. Other times, it can be fairly wholesome. When you hear that Driver’s Ed is an R rated coming of age teen comedy from Bobby Farrelly, one half of the Farrelly Brothers, you’d be forgiven for thinking this […] More
Russia in the early 1990s is a fascinating and mysterious place. The entire country essentially was transformed overnight with the fall of the Soviet Union, followed by several years of trying to figure out what kind of a nation they’d become. We now know the direction Russia ultimately took, of course, but the behind the […] More
Gabriel Mascaro visualizes a staggering adventure movie with The Blue Trail, even if it stumbles along the way. More
Five years ago, when I reviewed Mortal Kombat (here), I said that it was “not bad” and that there was “fun to be had with this deeply silly, overly violent, and paper thin action flick.” Well, that all holds true with Mortal Kombat II, though this time around, there’s a bit of a course correction […] More
The completion of any independent film is really worth celebrating, especially these days. For every movie that actually gets made, scores more die well before cinematic birth, at one stage or another. So, when something reaches audiences, a lot had to go right. With The Addiction of Hope, it’s the drive inherent in getting its […] More
The Sheep Detectives is far better than you think it is, thanks to a first-rate screenplay from Craig Mazin. More
I almost don’t know what to say about this one. The George Orwell novella Animal Farm is many things, but family friendly and containing a happy ending are hardly among them. So, I’m just baffled by what director Andy Serkis is doing here with this updated animated film version. Orwell’s works often are meant to […] More
I’m often fond of black comedies, especially when they walk up to the line of cruelty, yet never cross over it. Things can get nasty, sure, but the film can’t lose sight of the comedy. Over Your Dead Body is a movie that initially looks like it’s going to go too far, though it always […] More
Tourette’s Syndrome is, to this day (just look at the whole BAFTA controversy), a misunderstood disease. So, there’s a potentially important element to making a biopic about the life of John Davidson. Now, I Swear is a good film, by the numbers as it is, but it has one element that’s heads and tales above […] More
There are few more classical aspects to a thriller than the unexploded bomb. Alfred Hitchcock spoke of a bomb under the table in terms of escalating tension, so whether it’s a literal bomb or a metaphorical one, being able to raise the pulse of an audience is paramount. With Fuze, David Mackenzie has a literal […] More
Hokum, the latest supernatural horror film from writer-director Damian McCarthy, leans into familiar genre territory but finds enough texture in its character work and atmosphere to make the experience worthwhile. Anchored by a compelling performance from Adam Scott as Ohm Bauman, the film blends psychological unease with traditional haunted house mechanics, delivering a story that […] More
R-rated college comedies are almost never centered on female characters. The pursuit of women? Sure. But women themselves? Not so much. Now, along comes Roommates, which takes the Adam Sandler/Happy Madison style and applies it to a college freshman girl. The result is far more charming and effective than you might think. In fact, it’s […] More
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