Reviews

March 28, 2024 12:00 pm

Features, News, Reviews

The utterly convoluted lengths filmmakers will go to contrive some excuse to make monsters fight has become exasperating. Moreover, the unique paradox at the heart of Legendary’s Monsterverse series continues....

‘Sugar’ Review: Colin Farrell’s Detective Noir Is Stylishly Terrific Until Its Terrible WTF? Twist

March 27, 2024 11:21 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

A stylishly engaging and crisp neo-noir steeped in the hardboiled detective tradition, Apple TV+’s “Sugar,” starring Colin Farrell, is rather terrific—that is, until it’s not. Created by Mark Protosevich (“I A...

‘Steve! (Martin)’ Review: ‘A Documentary In 2 Pieces’ Eventually Reveals A Private Life

March 27, 2024 11:03 am

News, Reviews, Television

“He’s the most idolized comedian ever,” Jerry Seinfeld says glowingly in “STEVE! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces,” an oddly shaped documentary that takes until its second half to elucidate what it’s really ...

‘7 Beats Per Minute’ Review: A Freediver’s Near Tragedy Gets The Drawn-Out Documentary Treatment [SXSW]

March 25, 2024 7:55 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

As a champion freediver, Jessea Lu describes in the early minutes of her own documentary, "7 Beats Per Minute," the film's title reflects the heart rate a freediver should target to ensure success du...

‘Carol Doda Topless At The Condor’ Review: A Trailblazing Dancer Gets Her Due

March 24, 2024 10:19 am

There’s an immense amount of ground covered in "Carol Doda Topless at the Condor," ironic for a documentary revolving largely around a pioneer who established a reputation in the 1960s as a frequently uncovere...

‘Free Time’ Review: Without A Job, Without A Point, But Nonetheless Watchable

March 22, 2024 4:49 pm

Chances are, most working-class members of society have, at one point or another, questioned their own life’s direction, the value they offer, the possibilities outside the office, and the meaning behind it al...

‘Late Night With The Devil‘ Review: Vintage Late Night Horror Stumbles In Its Execution

March 22, 2024 2:05 pm

All it takes is one mention of the phrase “found footage” to elicit a reaction typically leaning in the direction of an eye roll. For decades, this genre, once brimming with promise, having produced now-classi...

‘The Greatest Hits’ Review: Heartbroken Hipsters Try & Heal In Shallow Music Time Travel Movie [SXSW]

March 22, 2024 12:49 pm

When is a collection of dreamy, romantic, forlorn, and crestfallen moods just that and not actually much of a movie other than a series of sequences that sum up those big melancholy feelings with achingly drea...

‘Secret Mall Apartment’ Review: Art And Rebellion Collide In This Unique Time Capsule [SXSW]