Nightbitch Starring: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy Director: Marielle Heller Rated R Running Time 98 Minutes Grade C+ If you saw the 2018 film “Tully,” you have a reference point for where “Nightbitch,” based on the book by Rachel Yoder, is headed. The biggest difference between the two honest films about the hardships of modern-day motherhood […]
SPEAK NO EVIL (2024) (R) Dir. James Watkins This very Americanized remake of the Danish thriller takes new but disappointing narrative paths, steered by a feral but charming McAvoy as a middle-class monster. Grade (3.0/5.0) Speak No Evil – the original from 2022 – sent a shiver down the spines of European filmgoers upon
Go West, they say, and Hollywood sure is listening. Gorgeous landscapes, harsh terrain, and states like Wyoming and Montana become supporting characters instead of simple locations. Rod Blackhurst’s latest film Blood for Dust takes the viewer on an alternate route of the West, the region’s most lackluster and bland cities. This slow-burn crime thriller is
Nicole Kidman hasn’t transformed herself on screen this drastically since playing Virginia Woolf in “The Hours”, which won her an Academy Award. Kidman is the only reason to see “Destroyer”, in which she plays an irritable detective chasing suspects, carrying heavy firearms, and beating bad guys with an ashtray. Director Karyn Kusama does not have
While Aftermath is based on true events of two planes crashing in Germany in 2002, the premise of loved ones dealing with the “aftermath” is universal with any plane crashing. Arnold Schwarzenegger continues trying to mount a comeback after a few failed starts, including Terminator Genisys and the indie zombie flick Maggie. Aftermath, which is
In many ways, Black Sea, the new film from director Kevin Macdonald (How I Live Now, The King of Scotland), follows the rules of technical and cinematic submarine film. However, “Black Se”a is also a modern day heist film that redefines the depths of a thriller. Academy Award nominee Jude Law (Cold Mountain, The Talented
I am really bothered by the fact that in the movie Frank, not only is SXSW mentioned, but they actually attend. Sure, Austin is mentioned in a majority of the films that have played the film festival, but this one seems to actively campaign in order to be accepted. Of course, the star power doesn’t