THE CROW (2024) (R) Dir. Rupert Sanders There is not enough ‘guyliner,’ Skarsgård muscle, bloody action, or emotional weight to make this cult favorite remake worth the effort to reanimate… Grade (1.5/5.0) Some films become cult classics by sheer virtue of existence; other films achieve that status through perseverance in fandom appreciation, retrospective re-examination, […]
Catching Dust Starring: Jai Courtney, Erin Moriarty, Dina Shihabi, Ryan Corr Director: Stuart Gatt Running Time 96 min Rated R Grade A- West Texas is a special place, whether you are there to visit, explore, hike, or escape. Little towns like Marfa and Alpine are gateways to the vastness of Big Bend National Park. Director
ALIEN: ROMULUS (R) Dir. Fede Álvarez A fantastically gory ‘greatest hits’ – plus some ‘new’ material – showcase for the franchise that is thankfully more ‘ALIENS’ than it is ‘RESURRECTIONS’ Grade (3.0/5.0) In space, no one can hear you scream. The tagline famously associated with the ALIEN franchise is just as meaningful and
The Union Starring Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, JK Simmons, Mike Colter, Jackie Earle Haley Director: Julian Farino Running Time: 107 minutes Rated PG-13 Grade C- With no James Bond or Mission Impossible this year, Netflix’s “The Union” hopes to feel the action void this summer’s end. “The Union” teams Oscar winner Halle Berry up with
There are films that etch themselves into the annals of cinematic history, and then there are those that carve entire chapters unto themselves. Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 epic, Seven Samurai, belongs firmly in the latter category. A cornerstone of Japanese cinema and a global film culture, its influence echoes across decades, continents, and genres, connecting film
Borderlands Starring: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Greenblatt, Jack Black Director: Eli Roth Running Time 102 minutes Rated PG-13 Grade C- I’m not sure why director Eli Roth is still being allowed to make motion pictures with a resume of duds like “Thanksgiving,” “Hostel II,” and “The House with a Clock in
CUCKOO (R) Dir. Tilman Singer Singer’s cinematic fever dream – replete with time loops, bizarre retina reflections in blonde wigs, and Dan Steven’s eerily perfect German – is the other major horror event of the summer Grade (4.0/5.0) Replacement is a strange concept. The act of assigning value, meaning, hierarchy, or otherwise onto something –
Sebastian Starring: Ruaridh Mollica, Hiftu Quasem, Jonathan Hyde, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Director: Mikko Mäkelä Rated R Running Time 115 min Grade C In the film “Sebastian,” Max is an award-winning short story writer working on his first novel. This is similar to the film’s director, Mikko Mäkelä, who went from short films to feature length. Max’s
Mothers’ Instinct Starring: Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Anders Danielsen Lie, Josh Charles Director: Benoît Delhomme Running Time: 94 Minutes Rated R Grade B+ If you’ve been missing slightly campy psychological thrillers that defined a subgenre in the 90s…. “Mothers’ Instinct” will satisfy that craving. It’s a bit of Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling” mixed with the 1992
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (R) Dir. Shawn Levy The ‘Merc with a Mouth’ joins the multiversal mayhem of the MCU, making a meaningful, yet mightily meandering Marvel movie full of madcap violence and mischief Grade B- (3.5/5.0) “I am…Marvel Jesus.” Perhaps one of the most iconic – certainly most sacrilegious – bits of dialogue from