In Last Night in Soho, an aspiring fashion designer escapes her drab London life by transporting by to the 1960s and inhabiting an aspiring singer. But eventually dreams become nightmares. Edgar Wright is anything but subtle in his filmmaking and storytelling. When asked, “how much?” he answers with a resounding, “yes!” — and that’s typically…
House Atreides is tasked with controlling the mining operation on the dangerous desert planet of Dune, but what they don't know is political intrigue is afoot On the surface, Dune is ambitious and thrilling. However, it feels like a good movie that flirts with greatness but never quite gets there. Though it's stunningly made and…
The Guilty follows a suspended police officer working 911 dispatch who falls upon an abduction case that he becomes determined to solve The Guilty is a tense, innovative, and constantly twisting police procedural that unfolds in real-time and solely through phone calls to incredible effect. However, it elevates itself by also acting as a character…
In M. Night Shyamalan's Old a group of vacationers become trapped on an isolated beach where time is sped up and everyone is aging rapidly Old is a weird psychological body horror that’ll divide audiences. The odd tone of that film makes for an interesting B-horror movie that either you'll love, hate, or love to hate.…
In Wrath of Man, Jason Statham plays a mysterious stranger who joins an armored truck company with an undercover mission looking to seek revenge Wrath of Man comes really close to being the loud dumb revenge action movie you want it to be. And even if it doesn’t get completely there, Jason Statham’s classic hero…
Golden Arm follows a down-on-her-luck baker is convinced by her college roommate to train for and compete an arm wrestling competition Golden Arm is an irresistibly charming and funny tongue-in-cheek sports movie that overcomes its unevenness with a knockout lead performance by Mary Holland. ▶︎ Available to buy or rent I first discovered Mary Holland…
A quirky less-than-perfect family finds themselves as humanity's last hope as robots take over the world in Netflix's new animated film The Mitchells vs. The Machines No one is doing animation quite like Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. From the pure audacious laugh-a-minute humor of The Lego Movie or the inventiveness — and reinventive-ness —…
A group of friends on a hiking trip on the Appalachian trail take a Wrong Turn and stumble upon a primitive society cut off from the modern world who are determined to use any mean necessary to keep outsiders out Wrong Turn combines the pure genre thrills of early aughts slashers with more modern horror…
The Father puts you in the shoes of a man (Anthony Hopkins) suffering from dementia as he tries to figure out what his reality truly is While Sundance has had a mixed track record in recent years as a platform to launch an Oscar contender, I have almost no doubt in my mind that Anthony…
Alone Together follows musician Charli XCX as she writes and records her album how i'm feeling now while under lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic While working through the writing, producing, and release of her album how I'm feeling now, Charli XCX explores creativity, self-doubt, and connection in the age of the pandemic to great and…