U.S. Customs agent Robert Mazur realized that rather than picking up drug dealers and smalltime criminals, that he needed to track the money to stop the drug trade. But what he never realized was how far down the rabbit hole he would have to go to catch the men he sought. In?The Infiltrator, audiences are…
This year?s Oscar frontrunner, Nate Parker?s The Birth of a Nation takes its name from D.W. Griffith?s 1915 KKK propaganda film but instead dramatically portrays the historic story of Nat Turner. Through Turner?s story, the audience encounters a powerful struggle over race, humanity, purpose, and Scripture in the film that Parker wrote, directed, and now…
Based on the graphic novel?Hellblazer, David S. Goyer and Daniel Cerone delivered a short-lived television series about John Constantine, the demon-chasing, chain-smoking supernatural detective. Steering closer to the original material than its 2005 predecessor of the same name,?Constantine?spun a web of introspective soul-searching and external good-versus-evil mojo with Matt Ryan as the lead. In the…
The latest dystopian thriller,?Into the Forest, finds sisters struggling to survive in the woods after a great power outage. Set in our near future, the sisters, Nell (Ellen Page) and Eva (Evan Rachel Wood), fend off an assorted variety of situations and threats to their safety. Director Patricia Rozema moves the pieces around, generally providing…
Luke Cage is misunderstood, especially by the powers that be. But in Netflix’s latest original superhero series, Cage (Mike Colter) is actually the hero you’d want living in your neighborhood. He’s the man with the unbreakable skin, the man with the steely gaze. He’s all that stands between the good people of Harlem and those…
Prince’s death puts a note of finality on the established career of the musician (and actor) who delighted millions and impacted the way that musicians cross over into the acting realm. With his 1984 drama?Purple Rain, Prince stablished himself as a force to be reckoned with musically and on screen. This is the launching point…
Richard Matheson wrote many science fiction?stories that continue to find themselves on the big screen, decades after he wrote them. His son, Chris, may not be as famous, but his writing -?Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures?(1989) and its sequel,?Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey?(1991) – has entertained millions and developed a cult following. Now, thanks to…
Nancy Adams (Blake Lively) is mourning her mother when she heads off to the deserted beach on the Gulf of Mexico where her mother once surfed while pregnant with her. While a few locals also participate in catching a few choice waves, Adams’ chief companions are a seagull she nicknames Steve (Steve Seagull, get it?)…
While The Rock has cut his teeth on action flicks, comedy is still one of his strongest genres, and the team-up of odd couple pairings with Kevin Hart reinforces that strength. Here, Robbie Wierdicht (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) catches up with his idol, Calvin Joyner (Hart), twenty years after Joyner saved the remains of Wierdicht’s…
A game played by millions worldwide seems like an obvious film, right? Ratchet & Clank.?Hitman.?Assassin’s Creed. Warcraft?topped them all, with a $400-plus million take at the box office, and a global appeal thanks to its many gamers. But the critical response was not good. Wading into the plot of the film, we find several tribes…
