You could forgive me if I doubted. After years of hearing about the mythological ?Snyder Cut?, there was simply no way that this film could meet expectations. After all, the original film was such a tepid piece of fodder that there was simply no way that a few tweaks or additional scenes could self-correct a…
Mogul Mowgli?tells the story of Zed (Riz Ahmed), an aspiring rapper who has been toiling away in the business for fifteen years. With plans for an upcoming tour and positive word of mouth, Zed appears to finally be on the verge of his big breakthrough. However, while visiting his family, Zed suddenly finds himself in…
In Memory House, Brazilian filmmaker Jo?o Paulo Miranda Maria shows us the way a history of colonialism (even when it?s not officially colonial) continues to be a spiritual burden that many cannot escape. Cristovam is a indigenous black man from Northern Brazil who has moved to an Austrian enclave in the South because the dairy…
In Marvel?s?Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, skilled fighter and assassin Shang Chi (Simu Liu) is confronted by the family legacy and past that he thought he had left behind. His father is known as The Mandarin, the leader of the Ten Rings organization and one of the most villainous people in…
In Catch the Bullet, twenty-two-year-old, veteran actor Gattlin Griffith rides in on a horse – as the villain. Alongside stars like Tom Skerritt and Jay Pickett, Griffith and his younger brother Callder share the story of a U.S. Marshal Britt MacMasters (Pickett) who returns home to find his father (Skerritt) wounded and his young son…
Ji-Yoon (Sandra Oh) is the newly-minted chair of the English Department at Pembroke University, an institution of higher learning that has struggled financially and publicly with its appearance. She is subject to Dean Paul Larson (David Morse) and in love with fellow English teacher Bill Dobson (Jay Duplass), and trying to stay on step ahead…
Set in 1980?s Newfoundland,?Black Conflux?explores the life of Jackie, a troubled teenage girl, and Dennis, a lonesome man, as they both struggle with their sad lives. Small town blues resulting in depression, alienation, and hopeless all impact these two individuals as they try to make something of themselves. Both want more but both are limited…
Sweet Girl, a Netflix thriller, stars Jason Momoa as Ray Cooper, a veteran and father who watches as his wife passes away to cancer after a medical syndicate forces a drug off of the market, and feels compelled to wage a one-man war against the corporations involved. While primarily a “standard fare” kind of film…
From podcasts to true crime stories, the mystery genre has never been hotter and, thankfully, the sheer joy within Only Murders in the Building keeps that trend alive and well. Tightly written and executed, the series pops with fun amidst the murderous mayhem. As unlikely sleuths, Martin, Short and Gomez are simply delightful together onscreen. Backed by…
Let’s just get this out of the way: Reminiscence is like a mash up of Inception and Chinatown, with a mystery that seems like Robert B. Parker should’ve written it and Christopher Nolan or Zack Snyder should’ve shot it. But it stars a breathy Hugh Jackman and (ex-Luther star and Greatest Showman co-star) Rebecca Ferguson,…
