Who knew that financial movies about the world finance would become so hot? After the success of Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry earlier this year, Dumb Money is another film that speaks to the role of technology and its impact on the world of finance. However, unlike BlackBerry, Dumb Money embraces the ridiculous nature of truth with a style and flair that makes the…
To paraphrase a common idiom, you ‘can’t let the [beasts] grind you down.’ Set in the Galacian countryside, The Beasts tells the story of Antoine (Denis Menochet) and Olga (Marina Fois), a French couple who purchase a small organic farm. Working the land, the couple also purchases and renovates small homes with the hopes of attracting new…
It’s been a while since we had a good alien invasion film. And, with No One Will Save You, Disney+ has created a truly unique experience with boundless energy and enthusiasm that’s worth streaming. Written and directed by Brian Duffield, No One Will Save You tells the story of Brynn Adams (Kaitlyn Dever), an artistic young woman who…
Sometimes, the monster we’re running from isn’t outside us at all. It Lives Inside follows Samidha (Megan Suri)—or ‘Sam’—a teenage girl who desperately wants to be accepted in her high school, even if it means separating from her oldest friend, Tamira (Mohana Krishnan). To Sam’s friends, Tamira is that ‘weird kid’ who hides under the bleachers…
As the song playing over the final credits suggests, the boys are back in town. With Expend4bles (or Expendables 4), Stallone, Statham and the rest have returned for one more mission and, potentially, revive the fading franchise. As with the rest of the Expendables films, Stallone emphasizes stars who have built a name for themselves in past actioners but may…
In this slasher-comedy Hell of a Summer, which serves as Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk’s directorial debut, a masked killer wreaks havoc at a summer camp. Just as the campers arrive, a slasher begins his spree, and they struggle to fight for their lives. Jason (Fred Hechinger) emerges as the main suspect as the bodies…
Working Class Goes to Hell follows a small-town union’s struggle for justice after an industrial fire decimates a Balkan village, creating opposition as the owners evade responsibility. Ceca, the leader of the labor movement, is steadfast in her efforts, but the addition of Mija to the group ignites a fascination with paganism that causes strange…
Chuck Chuck Baby follows Helen, a very quiet and reserved woman, and her struggles to make ends meet while sharing her home with an indifferent husband, his younger girlfriend, and a wailing infant. She looks after her elderly mother-in-law and finds solace in music while working night hours at a chicken processing business. Joanne, Helen’s…
Based on the Cheryl Della Pietra’s semi-autobiographical book from 2015, Gonzo Girl depicts her experiences working for Hunter S. Thompson. Walker Reade, a resident of the Rocky Mountains, is attempting to resurrect his writing career in the early 1990s. The public, publishers, and different hangers-on put pressure on Reade to finish his work until he…
As absurd as its title Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person tells the story of Sasha who, as a young vampire, was cursed with the capacity to have empathy for her food. Seeking alternatives to her need for blood, Sasha witnesses another teen deprived of life in Paul, a young outcast who appears on the…
