Some movies feel like they’ve been built around a killer idea that simply doesn’t survive once the lights go down. Him is one of those films. It has all the ingredients for a creepy, genre-bending sports thriller: a promising young player invited into the inner circle of a living football legend, an isolated training compound… Continue reading HIM -never rises above these flashes of potential
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London Calling -part buddy comedy, part coming-of-age story, and part slapstick shoot-’em-up
Sometimes a movie doesn’t quite know what it wants to be, and that’s both the strength and weakness of Allan Ungar’s latest film, London Calling. On paper, it’s a crime story about a burned-out hitman who flees the UK after a job gone wrong, only to end up working for a new crime boss. His… Continue reading London Calling -part buddy comedy, part coming-of-age story, and part slapstick shoot-’em-up
Crítica de cine: HIM – Desafortunadamente, el guion es insuficiente para las buenas escenas
Alguien que conozco se refirió a esta película como “la película de fútbol” cuando luchaba por recordar el título. Sí, se trata de fútbol y de un joven con una carrera prometedora, pero es una película de horror. Hay una escena de un joven mariscal de campo, Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers, Sé lo que hicisteis… Continue reading Crítica de cine: HIM – Desafortunadamente, el guion es insuficiente para las buenas escenas
A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Takes A Novel Approach To Relationships With Baggage
Romantic relationships are challenging. When emotional baggage is involved, this further complicates matters. Writer Seth Reiss and director Kogonada (Columbus, After Yang) tackle this problem with a film that uses surreal fantasy to pair a couple of people who have struggled to have a good, solid, romantic relationship. The movie has many inspired ideas that,… Continue reading A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Takes A Novel Approach To Relationships With Baggage
HIM: The Devil Wants A Star Football Quarterback, Apparently
I caught the trailer for Him when I went to the movies for a film that wasn’t screened for press. The trailer had me instantly intrigued and hopeful for an incredible horror experience that takes place in the world of professional sports. Though the visuals are often striking, the editing, the writing, and sometimes the… Continue reading HIM: The Devil Wants A Star Football Quarterback, Apparently
Movie Festival News: Fantastic Fest Celebrates its 20th anniversary in Austin, TX
Fantastic Fest is celebrating its 20th anniversary with films from around the world. Fantastic Fest’s 20th anniversary lineup features 45 World Premieres, 15 International and North American Premieres, and 12 U.S. Premieres. If you have attended Fantastic Fest before, you know what great cinema to anticipate, and even if this is your first time attending,… Continue reading Movie Festival News: Fantastic Fest Celebrates its 20th anniversary in Austin, TX
FF 2025 News – Celebrating 20 Years of Fantastic Fest in Austin – A Recall of Memories
Fantastic Fest is celebrating its 20th anniversary with films from around the world. This year’s lineup features 45 World Premieres, 15 International and North American Premieres, and 12 U.S. Premieres. If you have attended Fantastic Fest before, like I have, you know what great cinema, events, and filmmaking talent have come to Austin with the… Continue reading FF 2025 News – Celebrating 20 Years of Fantastic Fest in Austin – A Recall of Memories
THE LONG WALK: A Bleak, But Emotional Stephen King Story Realized Superbly For Cinema
Violence begets violence is the big takeaway from The Long Walk, a film adapted from Stephen King’s novel of the same name by director Francis Lawrence and screenwriter JT Moliner. The Long Walk is the very first novel he wrote as a professional writer, but it would not be published until later, under the pseudonym… Continue reading THE LONG WALK: A Bleak, But Emotional Stephen King Story Realized Superbly For Cinema
Crítica de cine: The Long Walk – Muy buen largometraje pero difícil de ver
Cuando las personas escuchan que The Long Walk es una novela de Stephen King, el primer pensamiento es que se trata de una película de terror (debido a su trabajo más reciente). Créeme, tiene escenas horripilantes, pero esta historia distópica es una que él comenzó a escribir a mediados de la década de 1960 (su… Continue reading Crítica de cine: The Long Walk – Muy buen largometraje pero difícil de ver
Pools – TIFF Next Wave/ SXSW Sydney Film Now in Theaters
Sam Haye’s directorial debut feature, Pools, is the 2024 SXSW Sydney Audience Award Winner and had the North American Premiere at TIFF Next Wave. Pools had a sold-out screening at the festival that features a breakout performance from Odessa A’zion (Until Dawn, “Ghosts” TV series, Sitting in Bars with Cake, Hellraiser, “Nashville” TV series) as… Continue reading Pools – TIFF Next Wave/ SXSW Sydney Film Now in Theaters