Category: Reviews

Rumble Through the Dark is an action/ thriller written by Michael Farris Smith (Desperation Road) from his novel “The Fighter” and directed by Graham Phillips and Parker Phillips (The Bygone, The Mediator). Synopsis: Golden Globe® nominee Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) stars as a desperate, bare-knuckle cage fighter battling for the only thing he has… Continue reading Rumble Through the Dark

The Upstate NY filmmaking family – The Adams Family (parents John Adams and Toby Poser, alongside daughters Zelda and Lulu Adams) – is the indie filmmaking team behind award-winning features Hellbender (Rotten Tomatoes’ #1 Rated Horror Film of 2022) and The Deeper You Dig. Its World Premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival earned the Cheval… Continue reading Where the Devil Roams has a Theatrical Release after the Fantasia International Film Festival

Winning the Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, writer-director-producer Maryam Keshavarz delivers a universal and timely story of the Iranian and the Iranian-American experience. About: Coming from two countries at odds, Iranian American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace… Continue reading Sundance Film Festival Award winner, The Persian Version, Now in Theaters

The psychological thriller Dark Obsession (formerly known as Anne, With Love) is directed by British filmmaker George Henry Horton. It is based on the screenplay he co-wrote with filmmaker Blaine Morris (the film’s lead). Horton is making his feature directorial debut, and Morris is making her debut as a writer of a feature film, with… Continue reading Dark Obsession Streamed in the UK in August- now to be digital/VOD in US

Radical premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in January. The film is written and directed by Christopher Zalla (Sangre De Mi Sangre), who adapted the screenplay for Radical from the 2013 WIRED Magazine article by Joshua Davis, titled “A Radical Way of Unleashing a Generation of Geniuses.” The article is about a teacher, Sergio… Continue reading Sundance Award Winning Film, Radical, Arrives in US Theaters after Debut in Mexico

The wild and whimsical world of ‘Quiz Lady,’ directed by Jessica Yu, unfolds with a delightful focus on the intricate tapestry of its lead’s fractured family life rather than the traditional pursuit of victory in a game show. Screenwriter Jen D’Angelo (“Hocus Pocus 2”) injects a generous dose of humor into the charades-based final round,… Continue reading Quiz Lady: A Hilarious Quest of Laughter and Family Ties

After filmmaker Alexander Payne successfully worked with actor Paul Giamatti in the critically acclaimed Sideways, it was inevitable that this pairing would reunite at some point. Well, that time has finally arrived, and cinephiles are all the better for it. With Payne’s latest movie, The Holdovers, casting Giamatti proves to be a no-brainer, as this… Continue reading THE HOLDOVERS Is Alexander Payne’s Love Letter to 1970s Cinema

David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ offers a chilling glimpse into the mind of an assassin, portrayed with meticulous brilliance by Michael Fassbender. Guided by the mantra of “Stick to the plan, trust no one,” the film unfolds as a brooding action thriller, delving into the neo-noir landscape crafted from the pages of French comic books by… Continue reading ‘The Killer’: Fincher’s Symphony of Precision in a Soulless World