Category: Reviews

The Trolls animated franchise has consistently provided family audiences with amiable and amusing musical fun. There is not a lot of depth to these stories, but the colorful animation, the entertaining characters, and the enjoyable musical numbers succeed in what the filmmakers aim for. The same goes for the latest installment in this movie series.… Continue reading TROLLS BAND TOGETHER Delivers More Family Fun

Tyler Perry has been a household name to some people since he staged his first play, “I Know I’ve Been Changed,” in 1992 (and continued staging it later). Other people may only have learned about the writer/actor once he became a filmmaker with his character, Madea, in movies in the early 2000s and subsequent films.… Continue reading Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story Streaming on Prime Video

Directed by K. Asher Levin from a script he co-wrote with Amy Brown Carver, Helen’s Dead is not entirely original as it features a home where a dinner party is being planned, one person is presumed dead within the house, and all the guests are suspects. I looked forward to viewing this film when I… Continue reading Helen’s Dead Now Available On Demand is a Murder Mystery NOT from Agatha Christie

Marvel Studios has been under much scrutiny from fans and critics alike. Perhaps I am lenient with comic book movies, but I usually temper my expectations for these types of movies. I want to have fun when it comes to this brand of cinema. It is always a wonderful surprise when a comic book-inspired film… Continue reading THE MARVELS Doesn’t Save The MCU, But Still Delivers Cinematic Fun

Well Go USA Entertainment’s action-packed thriller, Your Lucky Day, written/directed by Emmy-nominated Daniel (Dan) Brown, had its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in September. About: In Your Lucky Day, after a dispute over a winning lottery ticket turns into a deadly hostage situation, the witnesses must decide exactly how far they’ll go—and how much blood… Continue reading Your Lucky Day Film and Soundtrack Available after debut at Fantastic Fest

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