Beginning with 1982’s Tron, this movie saga has become a groundbreaking cinematic landmark. It is not so much because of the writing, but because of its early use of CGI effects and a concept that has never been explored before in science fiction stories. It took a considerable amount of time before Disney moved forward… Continue reading TRON: ARES Is, So Far, The Most Entertaining Film Of The Franchise
Category: Reviews
ANEMONE: Daniel Day Lewis Comes Out Of Retirement To Star In His Son’s Film
One of our finest actors was persuaded to return to acting in a movie after he had chosen to retire. Daniel Day-Lewis is back on the big screen, and while his fans are grateful for this decision, he has decided to pause his retirement to star in his son’s first feature debut. Although I had… Continue reading ANEMONE: Daniel Day Lewis Comes Out Of Retirement To Star In His Son’s Film
SXSW 2025 Movie Review: GOOD BOY Delivers Creepy Horror With A Canine Protagonist
This wonderful midnighter entry asks, Have you ever wondered why your dog has fixated on something that doesn’t appear to the human eyes? Director Ben Leonberg painstakingly offers a possible answer to this question with a horror-thriller that follows a dog’s experiences as he notices a malevolent force threatens his beloved owner. The director’s dog,… Continue reading SXSW 2025 Movie Review: GOOD BOY Delivers Creepy Horror With A Canine Protagonist
Fantastic Fest 2025: COYOTES Delivers B-Movie Amusement
Fantastic Fest consistently offers its participants a diverse and entertaining selection of films, often featuring a wild and unusual variety. Coyotes is an utterly absurd film, but it is usually funny and sometimes suspenseful. It is a B-movie that makes no pretensions about what it is delivering, and that, alone, is part of the fun.… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2025: COYOTES Delivers B-Movie Amusement
Monster Within: built on sincerity and ambition
Some films have all the right ingredients — a heartfelt premise, a meaningful metaphor, and a profoundly personal creative vision — yet still struggle to come together fully. Monsters Within, written, directed, produced, and led by Devin Montgomery (Worm), is one of those films. It’s a project built on sincerity and ambition, but its execution… Continue reading Monster Within: built on sincerity and ambition
Shakey Grounds:
Some films arrive with modest ambitions and humble budgets but still manage to reach for something deeper — a sense of emotional truth, a spark of humanity that lingers after the credits. Shakey Grounds, directed by Michael Garcia and written by Trace Slobotkin, fits neatly into that category. It’s a small, heartfelt drama that doesn’t… Continue reading Shakey Grounds:
Film Review: Hallow Road
You will not laugh, but you may cry… in despair *Some spoilers ahead* Hallow Road is a 2025 psychological suspense thriller where 2 parents Maddie and Frank race to the rescue of their difficult daughter, who calls them after accidentally hitting a girl with her car racing off from her home after a family argument to… Continue reading Film Review: Hallow Road
Fantastic Fest 2025: The Vile from Emirati Filmmaker wins Best Horror Film
The Vile is the latest intense horror/psychological thriller from acclaimed Emirati filmmaker and genre master Majid Al Ansari (Zinzana, The Intruder, “Paranormal” series). The alum of Fantastic Fest made his 2025 return with the world premiere of The Vile, shot entirely on 16mm film. His debut feature was Zinzana (Rattle The Cage) in 2015. The… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2025: The Vile from Emirati Filmmaker wins Best Horror Film
FANTASTIC FEST 2025 – Vicious: incoherent, overwrought exercise in nonsense
Some films try to unsettle and challenge audiences with psychological tension and emotional depth. Vicious, unfortunately, does neither. Marketed as a psychological thriller, it ends up as an incoherent, overwrought exercise in nonsense — a film that confuses moodiness for meaning and atmosphere for actual storytelling. The story follows Polly (Dakota Fanning), who receives a… Continue reading FANTASTIC FEST 2025 – Vicious: incoherent, overwrought exercise in nonsense
FANTASTIC FEST 2025 – Chocolate (2008, Remastered)
I’ll admit it: I had never seen Chocolate before this year’s Fantastic Fest. Now that I have, I’m kicking myself for missing out on one of the most exhilarating and emotionally satisfying action films of the 2000s. Presented in a stunning 35mm remaster for the festival’s 20th anniversary celebration, Chocolate is more than deserving of… Continue reading FANTASTIC FEST 2025 – Chocolate (2008, Remastered)