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Martin Lawrence as Detective Lieutenant Marcus Miles Burnett and Will Smith as Detective Lieutenant Michael Eugene "Mike" Lowrey in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), Columbia Pictures
June 7, 2024
With a paper thin plot and a bunch of unnecessary characters, Bad Boys: Ride or Die is a cash grab…
DAKOTA FANNING as Mina in New Line Cinema’s and Warner Bros. Pictures’ fantasy thriller “THE WATCHERS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
June 7, 2024
The Fruit Stripe gum of film formulas, The Watchers loses its flavor and appeal as quickly as it attempts to…
Bobby Cannavale as Max Brandel in Ezra (2024), Bleecker Street
June 6, 2024
While failing to meet its own expectations, Ezra is a solid change of pace for audiences looking for something a…
Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) gets behind the wheel of a War Rig in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Warner Bros. Pictures
June 5, 2024
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a positive addition to the franchise for those who want to learn more about…
Illana Grazer as Eden in Babes (2024), FilmNation Entertainment
June 5, 2024
If you need an example that will help you convince someone that modern comedy is dead in 2024, look no…
Ry Barrett as “Johnny” in Chris Nash’s IN A VIOLENT NATURE. Courtesy of Pierce Derks. An IFC Films & Shudder Release.
June 4, 2024
In a Violent Nature isn’t always riveting, but it’s the slasher genre seen through a fresh pair of blood-soaked goggles.
Sugar With Your Coffee
June 2, 2024
Start your summer off right with tales of voodoo and revenge in the Blaxploitation genre. This week it's 'Sugar Hill'…
Two-faced Greed
May 27, 2024
I Stand Alone: The Sully Erna Story debuted on AXS TV last weekend and gave one of ours the chance…
Oh no - so sad
May 25, 2024
This weekend's double feature is two films with the most bizarre family values: the grindhouse Basket Case and Hungary's Taxidermia.
Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in Back to Black (2024), Studio Canal
May 21, 2024
Arguably releasing about 10 years too late, Back to Black is a film that's about as dreadful as the final…
(Front): Noa (played by Owen Teague) in 20th Century Studios' KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
May 13, 2024
A perfect film from a visual standpoint, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes disappoints when it comes to providing…
Don Lee as Detective Ma Seok-do in the South Korean action crime film The Roundup: Punishment. Image property of Capelight Pictures and Blue Fox Entertainment.
May 8, 2024
With swift action, decent story, and entertaining characters, The Roundup: Punishment is a solid entry in a mostly unknown action…
Jun (Geneviève Doang/Jenapher Zheng) hacks the robot in Mars Express (2023), GKIDS Films
May 7, 2024
Mars Express is largely a solid cyberpunk film that unfortunately doesn't reach the heights it was building up to.
Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers in THE FALL GUY, directed by David Leitch. Image property of Universal Pictures.
May 6, 2024
With the rambling dialogue of Anchorman and the behind-the-scenes mayhem of Tropic Thunder, The Fall Guy tries to be the…
Daisy Betts as Helen Smallbone and Joel Smallbone as David Smallbone in Unsung Hero (2024), Lionsgate
April 30, 2024
One of the biggest cinematic white pills of 2024, Unsung Hero is a feel-good movie sledgehammer to Hollywood's overflowing sea…
Bill Skarsgård in Boy Kills World courtesy of Roadside Attractions.
April 26, 2024
Repetitiveness, whooshing action, and juvenile comedy that doesn't work, Boy Kills World is a punch-drunk lobotomy to the action genre.
April 24, 2024
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person borrows from other films in the genre without ever managing to reach their heights.
Abigail-swan lake in a guilded cage
April 23, 2024
Review: A secret Universal vampire movie, Abigail tries to be a comedy but overplays its hand and falls flat at…
Nicolas Cage as Paul in Arcadian (2024),RLJE Films
April 15, 2024
With some wonky camera work, fascinating creature designs, and a few surprises in its writing, Arcadian is a decent action…
Kirsten Dunst as Lee Smith, Wagner Moura as Joel, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Sammy, and Nelson Lee as Tony in Civil War, (2024), A24
April 15, 2024
A realistically terrifying and haunting story, the scariest aspect of Civil War is that it feels like it isn’t far…