2024

Despicable Me 4 review
DESPICABLE ME 4: Nothing New With The Gru Crew

I realized many years ago that Illumination’s animated films are all about gags over stories.…

BLACK CAB: The Everything Bagel Of Road Horror

Black Can is worth a one time watch, if for no other reason than to see Nick Frost really let loose.

WOMAN OF THE HOUR: The Right Focus

Woman of The Hour did an amazing job of capturing a time and place while still keeping it relevant for today’s world.

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE film review
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE: The Artist Cashes In

Once a proud young artist pioneering the exploration of the pop-macabre and the surreal, Tim…

HERETIC: An Admirable But Empty Puzzlebox 
HERETIC: An Admirable But Empty Puzzlebox 

While it may be highly satisfying to watch while its puzzlebox is winding through its narrative gears, Heretic is a box with nothing hidden inside.

Micro Budget: Macro Entertainment
MICRO BUDGET: Macro Entertainment

Micro Budget is a hilarious look at the struggles of filmmaking and an interesting character study of those just crazy enough to try.

ANOTHER DAY IN AMERICA: Unsettling Truths Behind the Desk

Another Day in America is a sharp social commentary with explosive performances and a searing snapshot of everyday life.

HOLD YOUR BREATH: When The Dust Settles
HOLD YOUR BREATH: When The Dust Settles

Hold Your Breath is a fantastic film and at a short runtime, what do you have to lose to give it a shot?

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: THE RULE OF JENNY PEN
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: THE RULE OF JENNY PEN

Jenny Pen is a cold-eyed excavation of one of the basest fears humanity possesses: That life, in all its triumphs, is a meaningless house of cards.

GREEDY PEOPLE: Money, It's A Crime
GREEDY PEOPLE: Money, It’s A Crime

The direction, the cinematography, the lighting, all of it mesh together to highlight the wild and always forward story that is Greedy People.

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: EXORCISMO
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: EXORCISMO

Like any good exploitation movie Exorcismo feels like a pleasant discovery for a genre buff, a treat from the back of the video store.  

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: GENERATION TERROR

Generation Terror proves a refreshing revitalization of the nuances under all the blood and guts, as well as the guts themselves. 

Witches film review
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024: WITCHES

Witches starts off like a video essay. Writer, director, editor (and “star”) Elizabeth Sankey talks…

Jim Henson Idea Man review Disney+
JIM HENSON IDEA MAN: Basic Jim Henson Doc Sticks To The Script

I’d like to begin this review by stating that, for the record, I am anti-puppet.…

New York Film Festival 2024: By the Stream, A Traveler’s Needs, The Room Next Door
New York Film Festival 2024: By the Stream, A Traveler’s Needs, The Room Next Door

Certain filmmakers are such mainstays of the New York Film Festival that you can pretty…