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GAME NIGHT: Creative Comedy with a Memorable Motif
GAME NIGHT: Creative Comedy With A Memorable Motif

Game Night is a visually memorable comedy, standing out by masterfully blending the absurdity of its comedy and the realistic problems of its central characters.

BOMB CITY: Rage Against Violence
BOMB CITY: Rage Against Violence

Bomb City makes an impassioned statement in a sometimes messy way, but the energy it gives off is far more effective than any staid, overly safe version of this story could ever be.

SURVIVORS GUIDE TO PRISON: A Frightening Wake Up Call
SURVIVORS GUIDE TO PRISON: A Frightening Wake Up Call

Survivors Guide to Prison is a terrifying must see. Featuring a vast array of legendary celebrities, it is less a documentary and more of an alarming SOS to America.

DEN OF THIEVES: The Club Of Cliches

With its sheer amount of ‘Straight to DVD’ film sensibilities, Den of Thieves is as generic as bank heist thrillers come, and at a bloated 2 and a half hour run-time as well.

SMALL TOWN CRIME: The Nelms Brothers Have Arrived
SMALL TOWN CRIME: The Nelms Brothers Have Arrived

Small Town Crime delivers the goods with a layered story, enthralling mystery, classic and evocative but innovative action, and a cast and crew devoted to a singular artistic vision.

THE COMMUTER: All Too Familiar
THE COMMUTER: All Too Familiar

Amid the rubble that is The Commuter, there is an entertaining enough film to provide respite during the Winter blues, just don’t expect too much.

AMERICAN MADE: A Pale & Painfully Average Imitation
AMERICAN MADE: A Pale & Painfully Average Imitation

Laying blame is a difficult one because nothing is particularly awful in American Made: even the screenplay peppers a handful of decent set pieces and sequences throughout – but there’s nobody on-hand to elevate the picture.

MOLLY'S GAME: A Straight Flush For Chastain, Not So Much For Sorkin
MOLLY’S GAME: A Straight Flush For Chastain, Not So Much For Sorkin

Molly’s Game is a prime showcase for one of Hollywood’s most versatile actresses, but the film as a whole doesn’t live up to Chastain’s fiery performance.

IN THE FADE: Diane Kruger’s Descent Into Darkness
IN THE FADE: Diane Kruger’s Descent Into Darkness

Diane Kruger carries In the Fade on her leather-clad shoulders and ensures that you’ll walk away from the film feeling absolutely rattled.

THE FAMILY I HAD: A Harrowing Exploration Of A Torn-Apart Family
THE FAMILY I HAD: A Harrowing Exploration Of A Torn-Apart Family

The Family I Had is a sensitively-crafted and thoughtful documentary, utterly harrowing in its depiction of a family’s tragedy, but all the more powerful for being so.

BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99: A Smart & Visceral Thrill Ride
BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99: A Smart & Visceral Thrill Ride

Director S. Craig Mahler follows up Bone Tomahawk with Brawl In Cell Block 99, an unflinchingly violent and truly original revenge thriller.

THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR: One Story on the Systemic Silencing of Black Women
THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR: A Story On The Systemic Silencing Of Black Women

The Rape of Recy Taylor is essential and compelling, bringing female heroes of the American Civil Rights movement to the forefront.

EKAJ: A Young Story That Needs to Grow
EKAJ: A Young Story That Needs to Grow

Ekaj captures the reality of LBGTQ youth that find themselves discarded by life. When their…

LA 92
LA 92: A Tragic Moebius Strip

In a time where footage of police assault and murder is a regular occurrence, we…

JIGSAW: A Puzzle with Many Missing Pieces
JIGSAW: A Puzzle With Many Missing Pieces

Jigsaw may not be the worst installment in the Saw saga, but with essential pieces to the puzzle missing, there was much to be desired.