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TRIPLE THREAT: An Enjoyable, If Slight, Flurry Of Martial Arts Mayhem
TRIPLE THREAT: An Enjoyable, If Slight, Flurry Of Martial Arts Mayhem

Though with a generic plot, Triple Threat is a slick, entertaining feature that works best as a showcase for the talents of its three leads.

Glasgow Film Festival 2019 Documentaries: LAST BREATH & ARE YOU PROUD?
Glasgow Film Festival 2019 Documentaries: LAST BREATH & ARE YOU PROUD?

Be it a gripping thriller or a moving and thought-provoking social commentary, when it comes to documentaries the Glasgow Film Festival has you covered.

TRIPLE FRONTIER: An Uneven Crime Thriller Bolstered By An Excellent Cast
TRIPLE FRONTIER: An Uneven Crime Thriller Bolstered By An Excellent Cast

The film’s attempts at multiple genres may not blend together, but the talented cast and direction by Chandor help raise it above its flaws.

THE KID: A Bland, Disjointed Take On A Classic Story
THE KID: A Bland, Disjointed Take On A Classic Story

The Kid, directed by Vincent D’Onofrio and written by Andrew Lanham, is a take on…

THE WEDDING GUEST: A Thriller With No Real Identity
THE WEDDING GUEST: A Thriller With No Real Identity

While Dev Patel brings the best performance possible, it’s hard to root for any characters in The Wedding Guest, with a story that never really knows what it wants to be.

THE HOLE IN THE GROUND: Not Perfect, But Promising For Lee Cronin
THE HOLE IN THE GROUND: Not Perfect, But Promising For Lee Cronin

The Hole in the Ground is the rare film which would have benefited from being less subtlety and amping up the craziness to achieve the desired sense of unease.

SXSW Review: US: An Even Bigger Home Run for Jordan Peele
SXSW 2019 Review: US: An Even Bigger Home Run For Jordan Peele

Us embraces puzzling imagery and timing to evoke a sense of interpretative meaning, which leads to personal intimacy with the viewer.

SXSW Review: US: Jordan Peele's Sophomore Is A Best Case Scenario
SXSW 2019 Review: US: Jordan Peele’s Sophomore Is A Best Case Scenario

After an enormously successful debut with Get Out, Jordan Peele delivers another bold film with Us, and seems to be creating a whole new genre.

EVERYBODY KNOWS: A Compelling, Visceral Nightmare
EVERYBODY KNOWS: A Compelling, Visceral Nightmare

Everybody Knows may be a little overlong, but it’s frequently compelling due to a powerhouse performance by Penélope Cruz.

Video Dispatches: MIKEY AND NICKY & Two Films By Joseph H. Lewis

In Video Dispatches we cover recent home video releases. This week, My Name is Julia Ross (1945), So Dark the Night (1946), and Mikey And Nicky (1976).

THE LAST WALK: The Formidable Power Of Loss
THE LAST WALK: The Formidable Power Of Loss

The Last Walk, a short film by Anna Hoover, is a heartbreaking, but beautiful tribute to the land for which it captures.

FEMALE HUMAN ANIMAL: A Genre Defying, Immersive Psycho-Thriller
FEMALE HUMAN ANIMAL: A Genre Defying, Immersive Psycho-Thriller

Female Human Animal is a unique experiment into pushing the boundaries of what is considered to be fact or fiction.

GRETA: A Delightfully Divisive Thrill Ride
GRETA: A Delightfully Divisive Thrill Ride

Greta is an acquired taste that will frustrate some viewers while others will revel in its campy absurdities.

WOMAN AT WAR: A Strikingly Original Take On The Hero’s Journey

A movie mirror-image to last year’s First Reformed, Woman at War is a strikingly beautiful story of one woman’s desire to do good.

THE CHANGEOVER: A Creepy and Surprisingly Effective Young Adult Supernatural Film
THE CHANGEOVER: A Creepy & Surprisingly Effective Young Adult Supernatural Film

A mature, eerie, and effective coming-of-age story, The Changeover is a definite standout when it comes to young adult films.