In Theaters

“Ria, you’re being dramatic.” A tale of two sisters was never before this entertaining!  Polite Society is a blast from beginning to end, blending all sorts of unexpected genres into one delicious cocktail which is guaranteed to knock your socks right off of your feet ...

Everything happens for a reason.  Some of you know this; some of you refuse to accept it.  Perhaps a viewing of Claudia La Bianca’s The Abode will convince you of it.  I mean, you got supernatural killer pirates in it?  What else do you need? ...

“Don’t let go of your partner’s hand.” Opening with a wild séance  and (before that) a brief spectral sequence as something enters the house, The Devil’s Left Hand establishes its intentions early as a horror film: the dead wish to communicate - even if you don’t believe ...

A class act.  Truly, that is what you need to know going into The Outfit from Focus Features.  Written and directed by Graham Moore (The Imitation Game), this whodunnit thriller is a stylish declaration of all things chic.  It is like reading a John Le Carre spy novel: thoughtful, meticulous ...

Ozploitation is alive and well!  If carving out a shrink’s brain with a super sharp piece of glass and then going for a brisk walk along the beach to drown out your demons is your cuppa tea, then Bad Girl Boogey, a trangender and queer film from Alice Maio Mackay (So Vam) is what  ...

Barbarian succeeds in bringing terror to tourism!  Lean and mean, the horror film is one hell of a creepy story which I am sure has crossed every person’s mind who has ever rented an Airbnb before.  What if some weirdo has double booked it with me?  Certainly, writer/director Zach ...

“Who is the brainless meat puppet now?” Opening with a quick callback to Sam Raimi’s visual style, Evil Dead Rise gets the goosebumps just right in the latest installment in this continuing franchise.  And the thumps and bumps and downright chills are just  ...

Rough and ready for play, Makeup explodes off the screen with a jangly attitude as two people, from completely different avenues in life, are brought together in unexpected ways.  The pace is quick and the atmosphere surrounding it absolutely bursts with flavor and fizz ...

Rehab. Relapse. And repeat. This is the dark premise behind South of Sanity, a uniquely dark and often graphic black comedy, premiering on digital platforms July 1st from All Channel Films ...

Well, here we are again! Can it be fifteen years since the last Indiana Jones flick hit cinemas? Holy shit did I receive some hate for my joyful review of that particular entry! Was it a film set apart, not only by time, but by tone, topic and execution? Absolutely! But I personally have always  ...