Extraction: Bullets, blood, and mayhem!
Even if you don’t know the name Sam Hargrave, I promise you that you’ve seen him. Sam Hargrave is a stunt man that’s had the unbelievable luck for doubling everyone from Chris Evans in the Marvel films,...
Bloodshot: A fast and fun science fiction beatdown
Bloodshot, the Vin Diesel-led adaptation of the Valiant Comics character isn’t anything that you haven’t seen before. Our protagonist, Ray Garrison, being ripped from a digital façade to be shown the true...
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER: Greek Tragedy and the Unforgiving Heart of Fate
I don't know if what is happening is fair, but it's the closest thing to justice I can think of. - Martin In the opening scene of The Killing of a Sacred Deer...
James Vs His Future Self: A remarkably touching and fun sci-fi indie film
James vs His Future Self follows Jonas Chernick’s physicist, James, whose obsession with proving time travel is possible pushes him to neglect everything good in his life. The only family he has left in his...
The Rise of Skywalker: Fun, Cluttered, and Epic
As brilliantly explained in Kevin Smith’s seminal film, Clerks, back in 1983, Return of the Jedi ended the first Star Wars trilogy in epic fantasy but was widely dismissed because it failed to live up to...
APOCALYPSE NOW: FINAL CUT – Hearts of Darkness and the Horror of Human Responsibility
Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now: Final Cut (2019) has been lovingly re-edited and beautifully restored to its former glory. With a 4K restoration from the original negative and remastered sound, the...
The Swimmer – 1968
Frank Perry’s The Swimmer (1968) is a very strange little film, at least on the surface of things. I mean, what's more strange than a guy swimming home across the county through the backyard pools of...
Zombieland: Double Tap: Zombies, Comedy, and Good Times
In the ten years that it took to make Zombieland: Double Tap. Ten years, Oscar wins, multiple nominations, two Deadpool movies are written and made by the writing team, and Abigail Breslin grew up. And it...
Fantastic Fest: Day 4 – Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Australian filmmaker, Serge Ou’s newest film, Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks is a kinetic and enjoyable journey that charts the evolution of martial arts movies from the Shaw Brothers reign in Hong Kong, the...
Fantastic Fest: Day 3 – VFW
When you look at his work, film director Jeff Begos’s resume reads more like a love letter to cult genre directors. Lynch and Cronenberg especially come to mind when watching Bego’s films Bliss and...