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With Femme, Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping prove themselves as a directing duo to be reckoned with. In their neo-noir thriller about revenge that stars gay characters, the filmmakers (both of whom are making their feature directorial debuts) are going into uncharted territory and in doing so give hope for a bright future […]

Comic books are art in a number of their forms. In comic theatre, specifically in superhero comics, the laughter caused is the most under appreciated and possibly of all, cease being entertained in the midst of the most tragic of events. Yes, Sad comic books, Serious comic books, Sombre comic books, and you get the

There’s one way to experience DogMan, visionary Luc Besson’s new thriller. First, you should know Besson. He gave us The Fifth Element and Lucy, two movies that sit outside typical cinematic norms; they’re as edgy as they are dreamy. DogMan is similar in that regard. The most important thing to understand when going into the

The most expected Deadpool & Wolverine movie is coming up this week, thus bringing hope and joy to film buffs and MCU supporters worldwide. Deadpool & Wolverine is a continuation of Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). This flick encompasses the storyline of the superhero/anti-hero Deadpool into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), a move

What will you do if you are given a few days to live? Start making meth? Jump into a volcano? Drink yourself stupid? A new dry comedy from the director of Infinity Baby Bob Byington explores this idea with cringe-inducing hilarity. Byington, who once again partners with character actor David Krumholtz following their work on

More than any other filmmaker in history, Ken Loach was a compassionate man. Compassion comes from the Latin word compati, which means “to suffer with” or “to suffer together” (passus gives us passion as in “the Passion of Christ”). Certainly his films showed much suffering but also they showed how much strength and unity can

Patricia Highsmith’s enigmatic Tom Ripley has been very well served by the movies — Alain Delon in Purple Noon, Matt Damon in The Talented Mr. Ripley, John Malkovich as an older version in Ripley’s Game — so do we really need another Tom Ripley? After watching the story unfold over eight hours of beautifully produced

Netflix’s Scoop is a dramatic interpretation of the infamous 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. This story was told more thoroughly in the excellent British miniseries, A Very Royal Scandal, but what sets Scoop apart is that it mostly follows producer

February 24, 2022 was a day that shook the world to its very core. Russian forces had invaded Ukraine. They have been consistently referred to as the largest act of aggression by one country against another in Europe since World War II. But perhaps the most shocking thing about this attack was not how long

Civil War is an extremely dynamic movie. It depicts a scenario terrifying for any American that involves the country being torn apart by a second Civil War. Alex Garland’s near-future dystopian collapse of democratic values turns neighbors into vicious and brutal enemies with a realism that is quite scary. Unfortunately, given the status of current