There’s a serial killer on the loose in Midnight in the Switchgrass, which doesn’t do its best to make Pensacola, Florida the most appealing locale in America. The headliners are Bruce Willis as Karl and Megan Fox as Rebecca, both detectives for the FBI working a sting operation targeting prostitutes […]

Midnight in the Switchgrass Review: Emile Hirsch Shines Over Both ...


With his latest, Old, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has tackled a graphic novel, Sandcastle—by Pierre-Oscar Lévy and Frederick Peeters. It finds him leaving his beloved Philadelphia behind, a locale where most of his films call home. Don’t kid yourself, the City of Brotherly Love gets a few shout-outs, but this […]

Old Review: M. Night Shyamalan Explores an Island Paradise Nightmare


Kate Beckinsale is no stranger to action, what with her iconic turn as Selene in the Underworld movies and others, such as Whiteout and Contraband opposite Mark Wahlberg (whose own movie, Joe Bell, opens this weekend as well). She is also right at home and comfortable period pieces, such as […]

Jolt Review: Kate Beckinsale Returns to Action in Amazon’s Electric ...



Mark Wahlberg stars as the real-life titular character in Joe Bell, opening this Friday, July 23. Bell lost his gay son to suicide after bullying in his high school drove him over the edge. Wanting to do something, Bell decides to walk across America on a mission to raise awareness […]

Joe Bell Review: The Mark Wahlberg True Story Should Resonate, ...


The latest Dune trailer is absolutely the greatest Dune trailer. The highly anticipated Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Prisoners, Arrival) directed remake of the 80s film based on the book(s) by Frank Herbert appears to have the budget, the star power, and the tone that was sorely missing from the […]

Dune Trailer: Science Fiction Epic Finally Looks Like It Gets ...


Paramount Presents’ latest gem has arrived in the form of the movie that started it all for me—Almost Famous. The 4K upgrade steel book package is the must-own home video in recent memory. Two decades ago, a man who adored film and writing left the cinema after taking in an […]

Almost Famous 4K Review: Stillwater Rises, Two Decades of Rocking ...



On June 8, 2018, chef/television personality and all-around humanitarian took his own life. The CNN star of Parts Unknown and a series of other television programs over the years is the subject of the most stunning of documentaries by filmmaker Morgan Neville. The documentarian has been brilliantly busy of late, […]

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain Review: A Tragedy Also ...


Sean Penn once referred to his longtime friend, Nicolas Cage, as a former actor. After a string of varying degrees of goodness and straight-to-video pictures over the years (except one magical magnificent one called Mandy), the Oscar-winning actor has largely gone unnoticed by the populous at large. That should change […]

Pig Review: Nicolas Cage Stars in His Most Stunning Performance ...


Star-crossed lover’s stories, especially with a criminal undertow, have the potential to be something special. Die in a Gunfight stars Alexandra Daddario as Mary Rathcart, a daddy’s rich girl who happened to fall for the wrong guy. That fellow happens to be a part of the Capulets to her Montagues […]

Die In a Gunfight: A Malevolent Crime Noir with a ...