REVIEW – “Rosaline”: Shakespeare, By Way of High School Drama
The oft fruitful merging of Ye Olde English writing and YA fiction is not quite an alien concept. Its known heyday in the 90s and 00s gave us the likes…
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REVIEW – “Prey”: Classic Franchise Finds New Life, New Terror
2018’s rampant franchise misfire that was The Predator may now all be a distant memory. Near, as its lack of clarity would shuffle it out of memory instantaneously. Fast forward…
REVIEW – “The Princess”: Medieval Escapism Meets Hand to Hand Combat
It’s rare I would kick myself for not being aware of an up-and-coming director’s backlog ahead of their first cross with a major Hollywood production. Particularly if their eye for…
REVIEW – “Fire Island”: Summer Vacation Rom-Com Struggles to Reach the Bullseye
With release timing opportune, Searchlight is looking to save summer, set the tone for Pride season. And perhaps extend an olive branch for healing after an already rough ‘22 for…
REVIEW – “Deep Water”: An Exercise in Seduction Struggles to Keep its Head Above
There’s a mildly macabre chill in the air of Adrian Lyne’s Deep Water keen on possessing the viewer in the same grip most erotic thrillers can accomplish within ten seconds….
REVIEW – “Fresh”: Cannibalistic Horror Rom-Com Strives to Be Anything But
No film to emerge onto screens this spring may present itself so vaguely or nearly misleading as the lengthy, killer nature in Mimi Cave’s Fresh. And it’s perhaps for the…
REVIEW – “No Exit”: Escape Virtually Impossible in Suspense Thriller Blizzard
Winter is not quite done with us, at least here in the Pacific Northwest. We may have our calmer, spring-like days, but then we’re grounded down a little by the…
REVIEW – “Happiest Season”: Love’s in Need of Transparency Today
Withholding any sort of secret never ends well; heck, trying to bury the fact this past year has been riddled with tumult and bad luck that can break a rib…