THE LONG DARK TRAIL: Where To Begin?
THE LONG DARK TRAIL: Where To Begin?

From the maddeningly slow pace, amateurish performances, and undercooked screenplay, The Long Dark Trail fails to do anything it set out to accomplish.

WOLF GARDEN: An Exercise In Too Many Ideas
WOLF GARDEN: An Exercise In Too Many Ideas

While it had the potential to be something more, as it was, Wolf Garden tried to do too many things and never found a solid identity.

FILM, THE LIVING RECORD OF OUR MEMORY: A Film Preservation Manifesto
FILM, THE LIVING RECORD OF OUR MEMORY: A Film Preservation Manifesto

Film, the Living Record of Our Memory shines a spotlight on these individuals and serves to rally for the importance of film archiving and preservation.

SUNDANCE 2023: KOKOMO CITY & AGAINST THE TIDE
SUNDANCE 2023: KOKOMO CITY & AGAINST THE TIDE

We take a look at Sundance documentaries Kokomo City and Against the Tide!

COCAINE BEAR: That Bear Knows How To Party
COCAINE BEAR: That Bear Knows How To Party

Cocaine Bear is funny, and full of plenty of laughs, shocks, and gore in its short runtime.

THE AMAZING MAURICE: Rather Meh-rice
THE AMAZING MAURICE: Rather Meh-rice

The Amazing Maurice is cute, and just fine for kids, but for adults it has a hard time living up to its own name.

SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS: Every 80's Horror Movie At Once
SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS: Every 80’s Horror Movie At Once

She Came from the Woods takes the horror genre and turns it a bit sideways, combining nearly every trope we got in the 80’s into one film.

JUNIPER: An Unlikely Bond Forms In Familiar Yet Understated Drama
JUNIPER: An Unlikely Bond Forms In Familiar Yet Understated Drama

Juniper is a beautifully filmed and excellently acted drama about the pursuit of repairing familial relations and learning to accept the inevitable.

A RADIANT GIRL: Coming Of Age At The End Of The World
A RADIANT GIRL: Coming Of Age At The End Of The World

A Radiant Girl is a film where horrors hover on the edge of every frame, out of sight but never truly out of mind.

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA: Plucky Little Hero In Overstuffed Movie
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA: Plucky Little Hero In Overstuffed Movie

Despite an uneven tone, Quantumania mostly works as an enticing superhero adventure.

Kompromat: A Rushin' Thriller
KOMPROMAT: A Rushin’ Thriller

Kompromat is a tense and gloomy character-driven thriller, loosely based on real events, and is an energetic ride that never lets up.

LITTLE DIXIE: Little Gas In Grillo Grit-Pic
LITTLE DIXIE: Little Gas In Grillo Grit-Pic

Little Dixie has little moments of thrill amid a sufficient yet standard crime story that Frank Grillo glides through with guns and chainsaws.

YOUR PLACE OR MINE: A Generic Comedy That Promises More Than It Delivers
YOUR PLACE OR MINE: A Generic Comedy That Promises More Than It Delivers

While Your Place or Mine finally brings these two stars together, it fails to truly reach the mark of success.

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) / Narvik (2022) - source: Netflix
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT And NARVIK: Germany And Norway Made Very Different Films About War And Trauma

“All Quiet on the Western Front” and “Narvik,” a German WWI film and Norwegian WWII film, premiered on Netflix in 2022.

MANTICORE: Do Monsters Really Exist?
MANTICORE: Do Monsters Really Exist?

Manticore uses a delicate manner and touches on topics that make us feel uncomfortable, posing extreme situations.