2010s

THE HOUSE: Nothing To Cash In
THE HOUSE: Nothing To Cash In

Despite two talented leads, The House suffers from a script that doesn’t utilize their talents, ultimately becoming forgettable as a result.

VALERIAN & THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS: Visually Astonishing But Narratively Exhausting
VALERIAN & THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS: Visually Astonishing But Narratively Exhausting

Though visually enticing, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is bogged down by a bloated script and poorly written characters.

ANTI MATTER: Ambitious And Original, But Ultimately Incoherent
ANTI MATTER: Ambitious & Original, But Ultimately Incoherent

Anti Matter displays ingenious science fiction storytelling on a micro budget- but sadly, the film falls down a wormhole of its own making.

GHOST HOUSE: An Exhaustingly Loud Horror Dud
GHOST HOUSE: An Exhaustingly Loud Horror Dud

Predictable, overbearing, and generic, Ghost House is a film that is lacking in all the essential ingredients that make up a great horror.

THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD: Reynolds And Jackson Are Game, But That's About It
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD: Reynolds & Jackson Are Game, But That’s About It

Despite committed, enjoyable performances from Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds, The Hitman’s Bodyguard is tired, cliched and overlong.

MAKE THEM BELIEVE: Dreams and Dropkicks
MAKE THEM BELIEVE: Dreams & Dropkicks

Russian sports documentary Make them Believe brilliantly uses the lofty dreams of a college wrestler to examine how we chase our goals.

GOD'S OWN COUNTRY: A Gritty Twist On The Stereotypical Coming Out Story
GOD’S OWN COUNTRY: A Gritty Twist On The Stereotypical Coming Out Story

God’s Own Country, a unique coming out story, is an amazing directorial debut for Francis Lee despite some minor, forgivable missteps.

THE EVIL WITHIN: Andrew Getty’s Bizarrely Original Passion Project Is A Sight to Behold

Though choppy and unfocused, with campy and cringeworthy acting, The Evil Within it has a certain charm behind its bizarre facade.

INGRID GOES WEST: A Great Social Commentary But Only A Good Dark Comedy

Ingrid Goes West is a great commentary on our obsession with social media but while it is a good comedy it fails to be truly remarkable.

THE TRIP TO SPAIN: Coogan And Brydon Still Reign Supreme
THE TRIP TO SPAIN: Coogan & Brydon’s Finest Trip Yet

Coogan and Brydon bare their truest selves in The Trip To Spain, resulting in an emotional and bitingly honest chord that rings mellifluous with the viewer.

Lightningface
LIGHTNINGFACE: The Internet’s Boyfriend Strikes Again

Lightningface is a 20 minute short film starring Oscar Isaac as his life changes drastically after being struck by lightning.

THE LAYOVER: A Comedy With Commitment Issues

The Layover has its moments of humor, but it is bogged down by an unfocused script and overly clichéd characters.

WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY: An Uneven Attempt To Fill Orphan Black’s Shoes
WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY: An Uneven Attempt To Fill Orphan Black’s Shoes

While full of plot holes and shakes characters, What Happened to Monday is still a weird, yet perfect movie for a night in.

BUSHWICK: Too Bland And Boring To Be The Real Brooklyn
BUSHWICK: Too Bland & Boring To Be The Real Brooklyn

With its timely statement about diversity in America, the bland and boring Bushwick fails to meet expectations.

PERSON TO PERSON: The New York Comedy Revisited
PERSON TO PERSON: The New York Comedy Revisited

Some of the lines in Person to Person may ring with a certain cliched timbre, but perhaps that should only be expected from a film that trades in tired New York stereotypes that are by their very nature familiar and inviting.