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THE MOTHER: Flawed Film With A Villain Problem
THE MOTHER: Flawed Film With A Villain Problem

Despite well choreographed action and a gritty performance from Jennifer Lopez, The Mother is not the Mother’s Day vehicle Netflix had hoped it would be.

TO CATCH A KILLER: A Crime Thriller Not To Be Missed
TO CATCH A KILLER: A Crime Thriller Not To Be Missed

As much as these influences run through the core of the film, To Catch a Killer becomes a crime thriller all its own.

LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE: An Affectionate Tribute To Screenwriters And Creatives Of All Kinds
LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE: An Affectionate Tribute To Screenwriters And Creatives Of All Kinds

“Leonor Will Never Die,” from director Martika Ramirez Escobar, is a movie pure in heart even when it falters.

HUNT CLUB: When Hunting People Goes Wrong
HUNT CLUB: When Hunting People Goes Wrong

There was a movie here but somewhere along the way it got buried in vitriol and forgot to be entertaining.

SXSW Film Festival 2023: LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL, FRY BREAD FACE AND ME & FURIES
SXSW Film Festival 2023: LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL, FRY BREAD FACE AND ME & FURIES

In her final report from the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, Kristy Strouse reviews Furies, Fry Bread Face and Me and Late Night with the Devil!

SHADOW AND BONE SEASON 2: Shaky Start Folds To Solid Finish
SHADOW AND BONE SEASON 2: Shaky Start Folds To Solid Finish

Critiques aside, Shadow and Bone’s second season is not without its successes, and by season’s end, you will find you can’t wait to return.

SXSW Film Festival 2023: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES: Make Fantasy Silly Again
SXSW Film Festival 2023: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES: Make Fantasy Silly Again

With the cast all giving fun performances and the visual effect creativity dialed up to eleven, you can’t help but cheer and clap.

OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE: Isn't Quite Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE: Isn’t Quite Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is not a movie we need per se, but for those enthusiasts of Guy Ritchie, it might have been just enough for them.

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.

Away From The Hype: AKIRA
Away From The Hype: AKIRA

Away from the hype, Akira fares very, very well, remaining the Rosetta stone for so much sci-fi, body horror, and cyberpunk today.

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.

THE LAST OF US Season 1 Episodes 2-5: Whoa, We're Halfway There
THE LAST OF US Season 1 Episodes 2-5: Whoa, We’re Halfway There

The Last of Us just aired its fifth episode and if you aren’t already watching it, all I have to say is, what are you waiting for?

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.

Horrific Inquiry: THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (1932)
Horrific Inquiry: THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (1932)

The Most Dangerous Game proves itself to be a classic film that goes beyond the staples of film infancy.

THE OLD WAY: Nicolas Cage Does A Cowboy Impression
THE OLD WAY: Nicolas Cage Does A Cowboy Impression

Brett Donowho’s The Old Way really makes an attempt to put the fire back into a slowly declining genre but it misses the mark.