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BREAKING BAD: Still Got It, 10 Years Later
BREAKING BAD: Still Got It, 10 Years Later

It’s been ten years since massive AMC hit Breaking Bad took to the screens and masterminded its way into television history, and it hasn’t begun to lose its luster yet. 

THE MULE: Clint Eastwood Charms in This Self-Reflective, Poignant, and Entertaining Crime Drama
THE MULE: Eastwood Charms In This Self-Reflective, Poignant & Entertaining Crime Drama

The Mule is a worthy callback to Clint Eastwood’s career, playing a 90-year-old drug mule that hopes to make up for his past shortcomings.

The Evolving Roles of Dave Franco: Beyond 'JUMP STREET' and 'BEALE STREET'
The Evolving Roles Of Dave Franco: Beyond 21 JUMP STREET & IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

We break down the career of Dave Franco, who transitions from the inherently unlikable pseudo-villains to the everyman, unconventional heroes, and some bizarre characters sprinkled in between.

BEN IS BACK: An Ill-Conceived Flop
BEN IS BACK: An Ill-Conceived Flop

Unfortunately, the ill-conceived story of Ben is Back does not shine light on the opiod crisis, creating a seedy, underground world that the uninitiated can never comprehend.

BEAUTIFUL BOY: A Well-Meaning Addiction Melodrama
BEAUTIFUL BOY: A Well-Meaning Addiction Melodrama

Beautiful Boy is a simple story of a dying boy and his father’s desperation, and a complex addressing of the difficulties in achieving sobriety.

Milwaukee Film Festival 2018: BIRDS OF PASSAGE: This One Will Stay In Your Mind For Quite Some Time
Milwaukee Film Festival 2018: BIRDS OF PASSAGE

In the spring of 2016, Embrace of the Serpent, “[Y]oung people, when they see this…

STUDIO 54: A Fun Watch, But Boy Does it Have Its Problems
STUDIO 54: A Fun Watch, But Boy Does It Have Its Problems

Studio 54 was blessed to be a documentary about something unendingly interesting, unfortunately, by taking on a big topic and failing to ever get specific,it fails to live up to its great potential.

CLIMAX: (Bored to) Death on the Dancefloor
CLIMAX: (Bored To) Death On The Dancefloor

Climax is an oddly boring affair, that shows Gaspar Noe has little of substance to offer when divorced from more offensive subject matter.

POLTERHEIST: A Film That Leaves A Bad Taste In Your Mouth For All the Wrong Reasons
POLTERHEIST: Leaves A Bad Taste In Your Mouth For All The Wrong Reasons

Polterheist fails to succeed as a comedic or horrifying film, finding no progression of plot but rather further perpetuates racism, misogyny and homophobia.

WHITE BOY RICK: Lacks The Moxie Of Its Inspiration
WHITE BOY RICK: Lacks The Moxie Of Its Inspiration

The saying goes that the story writes itself, but White Boy Rick shows that even the best tales can be crafted into a boring, listless film.

OZARK Season 2: An Explosive Sophmore Season that Lives Up To Expectation
OZARK Season 2: An Explosive Sophomore Season That Lives Up To Expectations

Ozark’s sophomore season lives up to both critic and viewer expectations with a complex web of storylines and characters intricately placed to be the visual chess board TV has been waiting for.

NICO, 1988: Absorbing Biopic Marks 30th Anniversary of Singer’s Death
NICO, 1988: Absorbing Biopic Marks 30th Anniversary Of Singer’s Death

Nico, 1988 from director Susanna Nicchiarelli respectfully marks the 30th anniversary of the late singer’s death while attempting to restore a little of her legacy.

Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: THE TRADE: An Exposé Of The Highest Calibre (& Interview With Director Matthew Heineman)
Sheffield Doc/Fest 10: THE TRADE: An Exposé Of The Highest Calibre (& Interview With Director Matthew Heineman)

Matthew Heineman’s The Trade is an exposé of the highest calibre, examining up-close a crisis with no tangible solutions.

SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO: An Empty Sicario Shell
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO: An Empty Sicario Shell

Sicario: Day of the Soldado is an empty shell of a flick, one that tries to emulate the success of the first but lacks all the components that made it so brilliant.

ZEN DOG: A Psychadelic Trip That Isn't Worth Taking
ZEN DOG: A Psychadelic Trip That Isn’t Worth Taking

Despite promise and an interesting concept, Zen Dog in anything but unique disintegrating into a series of indie tropes.