Although most are familiar with the “La Llorona” legend, this latest adaptation is a fresh take that tackles the complicated...
In Bryan Singer’s first X-Men movie in 2000 there were hints that a particularly creative filmmaker could use the mutant...
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“What’s in the box?!” As it turns out, there are much worse things to find in there than Gwyneth Paltrow’s head. It’s Hot As Hell this month at Nightmare on Film Street, and well, it’s certainly hot as hell! Nature’s oven currently sets at 95 degrees outside my door, but...
The “us versus them” mentality is well and alive in Get Duked!, an effervescent gem from across the pond. Originally titled Boyz...
The stakes have never been higher for Bill & Ted than they are in Bill & Ted Face The Music. Sure, they’ve...
Movies are sometimes more than they claim to be. In the case of M. J. Bassett’s Rogue — what is thought to be a point-and-shoot actioner about soldiers battling a man-eating lion — turns out to be a little more robust in its story. Co-written by the director and her...
The uncomfortable silence of an awkward pause, the suspicion that someone might be talking about you when you leave the...
Being a teenager almost always feels like an inescapable curse, but the 17-year-old girl at the center of Thomas Robert...
Natasha Kermani and Brea Grant’s Lucky enters familiar territory while also breaking new ground. On top of work troubles, author May (Grant) is caught in an unusual situation at home. Each night, she and her partner Ted (Dhruv Uday Singh) are attacked by a masked intruder. Those around her fail...
Guess who’s coming to dinner? It’s not Sidney Poitier. No, it’s some no-good punk with a weird haircut, who will...
The law is intended to maintain order and protect civil liberties. It may not always work out that way, but...
Have you ever watched a Godzilla movie and wondered what he would taste like? Probably very gamey and radiated. But cooked the right way, the King of the Monsters might be very tasty. Monster Seafood Wars (originally 三大怪獣グルメ) explores this possibility. It’s the latest zany project from writer/director Minoru Kawasaki,...