Film Review

Cruella Review: The Devil Wears Bondage Pants

May 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Cruella stars Emma Stone as the titular villain from 101 Dalmatians in this live-action prequel. Read our review here.

SOUND OF VIOLENCE channels trauma artistic inspiration [review]

May 19, 2021 // 0 Comments

SOUND OF VIOLENCE follows a young woman who experiences ecstatic moments of synesthesia through violent acts, which she begins channeling into her music.

THE SPARKS BROTHERS – Hot Docs 2021 review

May 9, 2021 // 1 Comment

Edgar Wright takes on the idiosyncratic pop duo Sparks in The Sparks Brothers, a thorough and often hilarious new documentary.

WRATH OF MAN review: Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham reunite for a grim heist thriller

May 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

Director Guy Ritchie and star Jason Statham try to recapture their SNATCH energy in WRATH OF MAN, a grim new heist thriller.

NEWS OF THE WORLD 4K UHD review: Tom Hanks leads a visually-stunning homage to classic Westerns

April 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

Director Paul Greengrass reunites with his Captain Phillips star Tom Hanks for this moving and stylish Western. Rad our review of the new 4K Ultra HD disc here.

Don’t Peek SXSW 2021 review: This Animal Crossing horror short will scare you off your Nintendo Switch

April 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

Don’t Peek screened as part of the 2021 online SXSW Film Festival. You can find all of our coverage from this year’s edition here. If you spent the better part [Read more...]

JAKOB’S WIFE puts a welcome feminist spin on classic horror tropes [SXSW 2021 review]

March 18, 2021 // 0 Comments

Barbara Crampton stars as a repressed wife who undergoes a bloody transformation in the darkly comic JAKOB’S WIFE. Read our review here.

Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil is a harrowing look at her addiction, sexual trauma, and recovery [SXSW 2021 review]

March 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

The harrowing 4-part YouTube doc detailing the pop singer’s near-fatal overdose, sexual trauma, mental health issues, and eating disorders. Read our review of the SXSW premiere here.