Horror fans have been eating well this year with a myriad of refreshing new entries into the overpopulated genre. However, writer/director Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ takes your expectations and laughs at them as it toys with them, becoming the year’s best new addition so far.
Read MoreThe beloved anti-hero Frank Castle returns to the MCU in ‘The Punisher: One Last Kill’, a special presentation event that continues to prove why street level Marvel is the most compelling corner of this extended universe.
Read MoreAlthough muddied by some strange editing choices, Billie Eillish and James Cameron deliver a 3D experience akin to a shot of adrenaline with ‘Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)’, after nearly two years of touring her third album.
Read MoreThe seemingly interminable wait is over for fans hungry for more blood and carnage as ‘Mortal Kombat II’ hits theaters at long last. Fortunately, the long awaited follow-up is a welcomed course correction that embraces the source material far more than its lackluster predecessor.
Read MoreAfter two decades of heavy anticipation, fans will finally be able to feast their eyes on ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’, a sequel that may not reach the dizzying heights of its beloved predecessor, but brings with it plenty of glitz, glamour, and entertainment value.
Read MoreThanks to heartfelt performances from Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, and Peter Mullan, Kirk Jones’ ‘I Swear’ overcomes its clear Ken Loach visual inspirations and draws an uplifting portrait of finding purpose in raising awareness of the difficulties of Tourette’s syndrome.
Read MoreThree movies in, and Skydance Animation isn’t inspiring much confidence with ‘Swapped’, a beautifully animated but predictable, risk-free friendship tale offering little to no value to both young and old audience members.
Read More‘Hokum’ crafts a cinematic Irish folktale and brings it into modern day, but regardless of the title, there’s no ‘hogwash’ to be found in terms of the fear director Damian McCarthy creates.
Read MoreA litany of music icons have had their day in the sun, but now it’s time for the King of Pop to take center stage in ‘Michael’, the highly anticipated biopic starring Jaafar Jackson. Though this story of Michael Jackson may play things too safe for its own good, there’s no denying the sheer entertainment value it brings to the table.
Read MoreBecause of Charli XCX's star-making performance, director Pete Ohs subverts a conventional story with ‘Erupcja’ to deliver a textured, aesthetically daring character study of a broken couple seeking purpose inside a world in total eruption.
Read MoreWhile the first half of Blue Heron seems conventional, the movie reveals itself as anything but and already positions Sophy Romvari as a major voice to watch within contemporary Canadian cinema.
Read MoreChandler Levack celebrates the vibrancy of Montreal with her lovingly constructed ‘Mile End Kicks’, despite screenwriting and pacing issues that prevent the film from being a memorable tribute to the city.
Read MoreWhile more commercial than her previous films, Chandler Levack’s humanist touch seeps through every aspect of her funny and achingly moving ‘Roommates’, anchored by two brilliant performances from Sadie Sandler and Chloe East.
Read MoreLee Cronin may be slightly inspired by Sam Raimi's work in his take on ‘The Mummy’, but his film remains playful and appropriately disturbing, taking audiences in frequently unexpected directions.
Read MoreSofia Coppola doesn’t pretend to be objective in her portrait of Marc Jacobs in ‘Marc by Sofia’, and the film benefits from her subjective perspective on the iconic fashion designer.
Read MoreArguably, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ may do its job, entertaining fans and younger viewers, but it lacks a heart, and ultimately just doesn’t feel worth the price of admission. At the end of the day, playing these games may be time better spent, allowing viewers to instead immerse themselves as players.
Read MoreDirectors Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrrell offer a pragmatic vision of our potential Artificial Intelligence-dominated future with ‘The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist’, even if it doesn’t go deep enough.
Read MoreVicky Jewson’s ‘Pretty Lethal’ squanders an interesting premise with paper-thin characters, dull performances, and poorly staged action.
Read MoreThanks to its masterful framing and an impeccable lead performance from Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Sergei Loznitsa’s ‘Two Prosecutors’ overcomes its rather telegraphed conclusion and its alienating structure to become a powerful historical drama that asks its audience not to forget.
Read MoreIt’s violent and silly enough to be mildly entertaining, although it’s punching below the original’s previously set standards. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come tries and fails to go big, and goes home as a reminder that less is more.
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