Review by Adam Courtliff After the abhorrent Strangers trilogy that will go down in infamy as one of the worst trilogies of all time, it is safe to say that Renny Harlin needs a win. Arguably it has been over two decades since his last iconic film, so what...
Review by Adam Courtliff Swapped follows Ollie (voiced by Michael B. Jordan), a small woodland creature known as a Pookoo, whose childhood curiosity and kindness led to the downfall of his kind. After inviting in a Javan, a majestic, colourful bird, to share...
Review by James Lindorf As someone who grew up watching films like “Jaws,” “Cujo,” and “Arachnophobia,” animal attack films have held a special place in my heart. I continue to seek them out to this day, most recently loving 2023’s “Cocaine Bear.” As a...
Review by Adam Courtliff A really good detective film can often feel like finding a needle in a haystack. The same can arguably be said for an emotionally rich all ages film amongst all the lazy, half baked stories that seem to be served up these days....
Review by James Lindorf Interview: Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola is best known for his work on the Dead Snow franchise. In 2021, he worked with the wonderful Noomi Rapace on “The Trip,” an action-horror-comedy. The film was so well received that an...
Review by Adam Courtliff With straight-to-streaming action thrillers, it is essentially a flip of a coin as to what you are going to get. On the one hand, you could get films like The Rip, generic sure, but extremely fun, whereas on the other you could get...
Greetings again from the darkness. Thoreau famously wrote, “The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation.” That quote may overstate the being of the staff at The Grand, a 100-year-old hotel that once provided service for royalty, but now the seaside inn...
Greetings again from the darkness. Memorable movies need not have a huge budget or special effects. All that’s needed is an interesting story and characters we care about. Screenwriter Robert Machoian (the excellent THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS, 2020) fully...
Greetings again from the darkness. Learning that Lou’s life is a bit of a mess becomes clear in the first few opening scenes. It’s early morning and she sneaks out after a one-night stand, noticing missed calls from Steve, her ex that she’s living with...
Greetings again from the darkness. The concept of ‘normal behavior’ seems quite elusive these days, but clearly the uncontrollable ticks and inappropriate (for proper society) verbal outbursts of Tourette Syndrome add to life’s complexities. Writer-director...