Review by Smee If you know me, you know I love a good horror movie. The only thing better? A good horror comedy – “The Evil Dead”, “Cabin in the Woods”, even the old 80s schlockfest “House” – anything with some good-natured scary humor, and “Hell’s Kitty” delivers....
Greetings again from the darkness. Low budget independents must be analyzed differently than a tentpole or a status-pic with money behind it. That’s only fair, and in fact, quite necessary for cinematic sanity. This first feature film from director Michael...
Review by James Lindorf When a drug bust goes wrong, and an undercover cop is gunned down, New Orleans police officer Danny Gallagher (Karl Urban, Lord of the Rings) finds himself behind bars. Now back on the streets and hated by those he once considered friends,...
Review by Caitlin Zeigler Moon (Elle LaMont) returns home after her mother, Patricia (Peggy Schott), mysteriously dies. It is believed that Patricia died from relapsing, but the detective on the case noticed some unusual things. Moon is trying to take care of her...
Given the confluence of high profile issues, expectations and predictions for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony ranged from “revolutionary” to “off the rails”. Racial and gender diversity, the history of sexual abuse, and a room that tilts heavily to the left on the...
Greetings again from the darkness. Joining the likes of Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Ben Affleck, Greta Gerwig proves her significance and brilliance is most apparent behind the camera, rather than in front. Her first feature film flying solo as writer and director is...
Review by Bradley Smith “I apologize for nothing. I cannot predict what reaction any particular individual may or may not have to something I have written. Nor can I live in fear or restraint anytime I write a word on a page.” Be prepared for frequent time jumps, à la...
Greetings again from the darkness. Divorce is rarely simple or clean or amicable. By definition it changes people’s lives and is typically cluttered by a wide range of emotions that distort one’s thoughts. When kids are involved, the process is even more delicate,...
Review by Caitlin Zeigler After celebrating New Year’s at an office party, Lindsey (Alex Essoe) and her husband Jeff (Dylan McTee) head home. Unfortunately, they end up hitting someone with their car and when they believe he has succumbed to his injuries, they decide...
Review by Jacquelin Hipes Submission has aspirations towards social commentary, with a source novel by Francine Prose that claims to update a classic film about the forbidden romance between a college professor and cabaret singer for a modern audience. It works best,...