A renowned authority (Leland Orser) on mind control encounters a formidable challenge when he is hired to deprogram a strong-willed cultist (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Boy, did this one ever throw a startling curve. The first several scenes of “Faults” seem to suggest that this will be a farcical, almost silly, … [Read More]
Early summer in a village in Northern Turkey, five free-spirited teenaged sisters splash about on the beach with their male classmates. Though their games are merely innocent fun, a neighbor passes by and reports what she considers to be illicit behavior to the girls’ family. The family overreacts, … [Read More]
Genre: Kung-Fu Director: Wilson Yip Starring: Donnie Yen, Mike Tyson, Danny Chan Synopsis: When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand. [springboard type=”video” id=”1597547″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] I stared at … [Read More]
A cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence android exhibits unnerving emergent behavior when a reporter begins a relationship with the scientist who created it. Joy, a tech journalist, is invited to stay for a week with a reclusive tech magnate. During her stay she meets David, a former prodigy and robotics pioneer who … [Read More]
Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram (Peter Sarsgaard) designs a psychology experiment that remains relevant to this day, in which people think they’re delivering painful electric shocks to an affable stranger (Jim Gaffigan) strapped into a chair in another room. Disregarding his pleas for mercy, the majority of subjects do not … [Read More]
[springboard type=”video” id=”1595907″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] Four men set out in the Wild West to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers. Bone Tomahawk released on December 10th of last year, and yet I didn’t catch it until a week ago after a friend nagged me to … [Read More]
https://youtu.be/QRfj1VCg16Y [John’s Review] [Anthony’s Review] THE REVENANT is an immersive and visceral cinematic experience capturing one man’s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is brutally attacked by a bear and left … [Read More]
Two nubile, stranded women (Ana de Armas, Lorenza Izzo) reveal a sinister agenda after they spend the night with a married architect (Keanu Reeves). I thought I would give the Keanu Reeves vehicle “Knock Knock” a shot. So I did. I now wish to beat hell that I would have … [Read More]
Patriarchs of a small crime family, father and son Bill and Karl have just been released from jail, but all is not well on Down Terrace. Their business is plagued with infighting – Karl is sick of his old man’s philosophizing and preaching, and Bill thinks Karl’s dedication to the … [Read More]
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters. [springboard type=”video” id=”1593589″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] In Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, it’s all here. The pastiche of b-movies and spaghetti westerns—esoteric finds from … [Read More]
Based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, LAMB traces the self-discovery of David Lamb (Ross Partridge) in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to Tommie (Oona Laurence), an awkward … [Read More]
Over presents a crime scene. During the course of 9 wide shots, told in reverse order, we witness an intriguing story unfold. What has happened in this quiet neighborhood? A murder, a hit-and-run, an accident? The reality is profound, and deeply unexpected. Over is the distinctly unorthodox dramatic recounting of … [Read More]