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In Theaters: HEREDITARY (2018)
HEREDITARY(US - 2018)Written and directed by Ari Aster. Cast: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, Mallory Bechtel. (R, 127 mins) The buzz around HEREDITARY has been...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: THOROUGHBREDS (2018); DELIRIUM (2018); and I KILL GIANTS (2018)
THOROUGHBREDS(US - 2018)Though it's anchored by two of the year's top performances, the noir-inspired THOROUGHBREDS never quite gels together like you hope, or at the very least, it's never quite as...
View ArticleIn Theaters: HOTEL ARTEMIS (2018)
HOTEL ARTEMIS(UK/US/China - 2018)Written and directed by Drew Pearce. Cast: Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Dave Bautista, Charlie Day, Zachary Quinto, Brian Tyree...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: THE DEBT COLLECTOR (2018) and INCOMING (2018)
THE DEBT COLLECTOR(US - 2018)Busy DTV action star Scott Adkins reteams with his SAVAGE DOG and ACCIDENT MAN director Jesse V. Johnson for THE DEBT COLLECTOR, an attempted departure that offers plenty...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: AN ORDINARY MAN (2018) and FIRST WE TAKE BROOKLYN (2018)
AN ORDINARY MAN(US/UK - 2018)There's probably an interesting film to be made of the daily life of a most-wanted fugitive from the 1990s Yugoslav Wars in present-day Belgrade, but AN ORDINARY MAN is...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: IN DARKNESS (2018) and FLOWER (2018)
IN DARKNESS(US/UK - 2018)IN DARKNESS might be of interest to GAME OF THRONES superfans, as it stars three series alumni--Natalie Dormer, Ed Skrein, and James Cosmo--and is co-written by Dormer with her...
View ArticleRetro Review: ALIEN PREDATORS (1987)
ALIEN PREDATORSaka THE FALLINGaka ALIEN PREDATOR(US/Spain - 1987)Written and directed by Deran Sarafian. Cast: Dennis Christopher, Martin Hewitt, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Luis Prendes, J.O. Bosso, Yousaf...
View ArticleIn Theaters: JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (2018)
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM(US - 2018)Directed by J.A. Bayona. Written by Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow. Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, Jeff...
View ArticleRetro Review: HUMAN EXPERIMENTS (1979)
HUMAN EXPERIMENTS(US - 1979)Directed by Gregory Goodell. Written by Richard Rothstein. Cast: Linda Haynes, Geoffrey Lewis, Ellen Travolta, Aldo Ray, Mercedes Shirley, Darlene Craviotto, Lurene Tuttle,...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: SPINNING MAN (2018) and TERMINAL (2018)
SPINNING MAN(US - 2018)The kind of glossy thriller that would've starred Michael Douglas and been the #1 movie at the box office for at least two weeks 20 years ago, SPINNING MAN instead went straight...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: ESCAPE PLAN 2: HADES (2018); CHINA SALESMAN (2018); and THE...
ESCAPE PLAN 2: HADES(US/China/UK - 2018)2013's ESCAPE PLAN was an enjoyable prison-break pairing of aging '80s action icons Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger that failed to generate much...
View ArticleIn Theaters: SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO (2018)
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO(US - 2018)Directed by Stefano Sollima. Written by Taylor Sheridan. Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Catherine Keener, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel...
View ArticleOn Netflix: TAU (2018)
TAU(US/Luxembourg - 2018)Directed by Federico D'Alessandro. Written by Noga Landau. Cast: Maika Monroe, Ed Skrein, Fiston Barek, Ivana Zivkovic, voice of Gary Oldman. (R, 97 mins) After WHAT HAPPENED...
View ArticleRetro Review: DEVILFISH (1984)
DEVILFISHaka MONSTER SHARK(Italy/France - 1984; US release 1986)Directed by John Old Jr (Lamberto Bava). Written by Gianfranco Clerici, Frank Walker (Vincenzo Mannino), Dardano Sacchetti and Herve...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: 211 (2018); THE LEISURE SEEKER (2018); and BORG VS. MCENROE...
211(US - 2018)It's DOG DAY AFTERNOON on a Bulgarian backlot with 211, the latest Nicolas Cage walk-through in what's looking like a busy 2018 for the--hang on while I check to see if it still...
View ArticleIn Theaters: LEAVE NO TRACE (2018)
LEAVE NO TRACE(Canada/US - 2018)Directed by Debra Granik. Written by Debra Granik and Anne Rosselini. Cast: Ben Foster, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Jeff Kober, Dale Dickey, Dana Millican, Michael...
View ArticleOn Netflix: HOW IT ENDS (2018)
HOW IT ENDS(US - 2018)Directed by David M. Rosenthal. Written by Brooks McLaren. Cast: Theo James, Forest Whitaker, Kat Graham, Kerry Bishe, Mark O'Brien, Nicole Ari Parker, Grace Dove. (Unrated, 113...
View ArticleRetro Review: THE COMPLETE SARTANA (1968-1970)
IF YOU MEET SARTANA...PRAY FOR YOUR DEATH(Italy/West Germany - 1968)Directed by Frank Kramer (Gianfranco Parolini). Written by Renato Izzo, Gianfranco Parolini and Werner Hauff. Cast: John Garko...
View ArticleIn Theaters: THE EQUALIZER 2 (2018)
THE EQUALIZER 2(US - 2018)Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Written by Richard Wenk. Cast: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Melissa Leo, Bill Pullman, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean, Jonathan Scarfe, Sakina...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE (2018) and SWEET COUNTRY (2018)
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE(UK/France - 2018)Offscreen since Woody Allen's lackluster 2015 dud IRRATIONAL MAN, Joaquin Phoenix won the Best Actor award at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival for his...
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