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In Theaters: SERENITY (2019)
SERENITY(US/UK - 2019)Written and directed by Steven Knight. Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Diane Lane, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong, Rafael Sayegh, David Butler, Charlotte...
View ArticleRetro Review: DEADLY FORCE (1983)
DEADLY FORCE(US - 1983)Directed by Paul Aaron. Written by Ken Barnett, Barry Schneider and Robert Vincent O'Neil. Cast: Wings Hauser, Joyce Ingalls, Paul Shenar, Al Ruscio, Arlen Dean Snyder, Lincoln...
View ArticleOn Netflix: VELVET BUZZSAW (2019)
VELVET BUZZSAW(US - 2019)Written and directed by Dan Gilroy. Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, John Malkovich, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen,...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2018) and THE GUILTY (2018)
THE SISTERS BROTHERS(US/France/Germany/Spain/Romania/Belgium - 2018)The $40 million revisionist western THE SISTERS BROTHERS was an expensive flop when it opened in theaters in the fall of 2018 and...
View ArticleIn Theaters: THE PRODIGY (2019)
THE PRODIGY(US - 2019)Directed by Nicholas McCarthy. Written by Jeff Buhler. Cast: Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott, Colm Feore, Peter Mooney, Paul Fauteux, Brittany Allen, Paula Boudreau,...
View ArticleIn Theaters: COLD PURSUIT (2019)
COLD PURSUIT(France/UK - 2019)Directed by Hans Petter Moland. Written by Frank Baldwin. Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Tom Bateman, Tom Jackson, Emmy Rossum, Domenick Lombardozzi, Julia Jones, John...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: AT ETERNITY'S GATE (2018), THE FRONT RUNNER (2018) and THE...
AT ETERNITY'S GATE(UK/Switzerland/Ireland/US/France - 2018)Beautiful and ponderous in equal measures, AT ETERNITY'S GATE does have an Oscar-nominated performance by Willem Dafoe as Vincent Van Gogh to...
View ArticleRetro Review: PARTY LINE (1988)
PARTY LINE(US - 1988)Directed by William Webb. Written by Richard Brandes. Cast: Richard Hatch, Shawn Weatherly, Leif Garrett, Greta Blackburn, Richard Roundtree, James O'Sullivan, Terrence McGovern,...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: BETWEEN WORLDS (2018) and A PRIVATE WAR (2018)
BETWEEN WORLDS(US/Spain - 2018)By now, it's pointless to find any rhyme or reason when it comes to Nicolas Cage's career choices. These days, his only A-list gigs come from voice work in animated films...
View ArticleIn Theaters: GRETA (2019)
GRETA(US/South Korea/China/Ireland - 2019)Directed by Neil Jordan. Written by Ray Wright and Neil Jordan. Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Chloe Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Stephen Rea, Colm Feore, Zawe Ashton,...
View ArticleRetro Review: NEXT OF KIN (1982)
NEXT OF KIN(Australia - 1982; US release 1985)Directed by Tony Williams. Written by Michael Heath and Tony Williams. Cast: Jackie Kerin, John Jarratt, Alex Scott, Gerda Nicolson, Charles McCallum,...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: THE VANISHING (2019) and VOX LUX (2018)
THE VANISHING(US/UK - 2019)After the perfectly acceptable HUNTER KILLER tanked in theaters last fall, I said to a friend "Other than the next entry in the HAS FALLEN series, Gerard Butler's probably...
View ArticleRetro Review: CURSE III: BLOOD SACRIFICE (1991)
CURSE III: BLOOD SACRIFICEaka PANGA(UK/South Africa - 1991)Directed by Sean Barton. Written by John Hunt and Sean Barton. Cast: Christopher Lee, Jenilee Harrison, Henry Cele, Andre Jacobs, Zoe Randall,...
View ArticleOn Netflix: TRIPLE FRONTIER (2019)
TRIPLE FRONTIER(US - 2019)Directed by J.C. Chandor. Written by Mark Boal and J.C. Chandor. Cast: Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, Pedro Pascal, Adria Arjona, Rey Gallegos,...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: LONDON FIELDS (2018), THE LAST MAN (2019) and TYREL (2018)
LONDON FIELDS(US/UK - 2018)Based on the acclaimed 1989 novel by Martin Amis, LONDON FIELDS' arduous journey to the screen has already taken its rightful place among cinema's most calamitous dumpster...
View ArticleIn Theaters: CAPTIVE STATE (2019)
CAPTIVE STATE(US - 2019)Directed by Rupert Wyatt. Written by Erica Beeney and Rupert Wyatt. Cast: John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Vera Farmiga, Jonathan Majors, Kevin Dunn, James Ransone, Alan Ruck,...
View ArticleIn Theaters: US (2019)
US(US - 2019)Written and directed by Jordan Peele. Cast: Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Anna Diop, Cali Sheldon,...
View ArticleIn Theaters/On VOD: DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE (2019)
DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE(US/Canada/UK - 2019)Written and directed by S. Craig Zahler. Cast: Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Don Johnson, Thomas Kretschmann, Michael Jai White, Jennifer...
View ArticleOn Netflix: THE DIRT (2019)
THE DIRT(US - 2019)Directed by Jeff Tremaine. Written by Rich Wilkes and Amanda Adelson. Cast: Douglas Booth, Iwan Rheon, Colson Baker, Daniel Webber, David Costabile, Pete Davidson, Levin Rambin,...
View ArticleRetro Review: LAND OF DOOM (1986) and ROBOT HOLOCAUST (1987)
LAND OF DOOM(US - 1986)Directed by Peter Maris. Written by Craig Land. Cast: Deborah Rennard, Garrick Dowhen, Daniel Radell, Frank Garret, Akut Duz, Richard Allen, Bruno Chambon. (Unrated, 87 mins)...
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