New Releases
'High Life' Is Better Felt Than Understood
Directed by Claire Denis
PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2019
No, the title isn't a weed joke, and you definitely don't want to see this stoned. High Life is about a futuristic version of death row, wh...
'Thriller' Wastes Its Opportunity to Tell a Different Slasher Story
Directed by Dallas Jackson
PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2019
Thriller's cool grindhouse-inspired poster and predominantly black cast could hint towards a sly sendup of a formulaic genre, a revisionist...
'Little' Lacks a Certain Big-ness
Directed by Tina Gordon
PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2019
"So you went to sleep big, and you woke up little? That's for white people!" Issa Rae's April tries to get a grip on the plot of Little by...
'Hellboy' Is Terrible and Makes No Sense Whatsoever
Directed by Neil Marshall
PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2019
What is this movie supposed to be about? That's not a rhetorical question — I'm actually asking, since Hellboy makes no sense whatsoever. I...
'Stockholm' Is a Goofy Heist Movie About Stockholm Syndrome
Directed by Robert Budreau
PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2019
Stockholm syndrome isn't simply an arbitrary name for when hostages form a bond with their captors — the term was coined from a specific ro...
Campy 'Shazam!' Helps the DC Universe Finally Have Some Fun
Directed by David F. Sandberg
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2019
The DC Extended Universe needs a hero, a bright shining light to cut through the darkness — in more ways than one. Instalments in the floun...
'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' Should Have Stayed in Purgatory
Directed by Terry Gilliam
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2019
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote was in development purgatory for nearly 30 years, as director Terry Gilliam repeatedly tried to get the film...
'The Beach Bum' Feels Like a Long-Lost Pauly Shore Movie
Directed by Harmony Korine
PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2019
An integral piece in the hip underground of the '90s and 2000s, the inimitable Harmony Korine has had a whirlwind career that's included ev...
