Reviews

[Fantasia Review] Man Underground

Aliens are here. That's the message Willem Koda (George Basil) would have us believe — the 360 viewers clicking on his YouTube channel's posts. He's an ex-geolo...

[Review] Lights Out

A solid hook is one of the biggest factors in what makes a successful film pitch. This doesn’t guarantee a film will end up being good, but it’s a place that ca...

[Review] Star Trek Beyond

After the pleasant fluff of its kick-off installment and the frog march of unpleasantness that was Into Darkness, the rebooted Star Trek film series finally hit...

[Fantasia Review] The Alchemist Cookbook

I have no clue why Sean (Ty Hickson) messes with the titular book in Joel Potrykus' The Alchemist Cookbook. He doesn't seem to care about money while living as ...

[Review] Summertime

While a romance on its surface, Catherine Corsini's Summertime is really about freedom. The central relationship between Delphine (Izïa Higelin) and Carole (Céc...

[Review] The Infiltrator

Fascination endures with the cocaine trade of the 1980s, as evidenced by everything from Netflix’s Narcos to the two separate upcoming biopics around minor char...

[Review] Don’t Blink – Robert Frank

Few people are living embodiments of their style. Now that David Bowie and Prince have left us in the same year, even fewer are. Robert Frank, the subject of La...

[Review] Ghostbusters

Having displayed comedic chops through his entire career and an eye for action in the last few features, Paul Feig was the ideal director to handle a new version of Ghostbusters....

[Review] Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Inspired by “true” events, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is a screwball comedy with the potential to edge towards a smarter farce. More favorable than a cert...