The Curse
The Curse is outstanding, with career-best work by everyone involved in front and behind the camera
Society of the Snow
Society of the Snow is a thematically gripping and visceral experience
Slamdance 2024: Chaperone
Chaperone is a worthy piece of cinematic exploration that sees a wonderful debut for Zoe Eisenberg!
Race for Glory: Audi vs Lancia
Race for Glory: Audi vs Lancia fails to entice a type of energy or personification with its material
The Beekeeper
Thoroughly enjoyable thanks to an ass-kicking lead performance from Jason Statham
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget could not be more underwhelming
Cat Person
Cat Person is an engrossing and engaging but flawed venture
Fallen Leaves
The setting and look of Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves is timeless
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie does more than it could ever have imagined
Night Swim
Night Swim seems to fill that gap of mind-numbing movies that don’t require an ounce of audience participation
Ferrari
Ferrari is a ferocious and venomous vehicle
Maestro
Maestro ends up feeling like a cliff notes version of two rich and complex lives
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Like the Golan-Globus produced film, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is hacked to shreds
The Boys in the Boat
The Boys in the Boat is always on the cusp of doing more than its mediocre screenplay
It’s a Wonderful Knife
It’s a Wondeful Knife plays like a incredibly staunch and rudimentary horror
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
No one can even match the level of visual and aural artistry Snyder brings
Sumotherhood
Sumotherhood suffices as basic entertainment
Finestkind
The emphasis of Finestkind is clear and admirable but the conviction is a flat, unsubtle and often tonally contrasting
In the Land of Saints and Sinners
In the Land of Saints and Sinners severely lacks a degree of warmth and charm towards the material
Afire
Afire is a mirror to every artist out there, with a grotesque reflection that hits deeply and personally