“Rodney, take the shot NOW!!!!” Because the dark side of addiction might not be the addiction itself. Something’s not quite right with Nanny Lou (Charlene Tilton, Dallas) and, when it comes to this horror gem, that’s Grade A perfection.  Tilton is both ballsy and brash in her role as the  ...

Director Abel Ferrara’s King of New York is finally getting the respect it deserves.  This film - gritty and chock full of unexpected violence - still hits hard.  It practically renders its audience deaf due to the unexpected explosion of violence in the film’s final moments.  It’s pure poetry as one gangster  ...

Paddington Bear, everyone’s favorite marmalade-loving hero, returns for another whimsical adventure in Paddington in Peru. While this third installment may not quite reach the brilliance of its predecessor, it is still a charming, heartfelt film brimming with wonder, humor,  ...

Nasty nautical nonsense has a new name!  Committing fully to all things Walt Disney, Screamboat - written and directed by Steven LaMorte - absolutely delivers a keyed-in take on what Disneyland gone violent and wild might look like.  It’s a full-throttled 100-minutes of zany ...

It boggles the mind that we have now over three decades without John Candy in the world. Much like Robin Williams’ passing, Candy’s left a big hole in the land of laughs and feel-good times at the movies. So too, the world lost the wonderful John Hughes far too early, taking with him  ...

“I’m on TV!  I’m on TV!” Because we all love the scene-stealing LUNACY of a Cage-centered meltdown, especially when his character is named Rick Santoro!  Go, Tyler! Go, Tyler! Goooooooooo!  ...

It’s the scream.  In that single moment - in which a scream breaks through the silence of the screen - in which Dark My Light begins its narrative threading and perfectly knots its audience to the events of the movie.  Hair-raising and completely unexpected, this shredding of  ...

Let’s hear it for the good ol’ bad guys!! With an engaging atmosphere and an equally sharp DIY attitude, First Moon takes aim at the blackest of nights and delivers one howl of a horror flick, complete with a creature design from SFX artist, Thomas E. Surprenant whose work has  ...

Born from a short story written by screenwriter Thomas Martin, and inspired by the real-life tale of Luna Bay, a wealthy enclave of Palos Verdes Estates that has been a forbidden surfing paradise for non-locals, The Surfer marks director Lorcan Finnegan and Martin’s  ...

Step into the whimsical and wild world of THE EMPIRE, a daring new film by filmmaker Bruno Dumont. Winner of the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 2024 Berlinale, this slapstick space opera stretches the boundaries of genre with outrageous humor, philosophical musings, and a story that is as ...