A Cabin in the Woods Provides Chills in ‘Outlier’
The simple premise of “Outlier” is a woman held hostage by a psychopath who seems convinced he’s helping her. Director Nick Strayer, who...
The simple premise of “Outlier” is a woman held hostage by a psychopath who seems convinced he’s helping her. Director Nick Strayer, who...
As the title suggests, writer/director Adam Mervis is aiming for more complexity in this film than its surface simplicity suggests. It’s...
“Seeding Change: The power of Conscious Commerce'' is among several recent documentaries including “WeRiseUp,” “8 Billion Angels” and “To...
The action thriller “Overrun” opens with a violent scene: a botched crime leaves two men brutalized by Russian mob operatives. Director...
“We Rise Up” aims high. The documentary states at the start that it’s not a film that wants viewers to sit back but instead to lean...
Four short films linked by macabre twists make up “Fever Dreams,” a trip to the spooky side that’s more “Twilight Zone" than “Nightmare...
This unusual and intriguing prison drama combines action with a powerful social and spiritual component. “The Way” doesn’t lead viewers...
Young women eagerly carrying and then giving birth to kittens is such a bonkers idea for a movie that one might expect a sci-fi mutant...
A feel-good underdog movie if ever there was one. “12 Mighty Orphans” tells the little-known (at least to me and I suspect others)...
Rob Morgan, an actor whose extraordinary empathy has enhanced such diverse films as “Mudbound,” “Bull” and “The United States vs. Billie...
“Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury” chronicles the rise and brief glory of an indie punk/rock band that many cinephiles...
This intriguing documentary by William Joe Saunders and Alexander Greer take a pretty arcane subject — rare postage stamps — and turns it...
Screenwriter Finnerty Steeves gives an insightful lead performance in this smart, sharp and touching look at New York actress Jennie...
There is grief throughout the poignant “My True Fairytale” but there’s hope and inspiration, too. Writer/director D.Mitry based this...
Writer/director Larry Rippenkroeger’s jet ski action comedy “Hot Water” is a throwback to 1980s raunchy comedies with its mix of crude...
The aftermath of a mass shooting is the timely and chilling context to this psychological thriller. There is also the film’s setting —...
A unique, carefully crafted film that blends exotic locale, forbidden romance and thriller, “Touch” is an accomplished feature from...
The three young artists at the center of the dark comedy “Paint” are alternately sympathetic, self indulgent and insufferable. That seems...
In one of many powerful moments in “This is Not a War Story,” Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran Will (Sam Adegoke) dismisses much-heralded...
Director Carlos Boellinger’s futuristic thriller “Clay’s Redemption” is long on atmosphere but short on story. At just 76 minutes, the...
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