Chicago-based actor Keith Kupferer is your ultimate every-man performer. I’ve seen him in many stage roles over the years (The Humans, God of Carnage, Support Group for Men, Cake) but […]
Although filmmaker Ishana Night Shyamalan’s The Watchers is technically her feature filmmaking debut, she’s actually been working in the film industry since 19 (she’s about 24 or 25 presently), when […]
Just as I was afraid actor Glen Powell was on the verge of getting lost doing lightweight, unchallenging fare like Top Gun: Maverick and the current Anyone But You, he […]
Although not exactly new to directing, Ishana Night Shyamalan (daughter of M. Night Shyamalan, who is a producer on this film) marks her feature film debut with an adaptation of […]
Some movies just make you a little more cynical about the reasons people make them in the first place, and anyone who doesn’t recognize Bad Boys: Ride or Die for […]
Before making his feature debut with In a Violent Nature, writer/director Chris Nash worked as a practical effect artist (he still does, actually), and it’s not difficult to see his […]
There’s a curious trend in filmdom right now of films about religion or religious figures that aren’t necessarily your typical pandering, faith-based releases. Just a couple of months ago, I […]
Flashes of the life and career of creative visionary Jim Henson have been seen in documentaries on other subjects, including 2021’s Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, and […]
I almost skipped reviewing this one this week, but then the protector in me said, “No, the people need to know; they need to be warned.” So here I am, […]
Something I wasn’t aware of until watching Ezra, the latest film by director Tony Goldwyn (who also co-stars in the film) is that there is something of a debate going […]
Although not quite justifying its two-hour-plus running time, the true-life story Young Woman and the Sea eventually turns into a rousing, uplifting story of one of the greatest and most […]
It’s interesting that the new sci-fi/action work starring Jennifer Lopez, Atlas, opens the same day as Furiosa, since the two share exactly one thing in common: both are about women […]