NR/Comedy/Drama/102 Mins Written & Directed by: Bryan Poyser Starring: Heather Kafka, Justin Arnold, Macon Blair, Aaliyah Tardio, Hazel Poyser, Yesenia Garcia Herrington, Wade Smith and Sara Paxton Review: “Leads” follows Mags Malloy, a struggling actor/college acting professor, who years prior was the breakout star of an indie film that should…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Additional contributions from Esperanza Cervantes. PG-13/Crime/Mystery/Comedy/140 Mins Written & Directed by: Rian Johnson Starring: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glen Close, Josh Brolin, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Thomas Haden Church and Mila Kunis Review: You will say “WHAT?!” about four times during “Wake…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Additional contributions from Esperanza Cervantes. R/Crime/Drama/Comedy/105 Mins Directed by: Gus Van Sant Written by: Austin Kolodney Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Colman Domingo, Myha’la, Cary Elwes, John Robinson, Daniel R. Hill and Al Pacino Review: If your movie kicks off with Colman Domingo as a smooth-talking radio DJ…
R/Horror/91 Mins Directed & Written by: Chris Stuckmann Starring: Camille Sullivan, Sarah Durn, Brendan Sexton III, Michael Beach, Robin Bartlett, Derek Mears and Keith David Review: As I sat in the theater, watching the debut film from my favorite YouTube film critic, someone who inspired me to become a critic…
R/Horror/96 Mins Directed by: Justin Tipping Written By: Skip Bronkie & Zach Akers and Justin Tipping Starring: Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker and Jim Jefferies Review: Him plays like a Nike commercial from Hell. It’s an all-out assault on the senses. There’s fast cuts, shiny color grading,…
Ick NR/Sci-Fi/Horror/Comedy/92 Mins Directed by: Joseph Kahn Written by: Joseph Kahn, Dan Kootz, Samuel Laskey Starring: Brandon Routh, Mena Suvari, Malina Weissman, Harrison Cone and Jeff Fahey Review: When a film opens with “Swing Swing” by The All-American Rejects and then follows up with “The Reason” by Hoobastank, you’ll have…
Chinatown Cha-Cha NR/Documentary/85 Mins Directed by: Luka Yuanyuan Yang Review: I’m going to write this review and try not to tear up by just thinking of this beautiful film. Chinatown Cha-Cha made my heart overflowed with happiness and that all comes from its endearing and lively subjects this film centers…
Austin Asian American Film Festival – Texas Shorts After having a great time at the Austin Asian American Film Festival last year (as well as my first festival where I worked as press), I was delighted to be invited back. First program up was 5 short films all directed by…
The Ritual NR/Horror/98 Mins Directed by: David Midell Written by: Enrico Natale, David Midell Starring: Dan Stevens, Al Pacino, Ashley Greene, Abigail Cowen, Patrick Fabian, Patricia Heaton Review: Have you seen the horror classic The Exorcist? How about The Last Exorcism? The Exorcism of Emily Rose? The Conjuring 1, 2…
Bring Her Back R/Horror/Drama/104 Mins Directed by: Danny & Michael Philippou Written by: Danny Philippou & Bill Hinzman Starring: Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally Hawkins Review: I had three thoughts running through my brain while leaving the theater: 1. Bring Her Back is an incredible horror film.…