‘The Moment’ Is ‘Brat,’ But It’s Sad, And The Party Is Over
What is the worst outcome for an artist? Is it to never achieve success or to create something so...
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Category: Film Reviews
‘Whistle’ Is A Play On Previous Reaper Curses With Little Beyond That
The million-dollar question is: if you had a chance to know when and the manner in which you would...
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’28 Days Later: The Bone Temple’ Depicts Idolatry As The Real Monster
It’s easy to see why the zombie sub-genre has endured for as long as it has — frankly,...
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“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” Goes Bigger, But At The Cost Of Better
Just a bit of housekeeping, I didn’t find the animatronic Chuck E. Cheese characters all that...
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Twists and Turns Drive “The Housemaid.” They Make It Worth the Price of Admission
Millie Calloway (Sydney Sweeney) needs a job. Not only is it a condition of her probation (the...
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Lucy Liu Proves To Be A Magnetic, Measured Force In ‘Rosemead’
Complexities are at work in Erin Lin’s tragic and sorrowful debut, “Rosemead.” The biggest of all...
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‘It Ends’ Is A Nihilistic Metaphor On Post-College Uncertainty
There’s a portal in the transition between the end of high school and the end of college years....
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‘Wicked: For Good’ Shouldn’t Have Been A Story On It’s Own, But A Whole
“Wicked: Part One” ended with a bold declaration of independence in the face of a vast conspiracy....
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‘The Running Man’ Fights A Dystopian Vision With Dated Tools
We live in an era where privacy is a luxury and surveillance is accepted as a necessary evil to...
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‘Rebuilding’ Makes A Bet On Community After A Natural Disaster
In a nonstop, anxiety-inducing newscycle, it’s hard to focus on a particular catastrophe. My mind...
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Nia Decosta’s Adaptation of ‘Hedda’ Weaves A Captivating Set of Threads
This review is a part of Substream Magazine’s 2025 TIFF Coverage The party depicted in Nia...
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‘The Mastermind Is Just As Entranced With What Happens After The Heist
In terms of the title, Kelly Richardt’s “The Mastermind” is a Trojan horse. Our immediate reaction...
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