by Kevin Allen | Aug 8, 2024
Colman Domingo plays a wrongfully incarcerated man balancing his role in a comedic play with reforming a fellow inmate and a clemency hearing in this powerful A24 prison drama. A24 has had remarkable success both with critics and on the awards circuit with their...
by Kevin Allen | Aug 1, 2024
The origins of the hip-hop group Kneecap are hilariously and powerfully brought to the silver screen in this remarkable Sundance hit from Ireland. Most musical biopics in recent years don’t even bother to have a sociopolitical message at the heart of their...
by Kevin Allen | Jul 18, 2024
A uniquely dangerous tornado outbreak attracts the attention of a YouTube celebrity and a team of scientists in this sequel to the 1996 disaster movie. In 1996, Jan de Bont’s summer blockbuster Twister revitalized the disaster movie by making tornadoes all the...
by Kevin Allen | May 31, 2024
A newly resurrected serial killer is on a violent quest to reclaim what is his in the Sundance horror smash from newcomer Chris Nash. The slasher subgenre operates under a tried and true formula in the annals of horror: a gaggle of unwitting teenagers find...
by Kevin Allen | May 23, 2024
Everyone’s favorite lazy, lasagna-loving feline is back on the big screen, this time in a computer-animated adventure. It’s depressing when a pop culture mainstay for its multi-decade lifespan gets a film adaptation that isn’t true to its characters;...