Reviews, Discussions, and Interviews – All from Nashville
‘The Idea of You’ is the Best Modern-Day Rom-Com in Recent Memory (Review)
This delightful, not-so formulaic rom-com starring Anne Hathaway is now streaming on Prime Video. “If you get a shot at happiness, you take it.” It’s quite difficult for any rom-com to stand out among the crowd these days, especially the ones that even make their...
Sexy, Tense ‘Challengers’ Serves an Ace (Review)
Director Luca Guadagnino is back on top of his game with this intoxicating love triangle story. Whether it’s a film or sporting event, when a piece of entertainment is able to sink its teeth in you from the get-go and not let go until it’s over, it can...
‘The People’s Joker’ is a Wildly Funny Parody with Queer DIY Charm (Review)
After a successful crowdfunding campaign and years in legal limbo thanks to many cease-and-desists amid “rights issues”, Vera Drew’s coming-of-age parody film is finally being released in all its maniacal, surreal comedy glory. Artists in all the various...
‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ is Bitterly Plain (Review)
The latest action film from Guy Ritchie fails to live up to its full potential. When The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare was announced with Guy Ritchie attached to direct, you could see the potential. When you combine a filmmaker who has mostly delivered on...
‘Abigail’ is Gory and Gripping, Dark and Inventive Horror Fun (Review)
A ragtag team of mercenaries are in way over their head after kidnapping a criminal's daughter in this new horror film from the folks of Radio Silence. The Radio Silence directing duo of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett have established themselves to be...
Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ is a Satisfying Action Romp (Review)
Dev Patel’s directorial debut fills the action crave that’s in need of a new action hero. Thank God for producer Jordan Peele and Universal Pictures. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to experience the way Monkey Man was meant to be seen: on the big screen....
‘Late Night with the Devil’ is Weird but Fresh Found Footage Horror (Review)
A struggling talk show host takes drastic measures to keep his late night program alive in this unique feature starring David Dastmalchian. After the box office success of minimalist horror film Skinamarink, it’s more than evident that IFC Films and Shudder aim to...
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is Brutal and Bizarre but Boundary Pushing Pulp (Review)
A bodybuilder and a gym manager fall in love and into a violent web of crime in the new film from director Rose Glass. In the ongoing push for more female directors in the film industry, one such filmmaker is Rose Glass, who debuted with her first feature Saint Maud...
‘Dune: Part Two’ is a Fully Realized Sci-Fi Spectacle (Review)
The spice overflows with awe in this bigger, better sequel that we’ll be talking about for the rest of the year. When Dune came out in 2021, audiences got a taste of the desert planet Arrakis and what it had to offer in addition to the valuable substance spice...