Reviews, Discussions, and Interviews – All from Nashville
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...
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ is an Underwhelming Biopic (Review)
In a time where Hollywood is obsessed with producing biopics, Bob Marley: One Love leaves a lot to be desired. There are the two types of films that studios cannot stop making on such a frequent basis: remakes and biopics. And speaking of biopics, we've gotten...
‘Argylle’ Tries Way Too Hard To Be a Clever Spy Thriller (Review)
While there are plenty of fun moments, you'll most likely walk out of Argylle frustrated with how disappointing it is. Director Matthew Vaughn has a certain style when it comes to filmmaking, and we know that style pretty well by now. From his early days with Kick-Ass...
Kevin’s Year-End-Review of 2023 in Film
2023 was a tumultuous year for cinema at least behind the scenes; just as it seemed that Hollywood was poised to recover from the strains brought onto the film industry by the COVID-19 pandemic, the WGA and SAG strikes took place and justifiably halted the...
The Best Films of 2023
The EiC of 615 Film looks back at the best cinema had to offer in the year 2023. A couple of weeks ago, I was ready to publish this article for your consideration. But then I got hit with the flu, and that had me down for almost a week. It is no joke when I say...
‘The Zone of Interest’ is a Chilling Rumination of Our Inherent Evil (Review)
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” That quote from philosopher Friedrich Nietzche has been interpreted in a myriad of ways since...