Reviews
‘Black Phone 2’ is an Unsettling Sequel that Surpasses the Original (Review)
The Grabber continues to torment Finney and Gwen Shaw from beyond the grave in this follow-up to the 2021 hit horror film from director Scott Derrickson.
‘The Smashing Machine’ is a Raw, Realistic Tale of an MMA Pioneer (Review)
MMA fighter Mark Kerr’s road toward self-redemption is told in this collaboration between Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie.
‘Him’ Throws an Incomplete Pass (Review)
The Jordan Peele-produced horror film features a great performance from Marlon Wayans, but nothing else.
‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Arc Starts Off Strong (Review)
The beginning of the end sets things up for what should be an incredible final arc of the popular anime.
‘The Long Walk’ is a Riveting Stephen King Adaptation (Review)
It has been at least five years since we’ve gotten an adaptation this good from a Stephen King story.
‘Cloud’ A Well-Timed Digital Warning (Review)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest film, which examines the dark side of e-commerce, is the director’s best in over two decades.
‘Long Story Short’ is a Stellar Introduction to the Schwooper Family (Review)
The life of a Jewish family is presented as a collage of memories across ten episodes of this new Netflix adult animated dramedy.
‘Fixed’ is a Funny and Breezy Adult Animated Comedy (Review)
A bloodhound must live 24 hours to their fullest before getting neutered in the new adult animated comedy from Genndy Tartakovsky.
Taron Egerton Provides Firepower for ‘She Rides Shotgun’ (Review)
Bloodshed and bondage drive this crime thriller that further proves Taron Egerton is coming into his own.
‘Superman’ is a Soaring Reminder of Hero’s True Spirit (Review)
For the first time in nearly 50 years, The Man of Steel has been truly done right again on the big screen.
2025 Chattanooga Film Festival Review Roundup: Part 2
The first half of 615 Film’s 2025 excursion to the Chattanooga Film Festival saw a solid if self-indulgent music documentary, a unique metaphysical neo-noir with haunting parallels to our post-pandemic world, and a capital W wild shark horror-comedy that must be seen to be believed, on top of this critic’s first foray in the festival’s Red Eye series of secret screenings. The second half saw more features from some of Hollywood’s rising filmmakers, a 4K restoration of a late-90s cult classic, and a silent masterpiece fitted with a heavy metal score that only makes the experience watching it all the more terrifying. The following six films ended our experience at the festival on such a strong note, that this critic already can’t wait for what the CFF founders and programmers have in store for next year’s event. If you missed the first part of my 2025 Chattanooga Film Festival log, you can read about it HERE.
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Breeds Familiar, Yet Thrilling Roars (Review)
The seventh entry in the prehistoric franchise proves to be the best film since the original trilogy.