by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Heretic does not waste any time putting the viewer on the edge of their seat. From the moment The Sisters enter Reed’s home, the air turns tense and the psychological game begins.
by Vannah Taylor, Staff Writer
Despite some unrealized potential, Drive Back is fun for anyone who enjoys failed road trips, hooded slashers, and whatever else is lurking in the woods
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
When it leaves the cliches behind and focuses on the lovely intergenerational friendship at its core, Sallywood shines
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
Elevation feels like a TV movie made in the early 2000s.
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
Okie is a movie about leaving and coming back. It’s about our hometowns and why we leave them, and what happens when we’re gone too long to fit in again.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Bird is described as a “fable about marginalized life in the fringes of contemporary society.” The word “fable” fits perfectly, as Bird feels both naturalistic and magical.
Read Moreby Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
For under thirty-five bucks one can lost in the shadows of not one, not two but three noir pictures in The Dark Side of The Cinema XXI collection.
by Sasha Ravitch, Staff Writer
A stirring and memorable short film full of euphoria and despair.
by Allie Lembo, Staff Writer
He Never Left is a Halloween thriller that may disappoint the slasher fans it attracts. There’s the universal adage to ‘never judge a book by its cover,’ but the film poster’s bold border, masked killer and vintage font so resembles retro horror designs, it was impossible not to anticipate a slasher
by Jonathan Jansen, Staff Writer
A small mountain village called Vermiglio is far enough from World War II to not feel its effects, but war eventually is carried back to the village.
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
Time Travel is Dangerous has an impressive and unique take on time travel and its effects on the universe, while also being incredibly humorous.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Two notes (Jaws). Five notes (Close Encounters of the Third Kind). John Williams’ work is so iconic that you can likely hear the exact notes being referenced here, whether you want to or not.
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
Those looking for Neeson’s typical straight-ahead beat-em-up fare will be disappointed in Absolution, a slower, more introspective film that struggles to meet its aspirations as an abstract character study.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
It would be accurate to call Here a gimmick movie, as the film is essentially one static shot of the same place over the course of Earth’s history through the present–with a heavy emphasis on the residents of a house built on the spot in the early 20th century.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
If there was ever proof that adapting Vonnegut’s work is a Herculean task then it’s visible, without any abstractions, in Alan Rudolph’s 1999 fever dream of a film, Breakfast of Champions.
by Avery Coffey, Staff Writer
Doc of Chucky brings familiar faces from past films and modern renditions to our screens to recount the impact of Chucky as a horror icon and Child’s Play as a genre franchise.
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
Directed by Sabrina Van Tassel, Missing from Fire Trail Road dives deep into the disappearance of Mary-Ellen, and shines an important spotlight on the violence women in indigenous communities face.
by Stacey Osbeck, Staff Writer
In the documentary feature Luther: Never Too Much, director Dawn Porter draws on surprising aspects of the singer-songwriter’s drive toward stardom, keeping this life’s tale continually fresh.
by Chelsea Alexandra, Staff Writer
Hannah Peterson’s The Graduates delivers a powerful and courageous story about a young woman preparing to graduate high school in the wake of the gun violence that shook her community a year prior.
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Soundtrack To A Coup D’etat serves up a sobering reminder that for many parts of the world, blood has been spilt for independence campaigns that have never reached fruition.