Monthly Archives: June 2023

This female fury unleashed thriller goes digital and “Uncork’d” August 1. Like your B-movies with blood and a bustline? Here you go.

Some decent fight choreography and a couple of well-staged shootouts decorate the Malay thriller “The Assistant,” an action pic for those who like their violence bloody and something close to non-stop. It takes a very long while to get going, … Continue reading →

It’s a testament to the enduring power of cinema that even a bad movie can have something in it that gets to you. And most of the time, that something is a performance, a presence or even just a face. … Continue reading →

This August 4 release is about Ted Hall, an atomic scientist who gave away atomic secrets at the start of the Cold War. Another guy who figures he’s smarter than those around him or the law or history decides to … Continue reading →

Blumhouse’s holiday offering, set in a not quite abandoned theme park. Yeah, that’s a nightmare wait to happen. Oct 27.

It’s all-too-telling that “Jamaica Inn” is left out of the summary of the career of “The Master of Suspense” on that font of all crowdsourced knowledge, Wikipedia. Let’s all skip from “The Lady Vanishes” (1938) to “Rebecca” (1940). Hitch certainly … Continue reading →

“iNumber Number” began life as a South African cop thriller ten years ago, morphed into a single-season cop series and now returns to the screen via Netflix with “iNumber Number: Jozi Gold.” This genre thriller from Donovan Marsh, who directed … Continue reading →

Writer-director Kaveh Nabatian’s debut solo feature is a sensual and mystical love triangle tale of self-centered dreams, narcissistic agendas, sex, salsa and Santeria set among the immigrant communities of Montréal. “Sin La Habana” (Without Havana) is compact and completely immersive, … Continue reading →

Perhaps the biggest bonus to come from Brian Cox‘s lauded turn in the hit HBO series “Succession” is that it made him just viable enough to get a few indie feature films made, little grace notes added to a career … Continue reading →

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced the Governor’s Awards for the next Oscars, and a screen queen, a comic king and a celebrated editor will take home honors. Angela Bassett has two Golden Globes, and she … Continue reading →