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A thriller of modest budget and modest thrills, “Raven’s Hollow” gets by on funereal gloom and sheer ambition. An American Gothic horror story filmed in Latvia, it’s a period piece about Edgar Allan Poe’s West Point years. Grounded in fantasy … Continue reading →

A “portal” is discovered, a different perhaps “best life” is discovered? But first, let’s kill the guy who’s living it. Sept. 6.

A little “Shazam,” a bit of “Spy Kids,” a hint of “Agent Cody Banks,” there’s barely an original thought in “Secret Headquarters.” Not that the kiddie audience this Paramount+ production is intended for will care, or even recognize that. It’s … Continue reading →

Emma Markey, last seen in “Death on the Nile” and on Netflix’s “Sex Education,” has the title role in this grey skies and gloom look at the author of “Wuthering Heights.” October 14, from Warner Bros.

Dreamy looking, isn’t it? Aug. 26 from Kino Lorber.

I don’t recognize any actors in this low budget look at the early military age life of Edgar Allan Poe. Love the tone and the vibe it gives off. It’s on Shudder. I am headed there shortly.

Coming Sept. 2, to theaters and streaming.

“A ‘film,’” the old joke goes, “is a ‘movie’ we don’t quite understand.” And if you’re not a little confused when you’re watching a film by French avante garde/Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) director Jean-Luc Godard, you’re probably not getting it. … Continue reading →

Stephen James, Travis Fimmel and Paul Walter Hauser also star in this convict in search of justice for his sister tale. August 19.

“Lie Hard” is a time-wasting “comedy” about a dope who lies himself into an “out of your league” girlfriend, who lies himself into a mansion to keep her, gets in Dutch with the mob to get the mansion and lies … Continue reading →