Movie Reviews Housesitters 15 Jul 201811 Sep 2019 [Full disclosure: I know Housesitters director/co-writer Jason Coffman personally. Also, I contributed to the funding of Housesitters, which earned me an onscreen credit as a member of the "Tomorrow Romance Founders Club."…
Cinepocalypse… Cinepocalypse 2018: Part Four 29 Jun 201830 Jun 2018 Relaxer (U.S.: dir. Joshua Potrykus) Early on in Relaxer, the protagonist—a shirtless, pantsless slacker named Abbie—vomits what looks like a quart of milk all over himself. I can't think of a…
Capsule Reviews Capsule Reviews: Get Out; Dunkirk; Good Time 1 Jan 201814 Mar 2018 Get Out Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, LilRel Howery, Caleb Landry Jones, Marcus Henderson, Betty Gabriel, Lakeith Stansfield, Stephen Root. One of…
For Cinema Axis Reviews for Cinema Axis: Blood in the Snow 2016 27 Nov 201622 Nov 2017 Capture Kill Release (directors: Nick McAnulty & Brian Allan Stewart) may be yet another found-footage horror movie in a world that doesn't need any more of them, but at least…
Chicago International Film Festival… Chicago International Film Festival 2016: Part Two 27 Oct 201622 Nov 2017 As promised, here are my capsule reviews of the two films I saw during the second half of CIFF 2016: Prevenge, a particularly dark horror-comedy written and directed by Alice…
Capsule Reviews My Months in Film: March through September, 2016 2 Oct 201622 Nov 2017 So I'm back, apparently. I didn't expect the Gallery to remain shuttered this long: I made some genuine attempts in April and May to get back into the groove...and couldn't…
Movie Reviews Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 28 Jan 201613 Nov 2017 United States/United Kingdom. Directed by Burr Steers, 2016. Starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Boothe, Matt Smith, Charles Dance, Lena Headey, Suki Waterhouse. 108 minutes. 5/10 The…
Movie Reviews The Editor 8 Oct 201512 Nov 2017 Canada. Directed by Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy, 2014. Starring Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy, Conor Sweeney, Paz de la Huerta, Samantha Hill. 95 minutes. 6/10 Ah, giallo! Who among us does not…
Movie Reviews Housebound 6 Jul 201517 Oct 2016 New Zealand. Directed by Gerard Johnstone, 2014. Starring Morgana O'Reilly, Rima Ti Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru, Ross Harper, Cameron Rhodes, Ryan Lampp. 107 minutes. Something about New Zealand seems particularly conducive to horror-comedy,…
Movie Reviews What We Do in the Shadows 16 Mar 201517 Oct 2016 New Zealand. Directed by Taila Waititi & Jemaine Clement, 2014. Starring Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh. 86 minutes. Vampires are people too: vain, petty, condescending, and occasionally prone to not washing the…
