The Roses Is a Tone-Deaf Disaster That Misses Every Mark

The Roses Is a Tone-Deaf Disaster That Misses Every Mark

by | Sep 1, 2025 | Flicks

The Roses ★ The Roses is a remake of the 1989 film War of the Roses, which is based on Warren Adler’s novel by the same name. Domestic violence isn’t really a subject that yields comedic material, and it would be a very fine line to write a successful script for the...
Relay Twists Emotional Tension Into Razor-Sharp Suspense

Relay Twists Emotional Tension Into Razor-Sharp Suspense

by | Sep 1, 2025 | Flicks

Relay ★ ★ ★ ½ Relay is a neat little espionage thriller, taut with tension and driven more by drama than by high-stakes action. That’s not to say there isn’t action in this film, but only when the story requires it—nothing less, nothing more. It’s a well-crafted...
Honey Don’t! — I Wish I Hadn’t

Honey Don’t! — I Wish I Hadn’t

by | Sep 1, 2025 | Flicks

Honey Don’t! ½ Honey Don’t! sets itself up as a quirky dark comedy, but the only mystery is where the hell the plot went—and when it vanished. Honey (Margaret Qualley) is a private detective who investigates an accident where a woman named Mia was killed. Mia...
Weapons Is a Merciless Masterclass in Fear

Weapons Is a Merciless Masterclass in Fear

by | Aug 31, 2025 | Flicks

Weapons ★ ★ ★ ★ Weapons cuts to the core of our deepest parental fears. What would you do if you went to bed, confident you’d tucked your children safe and snug into their beds, and at exactly 2:17 A.M,. your child slipped out of bed, walked through the front door,...