Him Fumbles Its Shot at Greatness

Him Fumbles Its Shot at Greatness

Him ★ ★ Him is described as a football horror film but presents itself more as a cautionary tale about the high cost of fame with enough fantastic conspiracy theories to make the back teeth of anyone wearing a tinfoil hat tingle. It’s the kind of film that grinds out...
Caught Stealing Lands on Its Feet with Butler—and a Cat

Caught Stealing Lands on Its Feet with Butler—and a Cat

Caught Stealing ★ ★ ★ Caught Stealing, Darren Aronofski’s latest, is a gritty crime thriller that feels like it could have unspooled at a 1990s indie festival—raw, unpolished and daring. Films from this era leaned gritty, defying traditional formulas, and in doing so,...
The Roses Is a Tone-Deaf Disaster That Misses Every Mark

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

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...