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

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

by | Sep 2, 2025 | Flicks

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

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...