Beast Throws Punches but Ducks the Drama

Beast Throws Punches but Ducks the Drama

Beast ★ ★ ½ Beast is about a disgraced MMA fighter named Patton James (Daniel MacPherson) on the verge of a middleweight title. As the film opens, he knocks out an opponent in six seconds, then we flash forward 10 years to find him working as a fisherman. In that...
Faces of Death Revives the Title, Not the Terror

Faces of Death Revives the Title, Not the Terror

Faces of Death ★ ★ Faces of Death attempts to ask the same question as the 1978 film that shares its title: Is this real? The original film boasted ‘Banned in 46 Countries’ on its cover. No doubt, that helped propel it to cult classic status. It was also hard to find,...
The Drama Finds the Breaking Point of Love and Trust

The Drama Finds the Breaking Point of Love and Trust

The Drama ★ ★ ★ ½ The Drama examines a couple in the final days before their wedding, when a secret is revealed that stretches trust to its breaking point and sends shockwaves through friends caught inside the blast radius. It’s scripted, acted and shot in a way that...
They Will Kill You Is a Stylish Burst of Horror Chaos

They Will Kill You Is a Stylish Burst of Horror Chaos

They Will Kill You ★ ★ ★ They Will Kill You is another Hollywood entry in the Satanic cabal subgenre, a lane that seems to be gaining ground in horror. It’s full of hyper-stylized violence that plays like a cross between the Kill Bill films, the Grindhouse double...
Project Hail Mary Reaches for the Stars and Delivers

Project Hail Mary Reaches for the Stars and Delivers

Project Hail Mary ★ ★ ★ ★ Project Hail Mary is a film based on the novel by Andy Weir, who also wrote The Martian. This film is so entertaining and captivating that its two-and-a-half-hour runtime flies by. Many elements work cohesively to create an excellent space...