Adverse is a gritty, well-crafted drama with scenes that pack a punch to keep your attention, as well as a few unexpected twists. ADVERSE is a slow-burning film that begins with us learning about Ethan and how his life isn’t exactly what he’d hoped for. Things start to turn when he picks up Kaden (Rourke) … Read more
“Wrong Turn” is an independently produced horror film about a group of five teenagers on a hiking trip in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. It is a throwback to 1970s horror films like “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “The Hills Have Eyes.”Chris Flynn is driving through West Virginia’s backwoods on his way to an … Read more
After his father is killed, Massimo Torricelli, a young and attractive boss of a Sicilian Mafia family, has no choice but to take over. Laura works as a sales assistant in a posh Warsaw hotel. Her professional life is successful, but her personal life is uninteresting. She’s giving it her all to save her relationship. … Read more
This film is about the beginning of the victory of the human spirit, and it speaks to those who, like Edee and Miguel, have endured utter despair. The emotionally heavy material is broken up by occasional comedy (the song “Rule the World”) and beautiful scenery. It’s exciting to see a film in which men and … Read more
Four friends, all high school teachers, evaluate the hypothesis that keeping a steady amount of alcohol in their blood would benefit their lives. According to one theory, man is born with half a per mille deficiency. The presence of alcohol in the blood opens the mind to the outside world, making issues seem smaller and … Read more
This film of Robert Zemeckis’ is visually groundbreaking, tells the darkly humorous and heartwarming story of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his grandmother in Alabama town. The grandmother wisely whisks the boy away to a beach resort, When the boy and his grandmother come across some deceptively beautiful … Read more
The horrific and contentious case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for the murder of his three children after scientific proof and expert testimony proving his innocence was suppressed. Trial By Fire aspires to be different. Cameron Todd Willingham, a ‘white trash’ Texan, and his wife, Stacy, are the central characters in … Read more
A coming-of-age story about Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball prodigy from Queens, New York, who aspires to play in the NBA one day. Boogie Chin wants to play in the NBA, but his unstable family gets in the way, pushing him to handle a new girlfriend, family expectations, and his own ambition. A great movie … Read more
From the end of WWII to the 1960s, The Devil All the Time is set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia and follows a cast of convincing and surreal characters. There’s Willard Russell, a tormented survivor of the South Pacific carnage who, no matter how much sacrificial blood he pours on his “prayer log,” … Read more
A shy 16-year-old, fed up with her high school’s sexist and toxic status quo, draws inspiration from her mother’s revolutionary history and secretly publishes a zine that sparks a school-wide coming-of-age movement. This is a contentious film. Even if the images of angst-ridden young women coming to their own understanding of feminism are immature and … Read more