Posts Tagged ‘Featured’
Film Review – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
From its opening minutes, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026) aims to test our patience. A man dressed in a plastic raincoat, wrapped in all sorts of tubes and wires, and wearing explosives on his chest walks into a late-night diner. He goes on a long…
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Film Review – Send Help
If anything, Send Help (2026) is further validation that Sam Raimi is really good at his job. Whether it is directing horror flicks, superhero films, crime dramas, or everything in between, Raimi has a knack for taking on different genres and incorporating his distinctive personality. There are very few…
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Film Review – The Rip
The Rip (2026) is the kind of mid-budget crime thriller that may have been a modest hit in theaters decades ago, but whose real success would’ve been found with replays on cable stations. This is a movie built for a TBS or TNT broadcast. That might…
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Top 15 Films of 2025 – Allen’s Picks
2025 felt like a transitional year for the movies, a lot of which was not good. Several big screen legends left us, including (but not limited to) Diane Keaton, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Val Kilmer, and David Lynch. Of course, the industry is still in shock from the untimely passing…
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Film Review – Marty Supreme
It makes sense that the main character of Marty Supreme (2025) starts off working part time at a shoe store. In presence, actions, and speech, Marty Mauser is the ultimate salesman. He dreams of being a world champion table tennis player, but he could very well be…
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Film Review – Avatar: Fire and Ash
The Avatar series has bucked the trend of modern blockbusters, in that it doesn’t rely on pre-existing properties. There were no books, toys, video games, or TV shows in which it could mine fan nostalgia. Sure, it borrows elements from other works – FernGully (1992) being the most common…
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Film Review – Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
***Warning: This Review Contains Spoilers*** The idea of Quentin Tarantino combining his Kill Bill saga into one complete work felt something of a distant rumor. It existed – at least for me – on the same level as a Vega Brothers spinoff or a potential Bond film. Soon after Vol.…
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Film Review – Left-Handed Girl
Left-Handed Girl (2025) marks the solo directing debut of Shih-Ching Tsou. She previously co-directed Take Out (2004) with Sean Baker and has since helped produced his films from Tangerine (2015) through Red Rocket (2021). With this latest release, the two have switched roles, in a way, with Tsou taking the director’s chair and Baker…
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