‘Cold Brook’ Review: William Fichtner Crafts an Endearing Directorial Debut
I did a lengthy retrospective interview with William Fichtner back in 2015 as part of a local Buffalo, New York publication's "film issue" due to his being rais...
William Fichtner
Review: ‘Finding Steve McQueen’ is a Likable, Thin Crime Drama
The Dinsio Brothers and their accomplices stole around nine million dollars from four hundred-plus safety deposit boxes inside the United California Bank of Lag...
New to Streaming: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,’ ‘To Sleep with Anger,’ ‘O.G.,’ and More
All the newly streaming films of Netflix, Amazon, MUBI, and more....
Tribeca Review: ‘O.G.’ is an Honest Look at Time Behind Bars
Set in a maximum-security prison, O.G. gets many of the details right about incarceration, from the mutual respect amongst inmates who have accepted why they’re...
Tribeca 2018 Lineup Includes ‘Disobedience,’ ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post,’ ‘The Seagull,’ and More
After announcing the opening night film, Lisa D’Apolito's documentary Love, Gilda, the complete lineup for the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival has been unveiling...
Review: ’12 Strong’ is a Unique Modern War Movie
War films generally come in two varieties: a gray introspective look at its emotional and psychological cost and black and white jingoistic propaganda. The form...
SXSW 2017 Adds World Premiere of Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’ and More
Kicking off on March 10th is the annual South by Southwest Film Festival. With Terrence Malick's Song to Song set to open the Austin-based event, another hi...
First Trailer For ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’
After many delays and little hype, the poorly-received, Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arrived in late summer of 2014 destined to quickly...
The Best Ensembles of 2014
After singling out the great breakthrough performances of the year, it's time to turn our eyes to the ensembles. Whether it's a small supporting role or the l...
[Review] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The failure of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is not a result of irreverence towards the original source material, but rather a lack of curiosity and imag...