The “old” Fantastic Fest was lawless, sometimes in a good, fun way and sometimes in a bad, predatory one. And attempts to recapture it through stunts just don’t play the same in the new era. Which is fine—from experience, I can testify that it’s a Sisyphean task to try to live up to people’s nostalgic … Read more
Clearly, animated series based on video games do well on Netflix. The streaming service has had multiple seasons of a Castlevania series, along with a Carmen Sandiego show. They just announced they’re making a Tomb Raider show, and they also revealed a Devil May Cry anime from Adi Shankar as well. The show is based on the hit series of Capcom games about a demon … Read more
The eloquently composed “Our Father, the Devil,” a bleak, slow-burn character study, begins, quite literally, upon reflection. Against a window, the reserved Marie (Babetida Sadjo) smokes and sits by her favorite haunt, a bar serviced by the winsome Arnaud (Franck Saurel). In the window frame, her visage takes a blurred, ghostly appearance. Reflections that grant the … Read more
The Adams family returned to Fantasia this year with “An Adams Family Picture Show,” a Great Depression period piece set among carnies and liars inflicted with trauma from World War I. It’s their biggest movie so far, with extras and sets that recall “Nightmare Alley” (both the original and Guillermo del Toro’s color tribute), in … Read more
We learn right off the bat that Kinnaman’s character, unnamed at this point—he’ll get two names later, but family members call him David—is about to be a father. He’s driving to a hospital to be with his wife after he’s dropped off his adorable tow-headed little fella. In a parking garage, though, is a guy … Read more
Nic Cage is at his Cagiest here with random screaming, intense eye contact, and an accent you don’t want to miss. Film’s not half-bad either. REVIEW: After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything … Read more
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is looking to have a $72 Million second weekend, marking the best second weekend in Illumination history. Numbers have begun rolling in for the weekend and much to the surprise of no one, The Super Mario Bros. movie is coming in far ahead of the pack with what is looking … Read more