2017’s surprise hit Happy Death Day was a laugh-out-loud funny and, at times, genuinely scary…
Author: Mike McClelland
Miss Bala
Miss Bala lacks the grit and flavor of the original, and as a result the…
Read by Strangers: by Philip Dean Walker
Walker’s bold voice comes across with particular strength when he’s discussing the intimacy of love…
The Kid Who Would Be King
The Kid Who Would Be King addresses how children feel in an increasingly divided world.
From the Vaults of Streaming Hell: Alex Strangelove
While its perspective on teenage sexuality is smart and authentic, its view of sexual orientation…
The Heiresses
The Heiresses satisfies, albeit with less force than many of its bolder peers.
The Absolved: by Matthew Binder
Binder’s work recalls that of Brett Easton Ellis in that he can make an oversexed,…
Capernaum
Capernaum would be nearly perfect if Labaki approached its plot with the vérité style she…
Oeuvre: Carpenter: Dark Star
Dark Star shows that John Carpenter leaves more marks on his work than musical notes…
The Big Book of Female Detectives: Edited by Otto Penzler
A massive collection in which every piece has merit as both an historical artifact and…