
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - June 7th, 2024 - Movie ReviewsBad Boys: Ride or Die comes across as more of an overblown mid-1990s action flick than even the original 1995 hit that spawned this now four-film franchise does.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die comes across as more of an overblown mid-1990s action flick than even the original 1995 hit that spawned this now four-film franchise does.

Handling the Undead (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - June 7th, 2024 - Movie ReviewsThere are no cheap jump scares. No sudden outbursts of chaos or gore. Violence is (mostly) of the psychological variety and, more to the point, almost always self-inflicted.
There are no cheap jump scares. No sudden outbursts of chaos or gore. Violence is (mostly) of the psychological variety and, more to the point, almost always self-inflicted.

The Watchers (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - June 7th, 2024 - Movie ReviewsUneven Watchers Still Overflows in Supernatural Dread The Watchers, adapted from the novel by A.M. Shine, was written for the screen and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and produced by her The Sixth Sense, Signs, and Unbreakable filmmaker father M. Night Shyamalan. It’s the story of a young woman, artist Mina (Dakota Fanning), who finds […]
Uneven Watchers Still Overflows in Supernatural Dread The Watchers, adapted from the novel by A.M. Shine, was written for the screen and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and produced by her The Sixth Sense, Signs, and Unbreakable filmmaker father M. Night Shyamalan. It’s the story of a young woman, artist Mina (Dakota Fanning), who finds […]

In a Violent Nature (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - May 31st, 2024 - Film Festivals Movie ReviewsThere is a moment in In a Violent Nature that will rightfully go down in slasher movie lore.
There is a moment in In a Violent Nature that will rightfully go down in slasher movie lore.

Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - May 31st, 2024 - Movie ReviewsTrudy Ederle’s story needed to be told, and that it also happens to be this gosh darn triumphantly entertaining is a giant win for all of us.
Trudy Ederle’s story needed to be told, and that it also happens to be this gosh darn triumphantly entertaining is a giant win for all of us.

Unforgettables: Cinematic Milestones #28 – All About My Mother (1999)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - May 30th, 2024 - FeaturesAlmodóvar’s cathartic melodrama of gender, sexuality, and family still strikes a universal chord after 25 years
Almodóvar’s cathartic melodrama of gender, sexuality, and family still strikes a universal chord after 25 years

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - May 24th, 2024 - Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsBut that instantaneous feeling of giddy euphoria? That hasn’t happened since The Road Warrior. Hasn’t happened, that is, until now. Until after watching Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
But that instantaneous feeling of giddy euphoria? That hasn’t happened since The Road Warrior. Hasn’t happened, that is, until now. Until after watching Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - May 24th, 2024 - Movie ReviewsNightwatch: Demons Are Forever might be the most unexpected “legacy sequel” to ever hit screens.
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever might be the most unexpected “legacy sequel” to ever hit screens.

I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - May 16th, 2024 - Film Festivals Four-Star Corner Movie ReviewsI Saw the TV Glow is one of the best films about identity I’ve ever seen.
I Saw the TV Glow is one of the best films about identity I’ve ever seen.