Movies like Sira are exactly what film festivals should be all about. Thrillingly directed and acted, this film places us in the Sahel region of Northern Africa and makes us all witness to both the horrors and strength of spirt of these people. When we first meet Sira, she is traveling across the desert with
In a film year that is not hurting for genuinely funny and well made movies, it’s no surprise that Bottoms comes in with a lot of expectations. With a premise this silly and talent this good, you’d be hard pressed to expect anything less than a rip-roaring time at the movies. Blessedly for us, Bottoms
One of the biggest book hits of the last few years was Red, White, and Royal Blue written by Casey McQuiston. Now a feature film being released by Prime Video, the movie is the debut film for playwright Matthew Lopez, Red, White, and Royal Blue is as deliciously sweet as the cake. When we begin
Dracula is one of the most enduring books and characters of the literary canon. There have been countless interpretations, but one of the most fascinating sections of the book has gotten the big screen treatment in Universal’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Rather than focus on a big sweeping story featuring the diabolical villain,
In a world full of sequels, prequels, and IP-equels, it is no shock that a movie like Haunted Mansion exists. A new adaptation of the famous Disneyland ride, this version of the Haunted Mansion comes via a collaboration with Justin Simien. Attempting to be your child’s first horror movie, the film doesn’t muster much in
Spades, sugary Kool Aid, and murder? Just ingredients for your run of the mill night at a cabin in the woods if The Blackening is anything to go by. The hilarious film takes aim at all of the various stereotypes and complicated history of Black folks in horror movies and makes for an engaging time