The Rental is a pretty straightforward thriller in some ways. With its small budget and cast to go with its short run time, that shouldn’t come as much of a shock. Overall, I liked it and left it mostly satisfied with what was included even if there are a few things that probably could have been fixed in order to …

Relic should be a horror movie. It looks like a horror movie and feels like a horror movie, but it isn’t a horror movie. For some, this would be disappointing to hear. That’s understandable, but knowing what it isn’t beforehand could actually help you take a liking to much of what the movie has to offer. The film is based …

When hearing about Hirokazu Kore-eda’s project immediately following his film Shoplifters, it’s tempting to want to compare the two. However, that’s something that shouldn’t be done. Unlike that strong 2018 feature, The Truth isn’t trying to generate suspense in a typical way or build toward a huge twisting conclusion. Instead, the film that he decided to follow up with is …

7500 is the type of film that’s set exclusively in one location. These kinds of pictures are always tricky to make. If they fail to achieve their goal, we’re left with something that’s usually severely lacking in energy while we’re also forced to look at a bland movie set the entire time. However, when done correctly, these movies can feel …

I always worry about movies being longer than they need to be. That’s an issue that has made its way through Hollywood for years now. Out of all the filmmakers out there, Judd Apatow appears to be one of the most obvious violators of this trend. And while it’s not a horrible movie, The King of Staten Island shows that …