Sundance Review : Soul Patrol
“Soul Patrol” uncovers a chapter of American military history that has been overlooked, not by time, but by inconvenience.
Luc Besson’s “Dracula” has no pulse
French filmmaker Luc Besson hopes to return to his glory days with an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel “Dracula” from Vertical. Besson also wrote the film’s screenplay.
“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die”: a time-travel comedy that knows what it’s afraid of
Genre-bending director Gore Verbinski ventures into the world of time travel with his latest film, “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,” from Briarcliff Entertainment. Matthew Robinson writes the screenplay.
“Back to the past” explores time travel, tyranny, and the cost of changing history
“Back to the Past” is a legacy sequel that skillfully navigates its own mythology while acknowledging the risks of revisiting it.
“Pike River” is less about tragedy than what happens when we stop asking questions
There are true-story dramas that feel engineered for awards season, while others serve as acts of witness. “Pike River,” directed with sober conviction by Robert Sarkies and written by Fiona Samuel, firmly belongs in the latter category—a film more concerned with accountability than with catharsis.
Ric Roman Waugh and Jason Statham settle into cold, familiar action territory with “Shelter”
Legendary tough guy Jason Statham teams up with director Ric Roman Waugh for his annual winter season action flick in “Shelter” from Black Bear. Ward Perry writes the film’s screenplay.
“Wonder Man”: A Marvel series more interested in the actor than the cape
I’ll be upfront: I never had much awareness of Wonder Man before this series. He wasn’t part of my Marvel vocabulary growing up. What drew me to the show was the lead actor, whose work I’ve followed for years, and my interest in him turned out to be well placed.
Sundance 2026 Review: “Prime”
One of the great things about attending a film festival as iconic as Sundance is discovering an emerging voice in the shorts program. I had the privilege of viewing director Megan Coyle’s debut, “Prime,” as part of the Midnight Short Film Program.
“Sirât” is an explosive desert dystopia—cinema balanced on a knife’s edge
As the Oscar Season heats up, I wanted to highlight “Sirât”, Spain’s submission for this year’s Academy Awards. Neon will expand the film out for wide release next month. The film is directed by Oliver Laxe who co-writes the script with Santiago Fillol.
“Atropia” is a disjointed blend of war and romance
After dabbling in directing shorts, actress Hailey Gates makes her feature debut with “Atropia”. Gates also pens the screenplay for the film, which is an adaptation of her 2019 short “Shako Mako”.
“Mercy” is a soulless sci-fi mess
January has been a dumping ground for movies. And “Mercy” the latest film from stylish director Timur Bekmambetov does nothing to change that. The studio behind the film is Amazon/MGM and why they just didn’t dump this on Prime is beyond me.
“All you need is kill” is sci‑fi anime at its most relentless and human
“All You Need Is Kill” doesn’t ease you into its world—it drops you straight into the wreckage and asks you to find your footing while everything is still burning. Set in the near-future year 20XX, the film imagines a Japan struggling to rebuild after the sudden appearance of Darol, a massive alien “flower” that feels less like an invader and more like an omen.