Sundance Review : “If I Go Will They Miss Me”
It’s been about three weeks since I returned from Sundance’s final year in Park City — a closing chapter for a festival that has defined independent film for decades. As expected, I missed a few titles in theaters but caught up with them at home. One such film was “If I Go Will They Miss Me”.
“Dreams” review: Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández ignite in a stylish, politically charged erotic drama
Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain reunites with director Michel Franco for her latest film, “Dreams,” from Greenwich Entertainment. Franco also pens the film’s screenplay. On paper, this film plays like a stylish remnant of the golden age of the erotic thriller, featuring sleek interiors, dangerous longing, and sex charged with consequence.
“How to Make a Killing” review: Glen Powell shines in A24’s darkly twisted black comedy
Glen Powell brings his charming everyman persona to the black comedy genre in “How to Make a Killing”, the latest film from A24. Written and directed by John Patton Ford, the movie draws inspiration from the 1949 British classic “Kind Hearts and Coronets”, originally penned by Robert Hamer and John Dighton.
“Hellfire” review: Stephen Lang burns through a gritty neo‑western
In “Hellfire,” from Saban Films, director Isaac Florentine returns to the muscular, morally complex terrain he knows well, delivering a neo-Western that feels shaped by dust, sweat, and scripture.
“Crime 101” review: Chris Hemsworth trades thunder for thievery in a smart, slow‑burn thriller
After a six-year hiatus, director Bart Layton returns to the heist genre in “Crime 101” from MGM. Layton also writes the film’s screenplay, which adapts Don Winslow’s novella of the same title.
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.