As we embark on 2023, I’d like to take a moment to look back at 2022. In January, we returned to the Sundance Film Festival, publishing dispatches from our editors Brian Tallerico and Nick Allen as well as our contributors Marya Gates, Robert Daniels and Isaac Feldberg. In February, Barbara Scharres brought us highlights from the Rotterdam International Film Festival, while our annual Women Writers Week was

“This is what they want. America’s sweetheart.” Genre I’d put it in: Powerfully Compelling BiopicsRelease Date: 2022Remake, Sequel, Based-On, or Original: Based on the life and career defining moments of Whitney Houston Story: Whitney Elizabeth “Nippy” Houston grew up in New Jersey, but became a worldwide music sensation thanks to the power of her incredible

It’s undeniable that there’s a very good movie somewhere inside the concept for Twisted. There just has to be. Not only the synopsis must sound good. The idea is there. Unfortunately dormant and kept in a secondary plane, sacrificed for a vision that isn’t as effective as I would have hoped. Sometimes as a director

It’s undeniable that there’s a very good movie somewhere inside the concept for Twisted. There just has to be. Not only the synopsis must sound good. The idea is there. Unfortunately dormant and kept in a secondary plane, sacrificed for a vision that isn’t as effective as I would have hoped. Sometimes as a director

When it comes to telling a story about charity, and a real one for that matter, I always say you have two choices.  On one hand you can sit comfortably and let the story take its own course without even hinting at trying to stay off the beaten past of what constitutes a compelling tale

Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman’s The Human Trial is a documentary about a subject that perhaps you’ve heard tons about. In the hyperconnected world we live in, it’s easy to have access to factual information about health issues in the modern world. Information is accessible, which doesn’t mean you should get your facts from a

With Detective Knight: Rogue, you know what you’re gonna get. There’s no other reason to sit through a film of this nature than an unconditional love for a genre known for having little to no versatility. This is an action film that feels like a straightforward decision executed by someone who understands he isn’t going

One thing’s for certain. After watching Alison Stover and Joe Benedetto’s The Four Walls of Charlotte Moreland you will reflect upon yourself and analyze whatever you’re part of. This kind of self-discovery and self-exploration isn’t automatic with most films, but the duo’s production calls for something different as it portrays a delicate subject without much

Films should not require anything from audiences. At least, regular films. However, we’ve become used to fan-servicing films and now things could change. Not to say there’s a clean slate and fans should be forced to be fed whatever’s on the screen, but we should open our minds more often. It’s definitely necessary. This is

Thrillers that take place in a single location aren’t very common. It seems filmmakers prefer to utilize a stage for spectacle, and the script is left in a secondary plane. If we add the action genre to this equation, it’s even more rare. But do you actually remember action films having good scripts aside from