Charm City Kings is a dramatic adaptation of the 2013 documentary, 12 O’Clock Boys. On the poverty-stricken streets of West Baltimore, at risk youth find purpose and acceptance by joining illegal dirt bike gangs. Who film themselves performing dangerous stunts while evading law enforcement. Their exhilaration builds camaraderie, but often leads to criminal activity. Charm

An American couple has the vacation from hell in Death of Me, the latest horror flick from Saw franchise director Darren Lynn Bousman. The film is chock full of gruesome imagery and blood, but sadly lacking any real scares. A decent first act establishes a compelling mystery that is quickly fluttered away. The narrative then

2067 is a cerebral sci-fi thriller from Australian writer/director Seth Larney. The film is set in a dystopian future where climate change has eradicated all plant life. Humans survive by breathing synthetic oxygen, but at a terrible cost. The artificial air causes a “sickness” that is killing the remaining population. 2067‘s detailed plot has several

Writer/director Jud Cremata makes his grippingly tense and ambitiously inventive feature debut with Let’s Scare Julie, a haunted horror-thriller about a teenage prank gone wrong shot in one, continuous take. Though the creative approach of shooting an 82-minute film without cuts or interruption spurs genuineness from its performances and creates sincere claustrophobia for the viewer,

Ava fumbles its attempt to mix the standard globetrotting assassin formula with an intense family drama. A cliché-ridden script with clunky dialogue devolves into a bullets and beatdowns soap opera. Jessica Chastain is formidable as always in a brutally physical lead performance. Her tremendous effort and all-star ensemble cast aren’t enough to rescue the film.

Antebellum captures the horrific brutality of slavery, but fails to be compelling in any other regard. The graphic imagery and violence is distressing. Scene after scene of beatings, lynchings, and rape evoke visceral reactions. The film attempts to draw parallels between America’s greatest sin and its continuing effect on modern society. The leaden script fumbles

The song that saves the universe. The entire narrative backbone of Bill and Ted has always rested on, and is rooted in this idea. The Two Great Ones are not just tasked with uniting humanity. In Bill & Ted Face the Music, the Wyld Stallyns must create a singular piece of music that keeps the

The Devil All the Time is a dark and twisted backwoods thriller with a sensational ensemble cast. The film is an adaptation of the novel by Donald Ray Pollock, who pulls double duty as narrator. The plot follows several disparate characters over three time periods between two rural towns, Knockemstiff, Ohio (an actual place), and

Millie Bobby Brown continues to show impressive range as a lead actress. She becomes a detective extraordinaire in Enola Holmes, a brilliant film adaptation of the popular young adult novels by Nancy Springer. The younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft, Enola embarks on a rousing adventure in Victorian England. She faces a daunting mystery while

Don’t try to understand it. Feel it. Delayed three times, Christopher Nolan’s mysterious spy movie, Tenet, is one of the most important cinematic events of the year, and not just because it’s a Christopher Nolan movie. Adamant that the movie had to be seen on the big screen, Nolan’s decision to put his foot down