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Clouds – Film Review
Teenager Zach Sobiech (Fin Argus) forms the music group A Firm Handshake and records the inspirational hit single “Clouds” and tries to traverse his school and personal life, all while battling terminal cancer. By the time the end credits of Clouds appeared on screen, I genuinely had a hard time believing that Disney+ distributed the film. That’s…
- 2026
The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Film Review
Aaron Sorkin’s second directorial effort, The Trial of the Chicago 7, is based on the infamous 1969 trial of seven defendants charged by the federal government with conspiracy and more, arising from the countercultural protests in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The trial transfixed the nation and sparked a conversation about mayhem intended…
- 2026
Haunting of the Mary Celeste – Film Review
Haunting of the Mary Celeste, also known as Fishbowl, is an impressive effort from relatively new director Shana Betz. In the past, she has directed two feature films that are more action-comedy oriented, but with her latest, she takes her talents to the dreary seas and presents real and tangible horror with great direction on her…
- 2026
Borat – Film Review
Outrageous situations occur when Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen), a popular reporter from Kazakhstan, comes to the United States to film a documentary on what makes America a great nation. Along the way, he manages to offend just about everyone he meets, fall in love with actress Pamela Anderson and sets forth on a cross-country…
- 2026
Nocturne – Film Review
Inside the halls of an elite arts academy, a timid music student named Juliet Lowe (Sydney Sweeney) begins to outshine her more accomplished and outgoing twin sister when she discovers a mysterious notebook belonging to a recently deceased classmate. Horror movies are seemingly everywhere these days, and that’s not something that I’m going to complain…
- 2026
Monster House – Film Review
Three teenagers, Dustin James “D.J.” Walters, Chowder, and Jennifer “Jenny” Bennett discover that their neighbor’s house is actually a monster that hates children. With Halloween approaching, the trio must find a way to destroy the structure before innocent trick-or-treaters meet ghastly ends. Monster House has always been one of those movies that I have extremely fond…
- 2026