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3 out of 5 stars (average) Thank you to writer/director Jimmy Olsson for reaching out to me for this review. As someone on the autism spectrum, I take great interest whenever a piece of media attempts to portray people with disabilities. As the amount of positive and believable portrayals of the disabled are somewhat limited,… Continue Reading
2.5 out of 5 stars (Decent) Every few years, Hollywood will put out an awards-bait war film that usually does something unique with the genre. In 2017, we had Dunkirk (which I never saw), and 2019 had 1917, a World War 1-set war movie notable for appearing to be done entirely in one shot. While… Continue Reading
3.4 out of 5 stars (slightly above average) Thank you to Octobercoast PR and Uncork’d Entertainment for reaching out to me for this review. Upon seeing the title for Stalked, I presumed it would be a story of some poor soul getting stalked by a creep who would increasingly ruin their life. What I got… Continue Reading
2 out of 5 stars (has some good moments, but is overall bad) Thank you to Justin Cook Public Relations and Emerge Entertainment for reaching out to me for this review. Appiness is like a combination of the Ashton Kutcher Steve Jobs biopic and American Pie. Like many teen comedies of the early 2000s, it… Continue Reading
3 out of 5 stars (average) Just Mercy is a good film with the ingredients to be a great one. Taking a racially charged true to life story, the film tells a well-acted but somewhat simplistic tale elevated by its cast and direction that ends on a surprisingly perfect note. Just Mercy will entertain fans… Continue Reading
Writer-director Chad Werner has a new horror film set for release on DVD and VOD this February, The Perfect Host. The film follows 2 friends who rent a lakeside Airbnb, but discover that their host may be more sinister than he appears. I chatted with Werner about his film, as well as his love for… Continue Reading