Takes its time getting to the scary stuff, but uses that time to ratchet up the dread in a big way, leading to a surprising finale that chills to the bone.
View More Sacrifice (dir. Andy Collier, Toor Mian): Film reviewCategory: Reviews
Greenland (dir. Ric Roman Waugh): Film review
Worth checking out before the world ends
View More Greenland (dir. Ric Roman Waugh): Film reviewBLISS (dir. Mike Cahill): Film review
An empty novelty, presented in a way that can only keep the audience at a distance
View More BLISS (dir. Mike Cahill): Film reviewThe Little Things (dir. John Lee Hancock): Film review
I have a feeling that The Little Things is going to be a bit of a critical punching bag, but I enjoyed the film
View More The Little Things (dir. John Lee Hancock): Film reviewPsycho Goreman (dir. Steven Kostanski): Film review
It’s hard to overstate how wonderfully fucked up this movie is.
View More Psycho Goreman (dir. Steven Kostanski): Film reviewHoliday Concerts in Review: 6 shows that went on despite the pandemic
Some of the most beloved choruses and orchestras in the Philadelphia area became creative in entertaining audiences in safe and often unexpected ways via virtual holiday performances.
View More Holiday Concerts in Review: 6 shows that went on despite the pandemicGirl in the Snow: A new CD by Rutgers-based composer Scott Ordway
Ordway’s originality shines through every aspect of this music.
View More Girl in the Snow: A new CD by Rutgers-based composer Scott OrdwayNews of the World (dir. Paul Greengrass): Film review
The kind of movie that’s totally worth watching while simultaneously being nothing at all to write home about.
View More News of the World (dir. Paul Greengrass): Film reviewCome Play (dir. Jacob Chase): Film review
Next in a long line of “horror short gets expanded to feature length” projects
View More Come Play (dir. Jacob Chase): Film reviewNew Order (2020 – dir. Michel Franco): Philadelphia Film Festival review
This movie is going to upset a lot of people. Good.
View More New Order (2020 – dir. Michel Franco): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewApples (2020 – dir. Christos Nikou): Philadelphia Film Festival review
A mostly quiet tale, carried by the human performances and minimalist plot
View More Apples (2020 – dir. Christos Nikou): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewWhite Lie (2019 – dir. Yonah Lewis & Calvin Thomas): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Ever meet one of those people who, no matter what the situation, cannot help but lie about even the tiniest things?
View More White Lie (2019 – dir. Yonah Lewis & Calvin Thomas): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewBorat Subsequent Moviefilm (dir. Jason Woliner): Moviefilm review
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is hilarious to the point of incapacitation.
View More Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (dir. Jason Woliner): Moviefilm reviewTHE NEST (dir. Sean Durkin): Film review
Carrie Coon torches the screen contemporary version of a costume drama
View More THE NEST (dir. Sean Durkin): Film reviewI’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (dir. Charlie Kaufman): Film review
Maybe my love for this movie is mostly because it’s a rock-and-roll act of writing
View More I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (dir. Charlie Kaufman): Film reviewRELIC (dir. Natalie Erika James): Film review
The scariest thing I can think of, outside of a talking octopus that walks on land, is mental decline
View More RELIC (dir. Natalie Erika James): Film review7500 (dir. Patrick Vollrath): Film review
Taking place entirely within the cockpit of a hijacked commercial airliner, this minimalist performance piece benefits greatly from a high-level of sustained tension.
View More 7500 (dir. Patrick Vollrath): Film reviewBABYTEETH (dir. Shannon Murphy): Film review
An A-rate tale of flawed, kindhearted humans doing their best to be as good as they possibly can.
View More BABYTEETH (dir. Shannon Murphy): Film reviewSHRED AMERICA (dir. Arthur Swidzinski): Film review
Back in the summer of 2008, a group of skaters decided to go on an adventure.
View More SHRED AMERICA (dir. Arthur Swidzinski): Film reviewTHE KING OF STATEN ISLAND (dir. Judd Apatow): Film review
A moving tale of a delayed coming of age
View More THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND (dir. Judd Apatow): Film review