In the absence of resources, all you really need is a good story and the desire to tell it
View More 100 Days to Live (dir. Ravin Gandhi): Film review
Category: Reviews
SLAXX (dir. Elza Kephart): Film review
A pair of possessed jeans comes to life and starts killing the staff in delightfully brutal ways
View More SLAXX (dir. Elza Kephart): Film review
A MODERN-DAY CARMEN FANTASY by The Philadelphia Orchestra and Brian Sanders’ JUNK
The Philadelphia Orchestra teams up with Brian Sanders’ JUNK for a reimagined, COVID-cautious CARMEN.
View More A MODERN-DAY CARMEN FANTASY by The Philadelphia Orchestra and Brian Sanders’ JUNK
Sacrifice (dir. Andy Collier, Toor Mian): Film review
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 review
Greenland (dir. Ric Roman Waugh): Film review
Worth checking out before the world ends
View More Greenland (dir. Ric Roman Waugh): Film review
BLISS (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 review
The 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 review
Psycho 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 review
Holiday 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 pandemic
Girl 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 Ordway
News 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 review
Come 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 review
New 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 review
Apples (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 review
White 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 review
Borat 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 review
THE 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 review
I’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 review
RELIC (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 review
7500 (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 review