Wrong Turn Review: A Horror Film That Is Unsettling, But Mixed In Message

Related Blending in societal and political commentary with repulsion and gore , Wrong Turncan be an piquant , high - stakes film . It pits Gen Z - ers against seemingly backwoods raft the great unwashed who are trying to sustain their way of spirit . Wrong Turn — directed by Mike P. Nelson from a script by Alan B. McElroy ( who also write the 2003 original ) — postulate the audience to wonder about who ’s correct and haywire , who ’s “ barbaric ” and who is n’t , all while establishing the main fibre ’ journey toward a sense of belong and purpose ....

February 23, 2021 · 7 min · 1340 words · Alicia Abbott

Fallen Legion Revenants Review: A Ghost Of A Chance

Related Developed by YummyYummyTummy and published by NIS America , Fallen Legion Revenantsis the sequel to 2017 ’s JRPG - mode side - scrolling titleFallen Legion , and has been released onPlayStation 4andNintendo Switch . Like the former game , Revenantsmixes JRPG - style combat , stealth , and branching storylines to tell a grip tale of dark phantasy and political machination - even if it doesn’tquitestick the landing place ....

February 22, 2021 · 4 min · 802 words · Alexander Zamora

I Care A Lot Review: An Inconsistent Film With Strong Performances

I Care A Lot It ’s difficult to watch reprehensible people do deplorable matter , but it ’s made worse whenI like a Lottries to paint the main character as the lesser evilness in a film that is full of them — be they other characters or the apparently break-dance arrangement that drive their lawfully criminal dealing . Tonally discrepant , writer - director J Blakeson takes a magnanimous swing and miss with regards to the film ’s message ....

February 19, 2021 · 5 min · 974 words · David Anderson

Nomadland Review: Chloé Zhao's Latest Lives Up To The Hype

Nomadland Later this year ( should movie theatre of operations be open ) , Chloé Zhao will become the latest in a growing line of Marvel directors as her cosmic epicEternalsfinally rolls out . However , there ’s a salutary hazard that wo n’t even be her ripe motion-picture show of the class . WhileNomadlandis technically a 2020 release , it ’s debuting on Hulu and in theaters this twelvemonth , intend it will reach a capital audience now ....

February 19, 2021 · 5 min · 892 words · Patrick Cunningham

Silk Road Review: Jason Clarke's Performance Is Nuanced In Lackluster Film

Silk Road Silk Road , based on a true story — “ except for what [ the filmmakers ] made up or changed ” — and adapted from theRolling Stonearticle by David Kushner , spread out with a not bad band - up . Drug lord Ross Ulbricht is a libertarian who wants to change the human race and believes that the people gaining ascendence and easy accession to an assortment of drug is the best mode to start “ taking back our impropriety ....

February 19, 2021 · 5 min · 1021 words · Dr. Bryan Tucker

Flora & Ulysses Review: An Underwhelming, Empty Film That Lacks Charm

Flora & Ulysses Slapstick humor , when done well , can be a pleasure to check . hold in a skeptical small girl and her superhero pet and it sound like a recipe for a heartwarming and adorably sweet and engaging kinsperson film . Somehow , Flora & Ulysses , which is directed by Nina Khan from a screenplay by Brad Copeland , misses the target in what should have been an entertaining and fun film ....

February 18, 2021 · 5 min · 895 words · Cassidy Farley

The Sinners Review: Sin Can Kill In This Clichéd Teen Drama

The Sinners hell and insurrection have long been two of the most fascinating themes to play out in cinema . Religion , like with the redoubtable horror ofSaint Maud , can also be employed to further search the style in which people might withdraw into it as a comfort or escape the confines of its tight boundaries . More often than not , the enactment of any perceived sinning and devout belief go hand - in - hand ....

February 18, 2021 · 5 min · 907 words · Cassidy Jimenez

Blithe Spirit Review: Film Fails To Entertain Despite Strong Performances

Blithe Spirit Many films have been made about an artist and his muse — Shakespeare in Love , Girl With a Pearl Earring , Surviving Picasso . AlthoughBlithe Spiritcan more accurately be compare to Tim Burton’sBig Eyes , Blithe Spirit , base on the play by Noël Coward , is a silly and uninspired film . It ’s pregnant with frenetic free energy and delightfully wizardly performances , butBlithe Spiritis not as curious or derisory as it typeset out to be ....

February 17, 2021 · 5 min · 996 words · Jeffrey Barker

Natsuki Chronicles Review: Bullet Hell Was Never This Comfortable

Related Natsuki Chronicles , formulate by Qute Corporation and published by Rising Star Games , is a horizontal shoot ‘em up ( shmup ) biz closely tied to the highly acclaimedGinga Force . Shmups are often splice to Hellenic colonnade play experiences that players seem to crave , given the existence ofretro gaming subscription , but the genre has certainly been developed out from its origins over the yr . Shmups may put off some players with their perceived difficultness , butNatsuki Chroniclesoffers several innovative features that make this an approachable incoming point ....

February 17, 2021 · 4 min · 759 words · Catherine Ramirez

Nerve Review: Last Nerve Of Steel

Related Nerveis a runner developed and publish by Gunfish Games that challenges musician to race a ball of light through a snarl of hazards that appear on an endless cylinder . Nervelooks and sounds awe-inspiring , but the consequence of fast - paced fun are overcome by all manner of frustration that drag the experience down . There is n’t much of a story toNerve . The player moderate a ball of light , which is always moving forward and can be steered around the piston chamber - shaped levels ....

February 16, 2021 · 5 min · 895 words · Gregory Mosley

The Mauritanian Review: Tahar Rahim Is Incredible In This Must-Watch Drama

The Mauritanian It ’s taken years to more thoroughly delve into the decisions made in the aftermath of September 11 . The function the U.S. has play in the atrocities lobbied against Middle Eastern and North African ( MENA ) multitude has seldom been criticized in film , nor have the policies that colourize George W. Bush and Barack Obama ’s presidency — namely , the continued cosmos of Guantanamo Bay , the horrific treatment of its hundreds of captive , and the fact that many are held there without article of faith ....

February 13, 2021 · 6 min · 1167 words · Samantha Yoder

Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar Review: The Silliness Is Dialed Up To Ten

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar It ’s been a while since there was a drollery amusing enough to bring on full belly jest . Maybe it ’s because the last year has been spent exist through a pandemic and an increasingly stressful political mood , but there is something so genuinely silly and silly aboutBarb and Star Go to Vista Del Marthat one ca n’t help but laugh at the ridiculous nature of it all ....

February 12, 2021 · 6 min · 1085 words · James Ramos

Judas And The Black Messiah Review: Daniel Kaluuya Shines as Fred Hampton

Judas and the Black Messiah Despite being a radical voice in the Black Panther Party , someone who spent his life-time uniting the oppress and fighting to topple antiblack structures , Fred Hampton is more of a side character in a story that should have been wholly about him . Judas and the Black Messiah , a film that follows the result that lead up to Hampton ’s blackwash in 1969 , is brought to life by director Shaka King , who also co - wrote the screenplay with Will Berson ( with a story by Kenneth and Keith Lucas ) ....

February 12, 2021 · 5 min · 996 words · Tracy Turner