Perhaps the most important thing to note about writer-director Andrew Semans’s new film, “Resurrection,” is not that it is horrifying, but rather that it is grippingly horrifying. It may be described as a “psychological thriller,” and while those words are… Read More ›
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall’s Performance Powers “The Night House”
We have, somehow, reached mid-October, and that means it’s time for horror movies (not that you can’t watch them any time). Out today on Blu-ray is “The Night House,” a mediocre haunted house film made quite good due to the… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Teen Spirit”
There is something deeply unsettling about writer-director Max Minghella’s “Teen Spirit.” The film, which stars Elle Fanning, is Minghella’s first feature as a director and while it shows flashes of brilliance, they are not carried through. What starts as a fascinating… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Settles in for “The Dinner”
What is someone really asking when they ask what movie they should go see or what movie, currently in theaters, is good? Are they asking for the name of the best movie or a guess as to what they will… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Tumbledown" (2016)
With apologies, this is one of those reviews where I’m going to get into spoiler territory. Why? Because I loved so much of what Sean Mewshaw’s “Tumbledown” was doing and then it took a turn and really let me down…. Read More ›