The “Mission: Impossible” movies have truly tested just how long a franchise can last without replacing its main star. Tom Cruise famously embodies the last of a particular brand of Hollywood celebrity. Whatever…
For her first feature film, Laura Piani pulls from the highs and lows of being a writer, and the sometimes unrealistic expectations our favorite novels set us up for, to tell “Jane…
Guy Ritchie sure isn’t taking any breaks. The English director has been constantly putting out new material nearly every year, from large thrillers to historical action adventures, and even a Netflix series. He…
The revival of any and all hit franchises continues with “Final Destination: Bloodlines.” Horror fans need no introduction. Like its characters, this is a film series constantly defying death. The first movie…
Craig Waterman is the kind of character you feel for and yet wouldn’t want to have around. As played by Tim Robinson in “Friendship,” he’s a keen portrait of a literal outsider…
Food is love for Italian-American Brooklynite Joe Scarvella (Vince Vaughn) and his community in Netflix’s feel-good comedy “Nonnas.” Based on the true story behind Staten Island restaurant Enoteca Maria, this film follows…
Losers are irresistible as heroes. They can be so much more grounded and fun to be around than the picture perfect boy and girl scouts. Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” rekindles some of the studio’s…
Lorcan Finnegan’s “The Surfer” is another one of those oddball movies that makes you happy indie cinema is still finding ways to thrive. This film has no ambitions about filling up multiplexes,…