Darren Aronofsky is a director who has gained his own brand of cult status from a catalog of enthralling films that are wildly diverse but united by grandiose ideas. He likes deep metaphors…
Love can switch into hate in a flash. That is what made 1989’s “The War of the Roses” such a fun anti-romance. Adapted from a novel by Warren Adler and directed by Danny…
For his latest feature, survival thriller “Eden,” Oscar-winning director Ron Howard found inspiration in the gripping real-life story behind the settlement of Floreana, a small island in Ecuador’s Galápagos Archipelago. Set in…
Riz Ahmed is one of those actors with a truly unique presence. He rarely ever tries to overstate a performance and conveys tension through the use of silence. The wheels always seem to…
Questions of commitment and sexual freedom have always dogged humanity, even if it feels like such a modern concern with labels like “polyamorous” dominating cultural lingo. “Splitsville” has great fun exploring these…
No matter what era we are living through, the American West retains the allure of wide spaces where you can get lost, reinvent yourself, and possibly do both through crime. At least, that…
Action movies are almost becoming the equivalent of fun getaways for middle-aged actors looking to escape the dreariness of serious drama. When “Nobody” was first released in 2021, it became a surprise hit…
Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” is a throwback to the kind of thriller where suspense builds out of genuine moral dilemmas. There is action, yet what grips are those classic questions revolving…