Romance novels, like thrillers, tend to produce authors that become brands onto themselves. In the realm of weepy beach reads, Colleen Hoover currently reigns supreme. Like Nicholas Sparks before her, Hoover knows how…
The classics can be interpreted in so many different ways. You can keep them set in their original eras or update the story for the present. Maggie Gyllenhaal’s sophomore directorial effort, “The…
The times are truly surreal, which is probably why so many filmmakers are channeling social commentary through a twisted lens. “Heel” is the latest film in this vein. The subject in Polish…
After controversial changes in cast and switching directors, “Scream 7” arrives with hopes of convincing fans that there is still some life left in this franchise. This year marks three decades since…
The cinema of Mexican auteur Michel Franco can either go down as a depressing experience or as bold storytelling, depending on the viewer. There are no safe storytelling avenues in his films, and…
Baz Luhrmann’s rapturous “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” brings Elvis Presley the entertainer into stark clarity. Behind all of the famous, debauched, opulent and ultimately tragic stories, there was always this raw…