There’s a cult around “Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning”, and seeing it once is enough to understand why. On paper,…
Author: Nathan Flynn
Nathan Flynn
Nathan Flynn is a member of the Austin Film Critics Association and has been writing about movies since 2019, with work appearing on OneofUs.net and Cinapse.com. He’s especially passionate about action cinema, legal thrillers, and romantic comedies, and enjoys connecting classic and contemporary films for today’s audiences.
“HIM” is the kind of movie that frustrates you because the better version is so easy to imagine. On paper, it’s…
Robert Redford has died at 89. Actor, director, Sundance founder—sure, all of that’s true. But really, he was the face…
Horor studios often don’t know how to market their better films. Year after year, genuinely bold, and unnerving films slip…
“The Long Walk” is a strange, occasionally mesmerizing genre hybrid: part dystopian YA nightmare, part minimalist sports film, part cruel horror,…
“The American Southwest” from Director/Writer Ben Masters is a visually appealing documentary that takes viewers down the Colorado River, showcasing…
Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” is a fizzing, audacious remix of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low,” part procedural thriller, part…
After years of only knowing this oozy exploitation franchise by its toxic reputation, I just mainlined the “Toxic Avenger” series—and…
Darren Aronofsky is not exactly known for his sense of humor. His early work—”Pi,” “Requiem for a Dream,” “The Wrestler”—was…
It’s been nearly a decade since the Coen Brothers split up, and neither Joel nor Ethan has made quite the…