Sriram Emani’s short film “Jam Boy” just had its world premiere at the DC Independent Film Festival this February and…
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We officially are in Dumpuary. For me, as a critic, it’s like summer break after awards-season finals weekend—a predictable lull…
Sixteen years after “Avatar” became the highest-grossing film of all time, James Cameron’s return to Pandora continues to be less…
Before I watched “Moonraker,” I never realized that Arnold and the film “Eraser” ripped off that daring parachute scene. Granted,…
Released in 1993, “Demolition Man” is an oddly mature film for a sci-fi actioner and Sylvester Stallone at his most…
“Dredd,” released in 2012, fits right into the dystopian ideal. The character itself, Judge Dredd, is pulled from source material…
Yorgos Lanthimos is a professional trickster and manipulator, often making audiences uncomfortable and uneasy in each of his feature films,…
“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” begins with a meet cute. Cynical Sarah (Margot Robbie) and hopelessly romantic David (Colin Farrell)…
This is a horror cult classic. “Chopping Mall,” directed by Jim Wynorski, released the same year as John Badham’s “Short…
“Tron” has always been one of Disney’s strangest and most inconsistent franchises—and I’ll admit, I’m defenseless against it. I love its…