Feature Essays
“Oh, you suffer beautifully” | Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
In the beginning, a man opened a magical puzzle box and was dragged into hell for an eternity of torture. He escaped, his skin flayed ...
REVIEW: Life (2017)
On the International Space Station, a team of astronauts and specialists receive soil samples from a Martian probe. Inside they discover proof of life on Mars: a single-celled organism. Once attempts to stimulate it result in the creature's rapid growth, it breaks free of containment and begins killing the astronauts one by one. Another day, ...
REVIEW: Table 19 (2017)
Six people arrive at a wedding, only to find themselves relegated to a back end table away from family and friends: the fighting married couple of Jerry and Bina Kepp (Craig Robinson and Lisa Kudrow), lustful teenager Renzo Eckberg (Tony Revolori), the bride's childhood nanny June Squibb (Jo Flanagan), family cousin and parolee Walter Thimble ...
REVIEW: The Farewell (2019)
Billi (Awkwafina) is a struggling writer living in the USA. She learns from her parents that her "Nai Nai", or paternal grandmother (Zhao Shuzen),has developed terminal cancer and has only a few months to live. As her family gathers in Changchun to see Nai Nai one more time, Billi is horrified to learn that the ...
REVIEW: Like a Boss (2020)
Mel (Rose Byrne) and Mia (Tiffany Haddish), friends since childhood, operate their own makeup business. With the bills piling up, they likely have six months left before going out of business. When world-famous cosmetics tycoon Claire Luna (Salma Hayek) arrives with an offer of millions in funding, it seems too good to be true - ...
REVIEW: Underwater (2020)
Seven miles beneath the ocean's surface, a large-scale mining operation is devastated by an unexpected earthquake. Engineer Norah Price, her captain Lucien (Vincent Cassel), and a small band of survivors desperately work to reach safety before the entire facility collapses. Something has emerged from deep beneath the ocean floor, however, and has started to hunt ...
REVIEW: Joker (2019)
Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is a professional clown living in early 1980s Gotham City. He lives with his elderly mother. He sees a state-appointed therapist, but she does not seem interested in his problems. A gang of youths beat him up in the street. When it becomes clear no one cares about his welfare, Fleck ...
REVIEW: Bad Boys for Life (2020)
The 25 year partnership of Miami police detectives Mike Lowry (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is coming to an end, as new grandfather Marcus decides to take up an early retirement. When Mike is targeted for assassination by Mexican drug lords, however, the partnership needs to be kept together for just a few ...
