Tackling the grandiose superhero genre with a micro-sized budget appears to be a tall task, but thoughtful filmmakers have thrived under these rigid conditions. Whether it's James Gunn's darkly comedic venture Super or Julia Hart's wildly overlooked feature Fast Color, directors have shown that there's no ceiling even with limited
Lanie Burroughs (Allison Powell) is an introverted and somewhat abrasive teenage girl. She thinks that her studies are the only thing that’s important so that she can have a good future, and while that’s commendable, it also means that she doesn’t really have any friends. Lanie also has no interest in
Whether he's saving the president (again and again in the Has Fallen series) or leading a shirtless Spartan army, Gerald Butler has established himself as a premier action star. He may not be a critical darling, but Butler's sturdy gravitas deserves praise for carrying even the most middling of screenplays.
Farewell Amor: Review. By Trenyt Neely. This film from writer/director Ekwa Msangi follows an Angolan family reunited after 17 years apart. Father and husband Walter (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine), his wife Esther (Zainab Jah), and their daughter Sylvia (Jayme Lawson). Upon initially reuniting, all are filled with an understandable mix
Ever since breaking out in 2014's moody thriller Nightcrawler (his mumbling charm is one of the film's unheralded strengths), Riz Ahmed's profile continues to be on the rise. Along with being a sturdy supporting player, Ahmed flexed his versatile talents in HBO's The Night Of, generating massive award buzz for
