Author: Derrick Murray

“Do Revenge” is a surprisingly fun and funny black comedy that balances its satire and commentary with a thoughtful, fun to watch narrative

Netflix’s “Dahmer” is an Evan Peters performance showcase and little else. Painfully dull, exhaustingly familiar.

“The Empty Man” manages to be better than the sum of its parts, and despite taking some missteps along the way it sticks the landing.

Who’s ready to be a hero again? The massive turn-based RPG “Yakuza: Like a Dragon” is getting a sequel! The news was revealed during a livestream hosted by the series developers RGG Studios, announcing 3 new games in the series, all of which will connect to or follow the events of the original “Like A Dragon.” The sequel, titled “Like a Dragon 8” in the US, is said to be the largest game in the series to date, which is really saying something considering players of the original could dump over 90 hours into the game and still not fully…

“Pearl” is an unforgettable descent into madness, powered by incredible production and filmmaking, and a star performance from Mia Goth.

“The Woman King” is everything epic action movies are made of, and makes a strong case to be one of the best films of 2022.

“Don’t Worry Darling” is a really well made bad film, with stellar production value and powerhouse performances, but none of which overcome the rest of the films glaring shortcomings.

It’s that time again. Time to capsule review the films that are coming out of the height of festival season. Of course, there is a constant slate of new films at other festivals making the rounds and coming to the box office, so this recap is only films that come from Sundance and SXSW at the top of the year. Most of the films premiering at Cannes Tribeca, and Venice won’t get official release dates until later this year or early next year, so while the buzz is around the most current films making their international rounds, we’re only focused…

“Cobra Kai” season 5 is a fully realized homage to its “Karate Kid III” roots with cameos, heart, and more.

With Cannes and Venice Film Festivals passed and Telluride currently running as we speak, there are still a long list of Sundance and SXSW premieres that have yet to find distribution or be given an official release date. Some of these films are still making their rounds in smaller, regional festivals in a search for a studio to pick them up, while others premiered at these early 2022 festivals and are now sitting in limbo waiting to be seen by general audiences. Some of these aren’t necessarily knockouts, and I can understand why studios didn’t engage in bidding wars. But…