Author: Derrick Murray

Did Harry Styles really spit on Chris Pine?

John Williams’ “Maestro of the Movies” is an unforgettable experience, packed with many memorable moments and a stark reminder of just how beautiful and wonderful movies can be when captures by legendary music compositions.

“Rings of Power” is absolutely stunning to look at, but stripped of its “Lord of the Rings” connection becomes just another bland streaming service attempt at young adult fantasy.

“House of the Dragon” isn’t necessarily the home run we all hoped it would be, but it is a worthy return to the wild world of Westeros.

“The Sandman” is vastly immersive, constantly ever-expanding world building exercise of fantasy, gods and monsters.

“Day Shift” is still a helluva lot of fun, and is one of those films that asks you to turn your mind off and enjoy the show and then rewards you for doing so.

“Bodies Bodies Bodies” manages to have its cake and eat it too, playfully parodying the Gen Z lives while simultaneously asking real questions about how we interact with the people around us.

“Prey” accomplishes everything it sets out to do, delivers on all fronts, and makes a case for being one of the best films of the year so far.

“Bullet Train” has all the cast and charm of “Smokin’ Aces” but all the messiness and pointlessness of “Smokin’ Aces 2.”

Sitting on a backlog of festival films has become rather tedious, especially considering that many of the ones I really want to discuss and review don’t even have release dates yet. Hell, some of them don’t even have distribution and are still making their rounds in smaller, more regional festivals both domestically and internationally. Nevertheless, there are still some that are trickling out with official release dates, and we’ve got a nice new batch of festival films dropping this month. Many are actually coming out the first week in August, which is stacking up to be one helluva a new…