The Roses (2025 | USA | 105 minutes | Jay Roach) In 1989, Danny Devito re-teamed with frequent collaborators Michael Douglas and …
Year: 2025
Austin Butler Anchors Caught Stealing, Aronofsky’s Fast-Paced, Chaotic Crime Film
Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing has all the ingredients of a great crime film: Russian mobsters, car chases, shifting allegiances, stolen money, and, of course, a cat who steals the show.
Ron Howard gives salacious true story of Floreana castaways the Hollywood treatment in Eden
Ron Howard dives into the dark scheming heart of humanity in recounting a true story of self-promotional Galapagos settlers in the 1930s.
Margaret Qualley is a force of nature, Honey Don’t is okay. I guess
Margaret Qualley stars as Honey O’Donohue, a Bakersfield, CA private investigator on a mission to uncover the suspicious circumstances behind a woman’s death just before their scheduled meeting. The case pulls her into the orbit of a shady church and its sleazy pastor, Reverend Drew (Chris Evans). Qualley is magnetic throughout, commanding attention with her rapid-fire PI cadence. This is absolutely her movie, and she almost saves it from itself. Almost.
David Mackenzie’s new thriller Relay doesn’t deliver on the suspense
David Mackenzie’s new thriller starring Riz Ahmed offers a fresh take on an espionage suspense film—but Relay doesn’t take full advantage of its unique aspects.
Fifth Avenue Theatre’s After Midnight is an immersive trip through Harlem post-12 AM and a must-see
Since it’s debut on Broadway in 2013, the musical After Midnight has been a popular revue across the country, with its latest production currently taking stage at the Fifth Avenue Theatre through this weekend. It’s unlike anything I’ve seen on stage before, and it’s well, well worth your time and attention. This is the second successive production at the Fifth Avenue that I’ve reviewed after the immensely fun Bye Bye Birdie, and both are unqualified successes.
Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest stumbles, even as Denzel soars
Spike Lee’s “re-imagining” of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low opens with Matthew Libateque’s glossy footage of New York City waking up in a golden sunrise reflected off shiny buildings. “Oh What A Beautiful Morning” from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! blasts over the soundtrack. It’s definitely a beautiful morning, but for record exec David King it will be anything but a beautiful day.
Cloud drags us down to the gritty world of the dark web market
Ryôsuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda) seems harmless enough; a factory worker that dreams of bigger and better things if he could only get his hands on more cash. His way out is making backdoor deals under the moniker Ratel (some may call it swindling) with desperate, or just naive, people needing to offload bulk products.
Boys Go To Jupiter is absurdity on the surface, uncertainty at its heart
We see a group of kids hanging out on what turns out to be their Christmas break. One refuses to wear a shirt, another always dons a purple burglar beanie, a third is the pipsqueak of the crew and last is Billy 5000. Billy, a recent school drop out, is chasing his dream of making five thousands bucks delivering food for Grubster before New Years with only his hoverboard and intense focus to get him there. Finding a financial glitch in his employer’s system, he’s making hand over fist when his focus cracks after delivering to an ex-schoolmate and crush Rozebud.
Hola Frida journeys into the heart and mind of a legendary artist
Friday Kahlo is known for her self-possessed, unfazed take on the world and her art. She found beauty in the every day, pride in her culture and refused to adhere to societal norms. What could have made her an outcast instead made her unique empathetic and adored and most importantly exceptionally creative. Hola Frida is an attempt to explore her early life, both the tragedies and spiritual journey she experienced that shaped who she would become as an adult and artist. Animation and a light-hearted tone, no matter where the story takes us, allows for an all-ages audience.