FIREWORKS
“The real-life story of the so-called Giarre murder serves as the basis for this Italian gay romance, which is sun-soaked at the heart (recounting the rapturous love of two 16-year-old boys in 1980s rural Sicily) but darkly chilling around the edges.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network
DRIVING MADELEINE
“Watching Driving Madeleine is such an enjoyable journey that you’ll wish it never had to end.“ – John Black, Cinekong
WANTED MAN
“Wanted Man is for those wanting an action film that won’t tax your intelligence but won’t insult it either.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
I.S.S.
“I.S.S. takes it’s “what if” premise and plays it out without pretending there will be an easy resolution. At a time of international tensions, it’s a cautionary tale about a future we can only hope won’t come to pass.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
“Forty-nine years ago, Universal Studios unleashed Jaws on the world, making everyone afraid to go into the ocean. This week, the studio joined Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster to put out Night Swim, a movie that wants to make you afraid to swim in your backyard pool.”
“Perhaps, as with love, what you take away from “Stroking an Animal” depends largely on what you brought with you, and how much you invested into it.” – 
“More than any other film this year – perhaps this decade – The Zone of Interest will dig itself under your skin, will gnaw like a canker sore on the back of your subconscious.” – 
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“If an erratic, vicious serial killer meets a skilled animal trainer who knows the tics and quirks of the primate mentality, who will prevail?” – 
“There are plenty of one-liners and comic moments, but the film’s overall mood is one of ache and bereavement and you’ll probably absorb more of the movie’s somber heaviness than you bargained for.” – 
“The movie is a mixed bag, I enjoyed certain aspects but a lot of it falls flat.” – 
“The Cooper/Singer screenplay simply trades the clichés of the biopic for the equally trite clichés of the troubled marriage drama.” – 
“Jeffrey Wright makes the most of his star turn in American Fiction as an African-American author who pulls off a hoax that spins out of control. It is at once hilarious and deadly serious, making it one of the best films of 2023.” – 
“But for the gore and the nudity, Deliver Us is a film that might engender a lively discussion in a theology class.” – 
“Zack Snyder has made some dark films filled with action and visually compelling images. His latest is so epic it has been split in two. While the first half takes off after a slow start, it is not a film that will be accused of originality.” – 
“A feminist Frankenstein … provokes serious thought about the nature of existence as it circles back to the original suicide and the wounded creator who made the best of whatever spare parts were available in a damaged world.” – 
