BLUE JEAN

“The film poses a nightmare situation that no one should ever have to navigate – though, thanks to anti-LGBTQ+ red state laws, too many people here and now in America are faced with dilemmas of the same sort.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

FLAMIN’ HOT

“Flamin’ Hot is a pleasant fable which should not be confused with a documentary.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

HOLLYWOOD DREAMS & NIGHTMARES: THE ROBERT ENGLUND STORY

“Englund seems to have mastered the skill his predecessor Boris Karloff had of being able to frighten audiences on the screen while becoming a beloved figure in real life.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

BROOKLYN 45

“It’s a horror movie for adults, particularly those who have left their youth far behind, and know what it is to wrestle with the demons of one’s past.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

THE NEIGHBOR

“Pasquale Marrazzo’s story of two men in love in Milano traces a love affair that’s shadowed by the vicious predations of a neo-Nazi and his group of followers, but somehow loses steam in the aftermath of a brutal homophobic attack.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

“Daniel Kaluya as Hobie Brown was everything I dreamed he be.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr

“It’s tough to improve on one of the most inventive animated pieces of entertainment ever made, and yet this movie does so.” – Rodney Brown, Nerd Caliber

SHOOTING STARS

“This adaptation of LeBron James’s and Buzz Bissinger’s 2009 book would have done better as a six-to-eight-hour limited series. There’s a compelling story here, but this version isn’t it.” – David Riedel, Chicago Reader

THE LITTLE MERMAID

“Melissa McCarthy managed to use her scenery chewing powers for good as Ursula.” – Byron McNeal, On The Reel On Tumblr

THE WRATH OF BECKY

“Fascists are horrible; let’s go kill ‘em all.” – Andy Crump, Paste Magazine

KANDAHAR

“As with the other films Butler has done with director Ric Roman Waugh, like Angel Has Fallen and Greenland, plot and character are simply excuses to get to the next action scene.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

“It’s all very chaotic and very dull.” – John Black, Cinekong Reviews

INFLUENCER

“If you can just go with the flow, Influencer may not convince you that’s an occupation with a future, but it will still have you on the edge of your seat to the very end.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

UNDER MY SKIN

“An unconventional love story, Under My Skin feels like a cross pollination between drama and rom-com, with a grounded sensibility that most likely comes from O’Donnell having drawn on his own life experiences.” – Kilian Melloy, EDGE Media Network

SAPIOSEXUAL

“For those willing to go along for the ride, Sapiosexual delivers on both ends of the compound word, proving to be intelligent while indulging the sexual sides of the characters leading to their unexpected ends.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

THE MOTHER

Viewers wanting to share The Mother with their own mothers might want to first ask Mom about her tolerance for movies with a high body count and not a lot of narrative sense. – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies

EVERYTHING WENT FINE

Everything Went Fine doesn’t express a particular point of view about being a family member’s personal Jack Kevorkian, but instead focuses on the tedium of planning, the bureaucracy, and the legal snafus that follow. – David Riedel, Chicago Reader

BLACKBERRY

“Baruchel looks like he’s wearing a grey fright wig left over from someone dressing up as an old man for Halloween.” – John Black, Cinekong Reviews