Movies It’s Doubtful Kiddos Will Want to Visit The House With a Clock in Its Walls By Todd Jorgenson | 3 days ago Maybe filmmaker Eli Roth deserves credit for changing gears, but this effects-laden venture into kid-friendly Tim Burton territory is all spectacle and no substance.
Movies Why Chloe Sevigny Embraced the Chance to Star in a Lizzie Borden Biopic By Todd Jorgenson | 3 days ago The actress was a tourist at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum when she became fascinated with spearheading a new cinematic take on the Borden legend.
Movies Different Attitude, Same Result for Hapless Humans Facing The Predator By Todd Jorgenson | 1 week ago This attempt to introduce a more tongue-in-cheek approach to the material fails in part because it indulges in the same action clichés it seeks to satirize.
Movies Do Yourself a Simple Favor and Skip This Campy Concoction By Todd Jorgenson | 1 week ago Part psychological thriller and part suburban satire, this well acted genre hybrid funnels into a domestic melodrama that offers only fleeting pleasures.
Movies Why the Vigiliante Thriller Peppermint Leaves a Bad Taste By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago This ultraviolent revenge saga gives Jennifer Garner a chance to mow down bad guys in ways that traditionally have been reserved for men. So that’s something.
Movies How a Filmmaker Turned We the Animals Into a Coming-of-Age ‘Fever Dream’ By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago In his narrative feature debut, Jeremiah Zagar used 16-millimeter film and hand-drawn animation to flesh out Justin Torres' acclaimed novel of childhood trauma.
Movies Why Making Madeline’s Madeline Was Cathartic for a Highland Park Grad By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago Josephine Decker's offbeat drama about a troubled young thespian isn't based on the filmmaker's life. At least not on the surface.
Movies Women on Wheels: Filmmaker Inspired By Her Skate Kitchen Subjects By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago Crystal Moselle’s narrative feature debut combines her passion for skateboarding with her penchant for immersive storytelling.
Movies How a Hesitant Musician Found Blaze Foley’s Rhythm in His Acting Debut By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago Ben Dickey had no desire to become an actor. His good friend Ethan Hawke kept insisting otherwise.
Movies Escape Room: The Papillon Remake Plays It Too Safe By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago This stylish retelling of the 1973 Steve McQueen-Dustin Hoffman vehicle seems mostly unnecessary, a well-crafted epic that's more exhausting than exciting.
Movies The Stylish Alpha Tells the Origin Story of Man’s Best Friend By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago This visually striking adventure is both a prehistoric survival saga and a heartwarming boy-and-his-dog tale of loyalty and companionship.
Movies How the Locally Made Puppet Master Reboot Was 30 Years in the Making By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago Film producer Dallas Sonnier returned to his hometown to restart the gory micro-budget franchise that messed with his mind as a child.
