Theater Camp works fine enough as a humorous, though never fully solid, satire of the theatre world and its many extravagant, sometimes unbearably so, personalities.
REVIEW: Theater Camp (2023, dirs. Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman)
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2023 Review
REVIEW: The Dive (2023, dir. Maximilian Erlenwein)
The Dive has moments of light suspense and some fine performances, but a lack of intrigue for both its central concept and lead characters, as well as a consistently undercut sense of tension, leaves it hanging out to dry.
REVIEW: The Blackening (2023, dir. Tim Story)
The Blackening is an amusing Black-led parody of slasher movies that offers some thoughtful and funny commentary on Black culture, which a game cast helps steer out of some hit-or-miss gags and some formulaic trappings.
REVIEW: Strays (2023, dir. Josh Greenbaum)
Certificate: 15 Running Time: 93 mins UK Distributor: Universal Pictures WHO’S IN STRAYS? Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte, Isla Fisher, Randall...
REVIEW: Blue Beetle (2023, dir. Angel Manuel Soto)
Certificate: 12A Running Time: 127 mins UK Distributor: Warner Bros Pictures WHO’S IN BLUE BEETLE? Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar,...
REVIEW: Scrapper (2023, dir. Charlotte Regan)
Scrapper is an outstanding debut feature from writer-director Charlotte Regan that avoids working-class drama tropes to tell a story with a vibrant sense of soul and style, led by a fantastic central performance from young Lola Campbell that will warm your heart in all the right places.
REVIEW: L’immensità (2022, dir. Emanuele Crialese)
L’immensità is an often playful and imaginative portrayal of adolescence, anchored by strong turns by Penélope Cruz and young lead Luana Giuliani, but an uneven structure leaves more to be desired.
REVIEW: Haunted Mansion (2023, dir. Justin Simien)
Certificate: 12A Running Time: 123 mins UK Distributor: Disney WHO’S IN HAUNTED MANSION? LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny...
REVIEW: Red, White & Royal Blue (2023, dir. Matthew López)
Certificate: 12A Running Time: 121 mins UK Distributor: Prime Video WHO’S IN RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE? Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine,...