James Jay Edwards reviews Spiral, a horror thriller film by director Kurtis David Harder, starring Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Ari Cohen, and Jennifer Laporte. (Shudder)
The Nest Is as Grim as a Failing Marriage Movie Can Be
James Jay Edwards reviews The Nest, a film by writer/director/producer Sean Durkin and starring Carrie Coon and Jude Law. (IFC Films)
Antebellum Is an Important Movie That Will Soon Be a Pop Culture Legend
James Jay Edwards reviews Antebellum, a film written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, and starring Janelle Monáe. (Lionsgate)
Rent-A-Pal Is a Little Slice of Retro Creepiness
James Jay Edwards reviews Rent-A-Pal, a niche horror film written and directed by Jon Stevenson and starring Brian Landis Folkins and Wil Wheaton. (IFC Midnight)
Killed My Wife Spins a Creative-Yet-Unsatisfying Mystery
James Jay Edwards reviews Killed My Wife, a movie adapted from a webcomic, written and directed by Kim Ha-ra. (Red Hound Films)
Words on Bathroom Walls Tackles Mental Illness Just Heavily Enough for Its Ya Audience
James Jay Edwards reviews Words on Bathroom Walls, a movie adapted from the YA novel and directed by Thor Freudenthal. (LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions)
Live from the Space Stage: A Halyx Story Is a Disney Story Even Hardcore Disneyphiles Might Not Know
James Jay Edwards reviews Live from the Space Stage: A Halyx Story, a documentary about a Star Wars-adjacent KISS-inspired band that rocked the Space Stage in Tomorrowland at Disneyland during the summer of 1981.
Sputnik Turns Old Sci-Fi Tropes Into Something New
James Jay Edwards reviews Sputnik, a Russian sci-fi horror film directed by Egor Abramenko and starring Oksana Akinshina. (IFC Films)
Tesla Is a Stuffy Biopic with a Twist
James Jay Edwards reviews Tesla, a biopic written and directed by Michael Almereyda, and starring Ethan Hawke. (IFC Films)
Chemical Hearts Hints at Places It Doesn’t Go
James Jay Edwards reviews Chemical Hearts, a movie written and directed by Richard Tanne and adapted from the Krystal Sutherland YA novel Our Chemical Hearts.