Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut is a totally misguided, hollow, poorly constructed, derivative mess with virtually zero redeeming features alongside its questionable politics.
Terminator Genisys
TERMINATOR GENISYS cleverly sets up an alternate canon for the franchise, but as a standalone film it is mostly convoluted and disappointing.
Area 51
Oren Peli’s long shelved follow-up to Paranormal Activity is a fun and proficient, if gimmicky, rendition of a hokey premise and a ridiculous extraterrestrial-focused plot.
Peter De Rome: Grandfather of Gay Porn
An intriguing exploration of the master of underground gay porn in the ’60s and ’70s, Ethan Reid’s debut is the tale of a master of his craft and makes a solid argument for the analysis of pornography as a form of art.
Jurassic World
The latest in the long-stagnant Jurassic franchise is far from a return to form after the mixed Jurassic Park 3, and is a lackluster big-budget Hollywood debut from Colin Trevorrow of Safety Not Guaranteed fame.
54: The Director’s Cut
Mark Christopher’s re-queered cut of 54 (aka STUDIO 54) is a marked improvement on the somewhat butchered theatrical original.
Among The Believers
A look at the rise and spread of Radical Islamism, and the socio-economic and political instigators that have allowed such a movement to flourish, AMONG THE BELIEVERS is a proficient and informative documentary, targeted at a Western audience.
The Smell of Us
Larry Clark’s latest is an aesthetically rich and intellectually stimulating experience that is hindered by a reliance on a traditional narrative arc and classical filmic tropes.
The Invitation
Karyn Kusama’s first feature film in six years is a fantastic return to form, an uneasy genre flick which sees eleven friends attend a seriously weird dinner party at the house of an acquaintance who has been absent from their lives for two years.
Spring
SPRING is an unusual Freak Me Out feature, a remarkably well-constructed romance that then morphs into something else entirely, never content to rely on obvious narrative tropes.