I have seen many independent movies about sad young people running off to figure themselves out over a weekend, and just as many that use the local environment — rather than expensive sets and soundstages — to tell their story.… continue
If you can stomach a few unnecessary flourishes and a handful of jokes that don't land, "The Mimic" is a movie you won't need to shake.
Feels like a labor of love ... and a forgettable Disney film.
Evan takes a serial consumer's look at the MCU's recently concluded "WandaVision."
Mandabi (The Money Order) is a landmark in West African filmmaking, the first to be told in the native language Wolof rather than French.… continue
Sandy (Laura Sampson Hemingway) is a recovering alcoholic forced to return forced to return to her dysfunctional home after her sister, Ellie (Natalia Ortonowska), is paralyzed from the waist down.… continue
Good small-scale science-fiction is hard to find because oftentimes ambitions outstrip abilities.… continue
Evan's annual look at Bionicle films continues with "Web of Shadows."