EXPERIMENTER Review — Famous Yale Study Dramatized
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson It makes sense that Experimenter is an experimental film; not unlike Lars Von…
DARK PLACES Review — Charlize Theron Meets Gillian Flynn
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson I have a major girl crush on author Gillian Flynn. She’s only…
AMERICAN ULTRA Review: Not Your Basic Stoner Movie
Previously, I’d found that watching a “stoner” movie is a lot like watching people smoke pot. The…
SINISTER 2 Review — Sinister Too?
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson The first Sinister movie was released in 2012 and it was a…
THE MAN FROM UNCLE Review
If you’re old enough to have been cognizant in the ’60’s, you can probably remember whether you…
GRANDMA Review — My, What Big Teeth You Have
Just because this film has a warm and fuzzy title like Grandma doesn’t mean it’s going to be all home…
RICKI AND THE FLASH Review — Can Meryl Streep Rock It?
Ricki and the Flash has all the ingredients of a fabulous film: written by Diablo Cody (Juno,…
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Review — A Rogue Nation of Spiffy Spies
It isn’t often you witness a theater full of critics clapping, cheering and laughing out loud, but…
BEST OF ENEMIES Review — Best of Docs
There are so many documentaries out these days that seemingly serve no other purpose than to force…
PAPER TOWNS Review — More Like (Wet) Paper Towels
By Lisa Johnson Mandell In the beginning, teen coming of age drama Paper Towns has potential. Childhood…
SOUTHPAW Review: Timing is Everything
Let’s face it: boxing movies are all about the final big match. Everything that happens up to…
PIXELS Review — Good for a Giggle
By Lisa Johnson Mandell My critic colleagues will probably drum me out of the “union” for trashing Trainwreck…
