PAWN SACRIFICE Review — Well Played
Critic Colleague: Who knew Toby Maguire could act? Me: Who knew chess could be so riveting? Finally,…
THE VISIT Review: New Day for M. Night Shyamalan?
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson Fifteen-year-old Rebecca Jamison (Olivia De Jonge) is making a movie about her…
PROPHET'S PREY Review — Exposing Polygamy's Dark Underbelly
You could say I’ve been what most people would consider shockingly intimate with polygamists. I’ve visited the…
HELL AND BACK Review — A Little Slice of…Well…
By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson It goes without saying that cartoons aren’t just for kids anymore –…
STEVE JOBS — THE MAN IN THE MACHINE Review
Writer/director/producer Alex Gibney is one of the most talented documentarians of our time, with great films under his belt like…
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,…
