A taut, terrifying serial killer thriller blended with a wilderness survival tale in stunning Australian locations, APEX isn't quite the predator it wants to be, but it's got some serious teeth. As the film opens, we meet Sasha (Charlize Theron) and her husband Tommy (Eric Bana) in the middle of an incredible climb. They are attempting to reach the peak of the Troll Wall, the highest vertical face in Norway. Wrapped in an approaching blizzard, Sasha pushes them forward, far p

Massive in scale and in its 4 hour plus length, CLEOPATRA is the definitive 60's, old Hollywood blockbuster that delivers high drama, huge old school stars and a never boring tale carried by three megawatt stars of the time. The troubled, unending production of this film is a story as fascinating as the film itself. It's star and director both nearly died making this hard to resist film behemoth. Where do you start with this legendary film? Let's start with the spectacle from

The devil's in the fascinating details in David Kittredge's excellent new documentary BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL. As the tagline on the poster says, "Every artist has his demon". Director John Boorman's almost ended his career when he took on 'Exorcist II: The Heretic" in 1977. With unprecedented access, trust among the participants and enjoyable depth, Kittredge unveils the history behind one of the most anticipated & hated films of the 20th century. Through archive footage, behi

"I was, to be frank, a spoiled, miserable, narcissistic, self-destructive and thoughtless young lout and badly in need of a good ass-kicking." So begins the opening frame of TONY with Anthony Bourdain's description of his 19-year-old self. The biographical film that follows plunges us into the summer of 1975, with the young, overly confident Bourdain bullshitting his way through a pitch to a college committee, his parents at home and every young woman within range. By carving

ONE NIGHT ONLY is so much more than what I expected. It's hilarious. It's a very sexy throwback to frank 70's and 80's film comedies AND it's got a strange "Purge"-style one night event around sex. I don't know how this works, but it does! Credit two guys that have spent a lot of time making solid kids content, that apparently had a lot of pent up ideas for adult content that explode onto screen in style. Director Will Gluck turned out the family-friendly and funny "Peter Rab

Action packed, hilarious and super powered by Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, MAYDAY is a relentlessly perfect tribute to a classic 80's action film. Thanks to excellent creatives and a big AppleTV budget, it never lets up, walloping you with big action scenes in the spirit of everything from "Top Gun" to "Firefox" with big laughs and a bit of heart to perfect the mix. Reynolds is in"Spirited" form as hotshot navy pilot Troy "Assassin" Kelly, leading a 1987 top secret miss

Shouting that Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL is the best RE film ever isn't loud enough. It's the goriest body horror flick since John Carpenter's "The Thing" and the best video game adaption I've ever seen. That's mostly a tribute to the fact that he's not trying to create a first-player game for the big screen. Cregger creates a hilarious, suspenseful, well-shot horror thriller that weaves in some incredible references to the game while carving out an experience very much his

THE LAST HOUSE made me think about Mark Wahlberg running away from the wind and the trees in "The Happening". That turd was one of the worst films I've ever seen, and this one should be grateful to have that comparison. This waterlogged mess starts off with a clever premise, then devolves into something much less interesting. We barely meet former fisherman/current unemployed engineer Jason (Wagner Moura) and his wife Ann (Greta Lee) and their two kids Ruth and Graham before

No one wins alone.... If you're looking for inspirational people in your world, there is no better subject than Kurt Warner. As a huge NFL fan and an attendee of the Super Bowl in which Warner brought the Cardinals to the very edge of a win (in one of the greatest Super Bowls ever played by anyone's measure), I was profoundly moved by AMERICAN UNDERDOG. Warner's sports life is certainly here, well documented and thrillingly told. Deftly intercutting new dramatized footage and

Far better than it has any right to be, PASSENGER somehow stretches its paper thin horror concept into an entertaining 97 minutes by cleverly creating some intriguing roadside mythology. It's also thanks to it's strong leads, Jacob Scipio as Tyler and Lou Llobel as Maddie. The young couple have decided to live van life after their neighborhood seems to be taking a turn for the worse and the road beckons. Scipio is ALL in, leaving all the stress of a high pressure job behind a