The first film of 2020 did not set a high bar for quality. Writer and director Nicolas Pesce’s The Grudge (2020) is a reboot of

The first film of 2020 did not set a high bar for quality. Writer and director Nicolas Pesce’s The Grudge (2020) is a reboot of
Actors turning to direct always has mixed results. Ike Barinholtz has made that transition with his feature film debut, The Oath (2018). His comedic styling
When Unfriended (2014) arrived touting a premise where the entire movie would play out on a computer screen, many – including myself – laughed it
Kogonada pulled triple duty as the writer, director, and editor of his first film, Columbus (2017). The story is simple, the performances are strong, and