7.5
THE PERFECTION Review
The Perfection could inspire a meme called “Netflix and recoil,” and that’s mostly a good thing.
Posted by: Blake Crane
7.5
Netflix Comedy ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE Trailer
Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming comedy Always Be My Maybe starring Ali Wong, Randall Park, Michelle Buteau, Vivian Bang, Karan Soni, Charlyne Yi, Daniel Dae Kim, James Saito, Keanu Reeves, and Lyrics Born.
The film is directed by Nahnatchka
Posted by: Adam Patterson
Netflix Doc AFTER MARIA Gets a Trailer
Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming documentary After Maria, which takes a look at the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017. The film is directed by Nadia Hallgren.
After Maria premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and will be
Posted by: Adam Patterson
3.5
EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE Review
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is a mouthful of a title for a surprisingly vacuous biopic that never gives decent grounds for its existence.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE Trailer
Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming Ted Bundy biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as one of America’s most infamous serial killers.
The film is directed by Joe Berlinger, who just earlier this year directed
Posted by: Adam Patterson
7
THE LEGEND OF COCAINE ISLAND Review
Perfectly suited for Netflix, Cocaine Island is a light, fun documentary that contains plenty of “holy shit” moments and will no doubt spark a multitude of water-cooler conversations come Monday morning.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
3
THE DIRT Review
Jeff Tremaine’s Mötley Crüe biopic demonstrates that certain films deserve to stay in development hell until they burn out and fade away for good.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
THE HIGHWAYMEN Starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson Gets a Trailer
Netflix has posted a new trailer for The Highwaymen, which stars Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson as the two lawmen who took down Bonnie and Clyde. The film is directed by John Lee Hancock and also stars Kathy Bates and Kim Dickens.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
6.5
VELVET BUZZSAW Review
Dan Gilroy’s satirical Velvet Buzzsaw injects a heaping dose of bloody horror into the pretentious consumerism of the art world, centering on a cast of cartoonish narcissists as victims of the very pieces they draw profit from.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
7
FYRE Review
It’s a pitch perfect story of 21st century pop culture decadence in which young professionals are sold an Instagram filtered fantasy that only exists in their phones.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
Fyre Festival Doc FYRE Gets a Trailer
Netflix has released the trailer for the upcoming documentary Fyre, which takes a look at the notorious Fyre Festival and what caused it to be such a colossal disaster.
Fyre will be released in theaters and on Netflix January 18th.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
Dan Gilroy’s VELVET BUZZSAW Gets a Trailer
Netflix has released the trailer for Velvet Buzzsaw, Dan Gilroy‘s latest film that takes aim at the Los Angeles art world. The thriller stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, John Malkovich, Zawe Ashton, Natalia Dyer, Tom Sturridge, Daveed Diggs, and Billy Magnussen.
Posted by: Adam Patterson
Jonas Akerlund’s POLAR Gets a Trailer
Netflix has released the trailer for the upcoming thriller Polar, directed by Jonas Akerlund. Based on a graphic novel, the film stars Mads Mikkelsen as the world’s top assassin who is forced to come out of retirement when a group of
Posted by: Adam Patterson
4
BIRD BOX Review
Release Date: December 21, 2018 (Netflix)
Director: Susanne Bier
MPAA Rating: R
Run Time: 124 minutes
Although this particular review will fail it, I call on all future reviewers to attempt the “Bird Box Challenge” when breaking down the
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
8
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS Review
Buster Scruggs finds a way to bridge the jocular nostalgia of a Hawks Western with the sobering realities of an Eastwood joint in an impressive feat of tonal flip-flopping.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
MOWGLI: LEGEND OF THE JUNGLE Gets a New Trailer
Remember that Andy Serkis-directed Jungle Book movie that was set to come out back when Disney released their new live-action version? Well, it’s finally gearing up for a release, with Netflix stepping up to drop it in theaters and on its streaming
Posted by: Adam Patterson
