Female Film Critics 24/375
Centigrade, from director Brendan Walsh (TV’s Nurse Jackie ) and screenwriter Daley Nixon is loosely based on a true story which occurred in 2002. The movie could have just as easily been titled Trapped since that’s the scary situation the film’s stars, Genesis Rodriguez, (TV’s The Fugitive) and Vincent Piazza (TV’s Passage) find themselves in while traveling in a rented SUV to the arctic mountains of Norway.
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Ravage, the new movie from director and screenwriter Teddy Grennan (Among Ravens) isn’t for everyone. It is a gruesome, violent, sadistic actioner that might even make Quentin Tarantino wince. But, once you start watching Ravage there is no turning back.
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It just wouldn’t be summer without a teen drama to tug at our heartstrings. The latest is Amazon Studio’s Chemical Hearts, an irresistible love story directed and written by Richard Tanne. This is a surprisingly, multi-layered teen movie about acceptance, tolerance and of course falling in love.
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Liam Neeson, best known as the tough guy with the “special set of skills” in actioners like Taken, Run All Night and Non-Stop, shows a softer and more compassionate side in his latest movie Made in Italy. Directed and written by actor James D’Arcy (Avengers: Endgame and Dunkirk), Made in Italy is a slow moving, yet gripping drama set in beautiful Tuscany, Italy.
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The Cuban is a beautiful and heartwarming film about compassion, fulfillment, and a soul-saving friendship between a care giver and an elderly nursing home patient who bond over salsa. Louis Gossett Jr headlines the stellar cast that makes this music-filled inspiring drama snap, crackle and pop.
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The Rental is a tightly wrapped movie–88 minutes in all– that eschews predictable and cheesy jump scares for authentic and lingering thrills. Director Dave Franco keeps us guessing as to what will appear out of the fog and scary atmosphere that he effectively creates. The next time you rent a vacation home I bet you’ll check out all the showerheads and potted plants.
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Dave Franco, best known for acting chops in comedies such as The Disaster Artist and Neighbors, takes his first turn at directing with The Rental, a creepy little horror thriller. In a recent interview, he discussed how comfortable he felt behind the camera, why he loves horror films and how he came up with the idea for The Rental, and how it was working with his wife, Alison Brie, who stars in the film.
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Fatal Affair, which borrows a page or two from the 1987 Glenn Close/Michael Douglas classic, Fatal Attraction–sans the rabbit– doesn’t reinvent the romantic pyscho drama, but it’s still a thrilling and guilty little pleasure streaming on Netflix.
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Dirt Music is a quiet and contemplative movie about unrequited love, loss, desire, family and letting go. Set in Australia, it’s a romantic drama adapted from Tim Winton’s 2002 novel, and the story grows on you.
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With Relic, director/screenwriter Natalie Erika James has crafted a taut horror flick that incorporates aging and dementia into its storyline. The clever use of music and lighting in the film, particularly those long shots of the dimly lit hallways in that creaky old house, really ramp up the fear factor and provides several well-earned jump scares
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