Authors: Patrick Gibbs
Film Review: Blades of the Guardians
Blades of the Guardians is a bracing reminder that we can get great action at a reasonable price, it’s just made in China. … read more
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Film Review: How to Make a Killing
How to Make a Killing is a splendidly entertaining film that requires a certain amount of suspension of disbelief and some suspension of conscience — though the latter is allowed in at the right moment. … read more
Teresa Sanderson and the Spell Cast by Becky Nurse of...
When Pygmalion Productions chose to stage Becky Nurse of Salem, it was more than a season selection — it’s part of an ongoing mission. … read more
James Whitaker Brings an AI Apocalypse into Focus in Good...
Whitaker brings sensibility to Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, shaping a film that balances satire, science fiction and uneasy realism. … read more
Film Review: Goat
Goat isn’t as much fun for the parents as it is for the kids or their plushies, but it’s a solid family movie that will play well to sports enthusiasts. … read more
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Moor is Less in Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights”
“Wuthering Heights” is such a sumptuous piece of cinematic craftsmanship and design but I can’t pretend that it’s not a thin, soulless and inane piece of fluff. … read more
Noah Wyle’s Direct Approach to The Pitt Season Two
It’s fair to say that 2025 was at best a mixed year for many of us, though it was certainly a significant one for Noah Wyle, thanks to his HBO Max series The Pitt. The medical drama, which follows a 15-hour shift in a Pittsburgh emergency department in real time, emerged as a television phenomenon.
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Matthew Robinson on Writing Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Robinson is a writer-director who is less interested in directing himself than in making sure his films have great direction. … read more
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a Timely Warning
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is an ambitious, dystopian comedy thriller that is out to make you laugh, while messing with your head. … read more
Luc Besson’s Dracula Lacks Bite
If you’re a vampire enthusiast, there’s enough here to watch once, but do not go into seeing Dracula expecting a modern classic telling of old fashioned horror. … read more
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How Louis Paxton Came Into His Own with The Incomer
The Incomer represents both a culmination and a beginning for Louis Paxton: it’s a film rooted in childhood memory, shaped by years of craft, and confident to embrace its own oddness. … read more
The Incomer Proves To Be A Welcome Visitor
What makes The Incomer work so beautifully is how confidently it commits to its strangeness while never losing sight of the humanity at its center. … read more
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