Luca leaps out of the sea to overcome life’s challenges in a simple story about friendship and fun.

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard is an enjoyable enough action romp, and Salma Hayek is an easy standout, but this cast deserved a tighter script. Read on for our spoiler-free review.

In The Heights is the crowd-singing, chair-shaking, summer fever-inducing, electrified block party we all needed after the past year and a half. Read on for our spoiler-free review.

Cruella showcases the marvelous talents of Emma Stone and Emma Thompson while deftly bringing the iconic villain's origin story to life. Read on for our spoiler-free review.

John Krasinski manages to escape the laws of the sequel and crafts a worthy follow-up with A Quiet Place Part II. Read on for our review.

Seance could have benefitted from a bit more logic in its plotting and a dose of manic energy in the proceedings, but overall this is an entertaining thriller worth a watch. Read on for our spoiler-free review.

North Hollywood is a coming-of-age tale about Michael (Ryder McLaughlin) in North Hollywood, L.A., whose dream of being a professional skateboarder is challenged by his blue-collar father (Vince Vaughn). Much of the film is by the book, but if you're looking for a short and sweet coming-of-age film about dreams and navigating male bonds, it's worth a rental.

High Ground is a simplistic yet beautifully shot historical revenge thriller, highlighted by Simon Baker's restrained performance and newcomer Jacob Junior Nayinggul.

Wildcat follows a journalist as she is captured, interrogated, and tortured in enemy hands. Driven by Georgina Campbell’s captivating performance, Wildcat is a taut drama with a thrilling final act.

The Fallout is a remarkable film that explores the ramifications of tragedy on our adolescents and how the human conditional response is not a one-size-fits-all.

Olivia Munn stars as a young executive undergoing a conflict with her inner dialogue in writer-director Justine Bateman's Violet.

Shein Mompremier stars as Ludi, a nurse trying to make ends meet in Miami's Little Haiti. Read on for our review.

A slow-burn horror tale with an environmental mindset, The Feast never bites off more than it can chew. Read on for our review.

Despite being a film about saving someone from a coronavirus breakout, Recovery is brilliant in making COVID-19 the background of the story and bringing the relationships to the forefront. By the film’s conclusion, Call and Everton have accomplished the impossible and allowed you to truly relish in the humor of life through the lens of a road-trip. 

Direct from SXSW 2021 - Reviews of Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, Inside Selma Blair, The Oxy Kingpins, and Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free.