Enough lights in the sky to call it sci-fi, but a slow story doesn’t propel First Light enough to be more than an afternoon streaming session.
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A Vigilante | SXSW 2018 Film Review
A Vigilante overcomes its blemishes by delivering an artistic Death Wish, carried by Olivia Wilde's haunting performance as a woman righting society's wrongs.
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Clayton and Shane Jacobson star as brothers plotting a family murder in Brother's Nest. A slow build gives way to a fiery conclusion as the film proves a slow burn thriller must-see.
Read More »Most Likely To Murder | SXSW 2018 Film Review
Most Likely to Murder centers around a former hometown hero who comes to believe his neighbor might have killed his own mother.
Read More »Where Do Video Game Adaptations Go Wrong | Ep 305
This week we review Jessica Jones Season 2, Strangers: Prey By Night, and take a look at why studios cannot seem to deliver quality video game adaptations to the screen.
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For this exclusive interview, Maddison Bullock drops by to discuss her passion project, the obstacles to getting ICE made, and what it means to be a skater for your entire life.
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Anya Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke are two teenage girls who hatch a plan to alter each other's worlds in Thoroughbreds. Read on for our review.
Read More »Beloit International Film Festival and Oscars 2018 | Ep 304
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider, we turn a spotlight to the Beloit International Film Festival, our thoughts on Oscars 2018, and much more.
Read More »The Academy Award Movie Battle Royale: Best Picture Edition | Ep 303
On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Podcast, we feature an Academy Award edition of our Movie Battle Royale as we debate the Best Picture of the 1990s. Also, reviews, news, and much more.
Read More »How Much Stupid In Movies Is Too Much Stupid?
As fans of film, we often are forced to swallow absurdities or leaps in logic that fails to correlate with intelligent decision making. In those instances, how much stupid is simply too much stupid?
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