Even the most casual of film viewers know that Nicolas Cage’s name is no longer a good sign of quality on a marquee. Yet, his brand and his over-the-top nature are usually enough to warrant an ironic watch of the B-to-D-grade movies he”s in these days. But with Jiu Jitsu, the movie literally falls in…

The strong, incredible story of boxing legend Lennox Lewis gets the big-screen treatment in this involving little documentary. Lewis — an Olympic athlete with a consistently-professional pedigree — is chronicled from his humble beginnings to the fame he now enjoys. The man is a hero who has roots in Britain, Jamaica and the U.S., and…

With resplendent beauty and simple storytelling, Our Friend caused a major stir within me, and I was still gripped long after the credits. It follows the true story of a couple who unexpectedly find out that the matriarch has cancer, leaving her future and the future of their two girls in the balance. As the…

There’s really no movie in the last quarter of a year that’s made me laugh as much as The Climb. This film about friendship, love, loss and the things we do for those we care for — even when they doesn’t deserve it — is the perfect testament to how much easier it is to…

Do you remember the 80s and 90s? Lower budget action films reigned supreme. It didn’t take much more than a butt-kicking hero with a purpose and a gun to get audiences’ attention. I think about Walking Tall, Road House, Rambo and other entries that truly just let the fists fly. While The 2nd is no…

Any comedy that starts with a tragedy is going to have an issue with tone, but I have to give it to Love Sarah. It manages to find the silver lining here and it’s an amazing thing to see. Following the death of Sarah — a chef who was about to open her own bakery…

The one overwhelmingly beautiful thing about British film Make Up is just how deftly is mashes up genres in the first half. Unfortunately, the thing that makes it stand apart also allows the film to become an incongruous, incoherent mess by the third act. Part suspense flick, part romantic drama mixed with a dash of…

This film is one of the most important, timely movies to come out in the last few years. As civil unrest, racism and the Black Lives Matter movement are top of mind in the U.S., One Night In Miami presents a fictional account of four African-American figures whose contributions went miles for civil rights in…

This flick came out of nowhere and quickly became one of the most affecting ones I’ve seen since COVID-19 began. It tells the story of Adam, a bright, young man whose struggles with schizophrenia overtake his life. As he joins a new school and falls in love with a classmate, he does his best to…

A thinking person’s horror film, Bright Hill Road starts out with a brutal workplace shooting, leading to a desperate attempt by alcoholic HR manager Marcy to get away from it all. She’s losing grip on herself, and her choice not to take the mass shooter’s threats when she fired him the week prior seriously cost…