Driven by a dream to change the world, renowned big wave adventurer Chris Bertish puts his life on the line in his attempt to become the first person to stand up paddleboard solo from Africa to North America to raise money for needy children in Africa. But 93 days alone at at sea forces Bertish to not only brave all the perils of the Atlantic, but his relationship with his brothers as he comes to grip with the death of his legendary father.
Escape The Field is a serviceable horror thriller. The characters are easier to remember as horror character tropes. As I wrote this review, I only remembered the characters by their tropes: #FinalGirl, #Everyman, #Badass, #MeanB*/SexyGirl, #Realist/BlackLesbian, and #TheNerd.
GOAT (2026) opens to the chanting of a crowd: "Roots run deep!" The rest of the film goes on to echo that sentiment, offering gorgeous animation and a heartfelt story along the way.
Audition should be on everyone's list of Greatest Horror Film. So I urge you to give it a watch. Maybe watch the last twenty minutes with your hands in front of your eyes.
John Fawcett’s "Ginger Snaps" intertwines the lore of the werewolf to the hellish experience of a young girl going through puberty.
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
