Avatar: Fire and Ash Review – James Cameron Goes Back to Pandora with Diminishing Returns
James Cameron's return to Pandora, Avatar: Fire and Ash frustrates, underwhelms, and disappoints.
Stephen Lang
Don’t Breathe 2’s Anti-Hero Problem
Why do characters often "turn face" in sequels and remakes?
The Criterion Shelf: Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Beginning with his feature debut Young Törless, Schlöndorff showed himself interested in examining the gray area of morality.
VFW Review: A Blood-thirsty ’80s Throwback
VFW recreates the exploitation genre's blood-thirsty highs and campy lows to deliver a reverential throwback that revels in depravity.
Conan the Barbarian Review
Conan the Barbarian is an unnecessary, but often entertaining adaptation of Robert E. Howard's series of stories about the Cimmerian warrior who was "born of battle." And to the film's credit, it doesn't feel like a full remake of the Arnold Schwarzenegger take on the character. This Conan is actually smarter and even more action packed than the beloved films from the 80s, but under the direction of Marcus Nispel sometimes the film can be excessive even by the standards of the character.
