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Curated by Douglas Davidson and edited by Crystal Davidson, the purpose of Elements of Madness is to provide insight into past, present, and future cinematic releases each week. Whether it's through theatrical, streaming or home release reviews and recommendations or new release trailers, EoM's team seeks to expand horizons by discussing films of both wide and narrow release. No film is too big, t

oo small, too mainstream, or too niche. Douglas Davidson is a member of three critic groups (NC Film Critics Association, Southeastern Film Critic Association, and Critics Choice Association) and Rotten Tomatoes individual-approved.

06/21/2024

Tribeca Film Festival Review: "The Devil's Bath" from EoM Contributor Justin Waldman.

There are movies that are slow-paced terrifying watches, and then there are terrifying slow-paced watches that just miss the mark and create a world of unease that just doesn’t deliver upon the promise until its too late. Unfortunately for Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz ("Goodnight Mommy" (2014) and "The Lodge" (2019)), their newest, "The Devil’s Bath," falls into the latter category. While the film itself is dreary, horrifying, and uneasy, the horror starts at the very beginning, is sprinkled throughout, and goes full throttle in the final moments. The problem is that the sprinkling is not enough and not engaging enough for the audience to continue sinking their teeth into the film, and, thusly, the payoff is not as satisfying as anyone hopes.

Screened during Tribeca Film Festival 2024.
Screening at IFC Center in New York now.
Available on Shudder June 28 2024.

The Devil’s Bath, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Anja Plaschg, Maria Hofstätter, David Scheid, Natalija Baranova, horror, thriller, IFC Films, Shudder, Tribeca Film Festival

06/21/2024

Tribeca Film Festival Review: “Satisfied.”

If one is willing to open their eyes and look around, patterns form. Medical professionals will prescribe pain relief to men seeking vasectomies, while women are often given Tylenol for equivalent procedures or worse. This doesn’t even get into how frequently medical treatments for women were developed using men as the baseline. In terms of work and home life, men are celebrated for working hard to provide for their family and are lifted when out with their children; conversely, women are often derided for seeking to advance themselves within a career and are presumed to be doing “as-expected” when doing anything with their children (publicly or otherwise). Having its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2024, documentarians Chris Bolan (“A Secret Love”) and Melissa Haizlip (“Mr. SOUL!”) explore the unnecessary conflict that seems to only impact half the world’s population through the specific lens of Hamilton’s Renée Elise Goldsberry via her public award-winning role and private struggles with fertility in their new project “Satisfied.” The name-recognition Goldsberry brings to the topic will bring in audiences longing to get a behind-the-scene peek at one of the biggest musicals in modern entertainment, but it’s the actor’s willingness to expose herself which is the key to shifting perspectives.

Screening during Tribeca Film Festival 2024.

Satisfied, Chris Bolan, Melissa Haizlip, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Hamilton, documentary, drama, Stick Figure Productions, Amblin Documentaries, Tribeca Film Festival,

06/21/2024

Tribeca Film Festival Review: "The A-Frame."

According to a March 2024 report, the leading cause of death for Americans in 2022 (the most recent year with full data) was all types of heart disease with cancers in second place. Advancements in early detection and treatment of cancers today are lightyears ahead of where they were even 20 years ago, resulting in a diagnosis not being the potential death sentence it once was. That said, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t concerns, consequences, or adaptions that need to be made once in remission. Science being science, work in one area can sometimes lead to discoveries in others, like when the AI system BakeryScan was developed to help track and predict purchase patterns and inventory needs in bakeries in Japan and the shapes of some of the pastries programmed were very similar to the shapes of some cancers, resulting in the development of a system that could more quickly and more accurately identify whether a cell was cancerous than existing techniques. This is a corner stone element writer/director Calvin Lee Reeder ("The Field Guide to Evil;" "The Rambler") borrows for his latest project, the horror thriller "The A-Frame," having its world premiere during Tribeca Film Festival 2024. A blend of David Cronenberg ("The Fly") and John Carpenter ("The Thing"), "The A-Frame" is a twisty, silly, goopy, sci-fi ride whose vibe implies deep quantum consequences which it doesn’t entirely deliver on.

Screened during Tribeca film Festival 2024.

The A-Frame, Calvin Lee Reeder, Johnny Whitworth, Dana Namerode, Randomix Productions, Traverse Media, wanganui productions, Tribeca Film Festival, horror, thriller

06/21/2024

Tribeca Film Festival Review: “Griffin in Summer.”

Coming-of-age stories come in all shapes and sizes. The term refers to a story of someone going through a particularly age-specific moment of growing up, but it doesn’t always lean toward the light-hearted. Films like “The Young Arsonists” (2023) or “Beautiful Beings” (2023) would never be mistaken for soft tales of adolescence; whereas, “Blood Relatives” (2022) offers a supernatural twist on the genre by not only making it about parenthood via delayed growing up, but centers a decades-old vampire. Then there are the ones that have entered into our global lexicon, like “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (1982), or that should be added, like “Spontaneous” (2020), “Turning Red” (2022), and “Goodbye, Don Glees!” (2022), which each use elements of the extra-ordinary to explore love, life, and what it means to begin the transition into adulthood. Writer/director Nicholas Colia (“Alex and the Handyman”) is the latest storyteller to add such a tale into the mix with his feature-length debut, dramedy “Griffin in Summer,” having its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2024, with a story of awakening that leans into the grey area of when we’re still children in need of guidance and protection despite all of our protests that we’re ready for adulthood.

Screened during Tribeca Film Festival 2024.

Griffin in Summer, Nicholas Colia, Everett Blunck, Melanie Lynskey, Owen Teague, Abby Ryder Fortson, Kathryn Newton, comedy, romance, LGBTQIA+,

06/21/2024

Tribeca Film Festival Review: "The Everything Pot."

Social mores dictate that a person is born, grows up, pairs off, has children, and then dies. In between is a life-lived that can be often defined by the stage one is in rather than the person they are. If they’re single, they’re defined by the relationship to come. If they’re dating, then it’s marriage. How often are there jokes about newly-weds being asked when the first child is coming during the reception? Then, upon arrival, who you are is defined by the children you have and their successes and failures. Somewhere along the way, as new memes and long-standing jokes would tell it, partnerships in marriage turn sour where neither party really wants to be with the other but puts up with it because they’re married. But why? This is the question that drives writer/director Sherise Dorf in her feature-length debut, the romantic dramedy “The Everything Pot,” which is having its world premiere during Tribeca Film Festival 2024. Anchored by a gifted cast, Dorf’s “The Everything Pot” explores complacency and parenthood as a replacement for active partnership and the notion that life doesn’t stop when you put a ring on it.

Screened during Tribeca Film Festival 2024.

The Everything Pot, Sherise Dorf, Lisa Edelstein, James Wolk, Gina Torres, Erik Griffin, Delaney Rowe, Deja Monique Cruz, comedy, Tribeca Film Festival

06/21/2024

Tribeca Film Festival Review: “ : All My Friends Are Dead.”

Every story is designed to convey something. Doesn’t matter if it’s a comedy, drama, mystery, or horror tale, from the surreal to the pointed, stories possess something that they want to pass along to the audience. Some grow richer through deep exploration (“The People’s Joker” (2022)), whereas puncturing the surface on others only ruins the fun (“Joysticks” (1983)). The latest project from filmmaker Marcus Dunstan (Unhuman) and screenwriters Josh Sims (“PBC”) and Jessica Sarah Flaum (“PBC”), “ : All My Friends Are Dead,” having its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2024, offers a bit of both as they rend flesh from bone in a home invasion riff that offers surprising depth when it respects the audience and doesn’t talk down to them.

Screened during Tribeca Film Festival 2024.
In select theaters, on VOD, and digital August 2nd, 2024.

All My Friends Are Dead, , Marcus Dunstan, Josh Sims, Jessica Sarah Flaum, Jade Pettyjohn, Jojo Siwa, horror, thriller, Tribeca Film Festival, Cineverse

06/21/2024

Tribeca Film Festival Review: "A Desert" from EoM Contributor Justin Waldman.

Joshua Erkman (director and co-writer) and Bossi Baker (co-writer) are certainly going to be names to look out for in the future. Both of them have teamed together to direct and co-write their first feature, "A Desert," which focuses on the underbelly of America for someone who wishes to relive the better days of the country. That is the most simplistic way to describe the plot, but it is so much more than this, and feels anthological in moments. Each “story” is self-contained but is also interconnect with the others with a graphic, disturbing, and truly wild third act that has to be seen to be fully believed.

Screened during Tribeca Film Festival 2024.

A Desert, Joshua Erkman, Bossi Baker, David Yow, Kai Lennox, Sarah Lind, horror, thriller, mystery, Tribeca Film Festival, Yellow Veil Pictures

06/21/2024

Tribeca Film Festival Review: "McVeigh" from EoM Contributor Justin Waldman.

Slow burn movies have a time and place in the world, and when they focus on absolute tragedy and devastation, they have to be handled with class and taste. Thankfully, Mike Ott ("California Dreams") and co-writer Alex Gioulakis ("Unemployable") handle the most devastating and deadliest case of domestic terrorism in the United States. The film (this could be a spoiler if you’re not familiar with what happened) focuses on a true historic event, shows the events leading up to and including seconds before the attack and does so without showing a recreation or fictionalized version of the attack itself. Without diving into the devastation itself and, instead, focusing on the person responsible and the mental state of his being leading up to this, truly creates a tense, disturbing, uneasy watch for viewers which is grounded by its leading man. "McVeigh" truly is an uncomfortable watch, but one that completely engages the audience and makes their skin crawl throughout the feature.

Screened during Tribeca Film Festival 2024.

McVeigh, Mike Ott, Alfie Allen, Brett Gelman, Ashley Benson, Anthony Carrigan, Tracy Letts, Tribeca Film Festival, CinemaWerks, drama,

06/21/2024

Tribeca Review: “The Damned” from EoM Contributor Justin Waldman.

Genuinely speaking, I don’t want to condone a movie, but the trance, anxiety, and dread that Thordur Palsson creates with his directorial debut, “The Damned,” needs to be studied as “A Clockwork Orange”-style of torture. This movie is the one of the most haunting, beautiful, disturbed movies I’ve seen in a long time, and the powerhouse performances contained in the film will be discussed far past any viewing. Simply put, “The Damned” is one of the most unexpected gems of the year and is going to linger with audiences long after the credits roll. While the premise of the movie may seem like something seen before, what unfolds in these 89 minutes is surely something so eerie and uncomfortable that a cold shower will be needed after the film ends.

Screening during Tribeca Film Festival 2024.

The Damned, Thordur Palsson, Jamie Hannigan, Odessa Young, Joe Cole, thriller, horror, Tribeca Film Festival,

06/21/2024

Tribeca Film Festival Review: "Beacon" from EoM Contributor Justin Waldman.

If anything is apparent after watching Roxy Shih’s (“List of a Lifetime”) newest feature, it must be that she is a fan of Robert Eggers’s “The Lighthouse” as “Beacon” feels like an eerily possible sequel/prequel to said movie. There’s a different style of filming, but the script penned by Julio Rojas (“7:20 Once a Week”) certainly has that vibe and feel to the film. While there is a shipwrecked passenger getting stranded with a lighthouse keeper, the isolation, chaos, and mysterious happenings all certainly point to something more intriguing than just another stranded-with-a-stranger film. However, there are a few moments that make the audience long for something more cynical and disturbing to occur, but something just more damning and thrilling than the eventual end that comes to fruition. “Beacon” certainly keeps the intrigue alive, but the ending leaves a little bit to be desired. However, the performances from the two leads certainly more than makeup for any shortcomings.

Screened during Tribeca Film Festival 2024.

Beacon, Roxy Shih, Demián Bichir, Julia Goldani Telles, thriller, AKA Productions, Fox Entertainment, Tribeca Film Festival,

06/21/2024

Home Release Review: "Thunderheart" from EoM Contributor Joel Winstead.

The beginning of the 1990s was uncharted territory for a young, newly established Val Kilmer. He broke out as the villainous, cock-sure “Ice” in "Top Gun" (1986) years prior and "Willow" (1988) was a success, but its visual effects and creators were taking more of the spotlight. But the ‘90s would prove to be that rocket that launched him to the stars. Starting out with a bang as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s "The Doors" (1991), a film he spent months recording himself and learning the music just to convince Stone he was right for the job; it was that kind of tenacity and drive he had for acting that got him roles in films like "Tombstone" (1993), "Heat" (1995), and "Batman Forever" (1995).

Available on Blu-ray now.

Thunderheart, Michael Apted, John Fusco, Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene, Chief Ted Thin Elk, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures, home release,

06/20/2024

Coming Soon: "BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE - EPISODE NAGI -."

Official Synopsis:
"My life was full of boredom. Until I met him."

“That’s a hassle.” That was second-year high schooler Nagi Seishiro’s favorite phrase as he lived his dull life. Until Mikage Reo, a classmate who dreamed of winning the World Cup, discovered Nagi’s hidden skill, inspiring him to play soccer and share his outstanding talent. One day, he receives an invitation to the mysterious Blue Lock Project. What awaits him there is an encounter with the finest strikers assembled from across the country. Nagi’s dream of becoming the best, alongside Reo, will take this prodigy to a world he’s never known.

A prodigy can only be shaped when someone discovers him….now, striker Nagi Seishiro’s incredible talent and persona will set the soccer world ablaze.

In theaters June 28 2024.

Crunchyroll brings BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE - EPISODE NAGI - to theaters worldwide this June and July!"My life was full of boredom. Until I met him." “That’s a ha...

06/20/2024

Available Now: "Mars Express."

Official Synopsis:
In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker.

On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.

Available on Blu-ray and digital now.

In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker.On Mars, they...

06/20/2024

Coming Soon: "She Rises Up."

Official Synopsis:
"She Rises Up" reveals the explosive implications of women’s economic participation as we follow radically different women from Sri Lanka, Peru and Senegal who are fighting to build businesses that create job opportunities for women, while also contributing to the reduction of poverty in their communities.

In select theaters June 21 2024.

SHE RISES UP reveals the explosive implications of women’s economic participation as we follow radically different women from Sri Lanka, Peru and Senegal who...

06/20/2024

The Criterion Collection Review: “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” from EoM Contributor Blak Cinephile.

Two guys, a trunk full of drugs, and the open road leading to the place of sin itself. Not Hell … but close enough. Las Vegas. Add in some counterculture themes such as the Vietnam War and its relation to the Hippie Movement and you have the tale of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” Directed by professional madman Terry Gilliam (“Brazil;” “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”), adapted from the famous novel of the same name written by gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, “Fear and Loathing” follows journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro) as they take a drug-induced road trip to the magical land of Las Vegas, prepping for a motorcycle race Duke has to cover on assignment while also searching for the American Dream.

Available on 4K UHD Blu-ray Combo, Blu-Ray, and DVD now.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Terry Gilliam, Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Criterion Collection, home release, restoration, 4K UHD

06/20/2024

Coming Soon: "Little Deaths."

Official Synopsis:
After a mishandled pandemic sparks political revolution, a young American couple (Emily and David) escape to a remote jungle village where their tepid romance is reawakened by a vow to seek ultimate pleasure before taking their fate into their own hands.

Available on VOD July 2 2024.

After a mishandled pandemic sparks political revolution, a young American couple (Emily and David) escape to a remote jungle village where their tepid romanc...

06/20/2024

Coming Soon: "A Man of Reason."

Official Synopsis:
After spending a decade in prison, a hitman learns that he has a daughter and just wants a chance at a normal life. But his former mob boss wants him back at any cost, sending merciless assassins after him.

In select theaters July 5 2024.
Available on digital July 9 2024.

After spending a decade in prison, a hitman learns that he has a daughter and just wants a chance at a normal life. But his former mob boss wants him back at...

06/20/2024

Chattanooga Film Festival Interview: “Things Will Be Different” writer/director Michael Felker and actors Riley Dandy and Adam David Thompson chat with EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning.

EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning recently sat down with writer and director Michael Felker and actors Riley Dandy and Adam David Thompson to talk about their sci-fi drama “Things Will Be Different,” an official selection of the 2024 Chattanooga Film Festival. Before going into a deep dive conversation on the filmmaking, the group spent some time shooting the breeze and cracking wise as they logged into Zoom.

Screening during Chattanooga Film Festival on June 23rd, 2024.

Things Will Be Different, Michael Felker, Riley Dandy, Adam David Thompson, Chattanooga Film Festival, Rustic Films, XYZ Films, Last Life LLC

06/20/2024

Coming Soon: "Good One."

Official Synopsis:
In India Donaldson's insightful, piercing debut, 17-year-old Sam (Collias) embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her dad, Chris (Le Gros) and his oldest friend, Matt (McCarthy). As the two men quickly settle into a gently quarrelsome brotherly dynamic, airing long-held grievances, Sam, wise beyond her years, attempts to mediate. But when lines are crossed and Sam’s trust is betrayed, tensions reach a fever pitch, as Sam struggles with her dad’s emotional limitations and experiences the universal moment when the parental bond is tested.

In select theaters August 9 2024.

In India Donaldson's insightful, piercing debut, 17-year-old Sam (Collias) embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her dad, Chris (Le G...

06/20/2024

Coming Soon: "Sorry/Not Sorry."

Official Synopsis:
"Sorry/Not Sorry" charts how an open secret about comedian Louis C.K.’s sexual misconduct evolved into a front page article on The New York Times. Following the story’s publication, Louis C.K. admitted “these stories are true” and faced initial repercussions, only to return to the stage nine months later.

While the story of C.K.’s rise and fall largely played out in public, this film reveals the stories of three women who spoke out over the years about C.K.’s behavior.

In select theaters and on VOD July 12 2024.

"Sorry/Not Sorry" charts how an open secret about comedian Louis C.K.’s sexual misconduct evolved into a front page article on The New York Times. Following ...

06/20/2024

The Devil’s Bath, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Anja Plaschg, Maria Hofstätter, David Scheid, Natalija Baranova, horror, thriller, IFC Films, Shudder, Tribeca Film Festival

06/20/2024

Coming Soon: "The Devil's Bath."

Official Synopsis:
In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day, she is increasingly trapped in a murky and lonely path leading to evil thoughts, until the possibility of committing a shocking act of violence seems like the only way out of her inner prison. Giving a voice to the invisible and unheard women of the rural past; "The Devil's Bath" is based on historical court records about a shocking, hitherto unexplored chapter of European history.

International premiere during Tribeca Film Festival 2024.
Screening at IFC Center in New York June 21 2024.
Available on Shudder June 28 2024.

In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of...

06/20/2024

Coming Soon: "Thine Ears Shall Bleed."

Official Synopsis:
In the 1860's American West, a minister and his family are traveling in a covered wagon when they hear a mysterious sound from the woods. Believing the sound to be God, they worship it, until they realize the sound is something much darker.

Available on digital in the U.S. July 9 2024.
Available on digital in the U.K. July 15 2024.

In the 1860's American West, a minister and his family are traveling in a covered wagon when they hear a mysterious sound from the woods. Believing the sound...

06/20/2024

Review: “What Remains” from EoM Contributor Joel Winstead.

“What Remains” is a film that presents itself as a detective procedural with a possible serial killer being interviewed by his psychiatrist and a detective trying to piece together the killer’s muddled and confused confessions of murder and r**e. What the film actually tries to be is a nuanced take on humanity, inner peace, and a greater purpose. I say “tries” because there are certainly some provocative conversations being had, and the acting is really great, but there is something missing with the overall tone that I hope to explore more.

In theaters and on VOD June 21 2024.

What Remains, Ran Huang, Andrea Riseborough, Gustaf Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, crime, drama, thriller, VMI Releasing,

06/20/2024

Coming Soon: "What Remains."

Official Synopsis:
The story of Sweden's most notorious serial killer.

During the 1990s, at a Scandinavian psychiatric hospital, a man known as Mads Lake confessed to multiple murders and was convicted. However, the uneasy triumvirate of Mads, therapist Anna Rudebeck and policeman Soren Rank, all have a vested interest in unearthing the truth, and a deepening co-dependency threatens to consume them all.

In theaters and on VOD June 21 2024.

During the 1990s, at a Scandinavian psychiatric hospital, a man known as Mads Lake confessed to multiple murders and was convicted. However, the uneasy trium...

06/19/2024

Arrow Video Review: “American Gi**lo” from EoM Contributor Dalin Rowell.

When thinking of ‘80s filmmaking, most fans often point to the usual suspects: John Hughes teenage dramedies, over-to-top action spectacles, along with a few (now iconic) slasher flicks. But one early example of the decade deserves its flowers just as much as those mentioned above. That movie is Paul Schrader’s (“Touch”) sexy thriller, “American Gi**lo,” starring Richard Gere (“Longing”). Released on February 1st, 1980, this material-driven look into the world of male escorts took audiences on a neo-noir adjacent ride, fueled by an excellent soundtrack, bold editing choices, and a memorable male lead who (literally) left everything on screen.

Available on 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray now. **lo

American Gi**lo, Paul Schrader, Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Bill Duke, Hector Elizondo, Arrow Video, remaster, MVD Entertainment Group, home video

06/19/2024

Home Release Review: "The Marvels."

"Higher. Further. Faster. Together."

This is the name of the game for Marvel Studios’s 33rd release, the Nia DaCosta-directed sci-fi actioner "The Marvels," as it sees Brie Larson reprise her role as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and being joined by "WandaVision"’s (2021) Teyonah Parris and "Ms. Marvel"’s Iman Vellani as fellow light-based powered individuals Captain Monica Rambeau/Spectrum and Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel. For fans of 2019’s "Captain Marvel," seeing Larson hit the big screen again in a non-Avengers film has been a long time coming and much desired, with some feeling underwhelmed by "The Marvels" specifically because it tries to balance too much with a runtime that’s the shortest in the entire MCU. For others, "The Marvels" is a fast-paced action comedy who’s shining moments of fun make up for the glaring issues. If you’re in the latter category, DaCosta’s "The Marvels" is now out on home video via digital ownership with a physical release to come, both of which contain various bonus features *including* the rare feature-length audio commentary from the director.

Available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD, digital, and Disney+ now.

The Marvels, Nia DaCosta, home release, Marvel Studios, Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson,

06/19/2024

Review: “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” from EoM Contributor Gabe Lapalombella.

The “Bad Boys” franchise has become a staple in the “buddy cop” genre. The film delivered the expected goods, thanks to the banter of Martin Lawrence (“Life”) and Will Smith (“Men in Black”). Add in director Michael Bay (“Armageddon”) (the original “Bad Boys” helping to put him on the map), and over-the-top action and entertaining comedy ensued. The franchise needed a break after “Bad Boys 2” in 2003 and its poor critical reception. Seventeen years later, “Bad Boys for Life” reminded viewers of why they loved this franchise in the first place. Directing duo Adil and Bilal (“Bad Boys for Life”) helped deliver what fans wanted: a knowingly funny and action-heavy adventure. The results delivered a “mostly” critical success and a massive financial one.

In theaters now.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Bad Boys, Bad Boys 4, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Chris Bremner, Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, action, comedy, Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures

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Curated by Douglas Davidson and edited by Crystal Davidson, the purpose of Elements of Madness is to provide insight into past, present, and future cinematic releases. Whether it's through DVD or streaming recommendations, new release reviews, or trailers, EoM seeks to expand horizons by discussing films of both wide and narrow release. No film is too big, too small, too mainstream, or too niche. In addition to running EoM, Douglas Davidson is a senior contributor to CLTure's film department and a freelance film critic for the Mountain Xpress, as well as a former film critic for Pretty Vacant One and contributor to online movie community FilmFed. Douglas is an active member in critic organizations NC Film Critics Association, Southeastern Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Association, and is individual-approved by Rotten Tomatoes. Crystal Davidson is a scientist by day, superhero by night. Utilizing her attention to detail along with her copy editing experience, Crystal edits everything Douglas publishes – from EoM originals to contributions to other sites – to ensure that the writing is sound and the arguments are clearly articulated.