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Current members: Mark Pfeiffer, Jason Zingale, Richard Ades, Hope Madden, George Wolf, Joyce Long, Bill Clark, Kevin Carr, John DeSando, Frank Gabrenya, Kristin Dreyer Kramer, Brad Keefe, Paul Markoff, David Medsker, Lori Pearson, Melissa Starker, Adam Barney, Roger Legg, Nathan Zoebl, Sam Brady, Olie Coen, Logan Burd, Adam Kuhn, Mark Jackson and Chris Feil.

21/12/2023

George Wolf reviews The Boys in the Boat:

The Boys in the Boat by George Wolf We last heard from director George Clooney two years ago, when a fine supporting turn from Ben Affleck was the only thing saving The Tender Bar. That film was so obvious and rote that any interest it inspired in the source novel was only to see what … Continue r...

21/12/2023

Rachel Willis reviews Migration:

Migration by Rachel Willis A family of mallard ducks decides to migrate to Jamaica, setting off a series of misadventures and kid-friendly comedy in the latest animated film from Illumination, Migration. When exotic ducks land in same pond as our mallard family, son Dax (voiced by Caspar Jennings) b...

19/12/2023

Hope Madden and George Wolf review Poor Things:

Poor Things by Hope Madden and George Wolf Frankenstein was a breathing, bleeding act of feminism, not because Mary Shelly’s masterpiece illuminated or elevated women’s discourse, but because Mary Shelly – an 18-year-old girl – created science fiction. Naturally, her husband took credit. Man...

10/12/2023

Hope Madden reviews Wonka:

Wonka by Hope Madden Multiple generations have been simultaneously scarred and entertained by W***y Wonka. Roald Dahl’s book leapt to the screen in 1971, and if we weren’t horrified by four grandparents choosing never to leave a single bed, we were terrified by Wonka or Slugworth or the Oompa Lo...

10/12/2023

Hope Madden reviews Chicken Run 2:

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget by Hope Madden It has been 23 years since Aardman animation briefly abandoned its cheese-loving besties Wallace & Gromit in favor of a prison break caper. Chicken Run saw one plucky hen named Ginger – inspired by Rocky the Rooster’s tall tales of being able to f...

10/12/2023

George Wolf reviews Immediate Family:

Immediate Family by George Wolf In the last couple decades, documentaries such as Standing in the Shadows of Motown and the Oscar-winning 20 Feet from Stardom have given just due to the unknown musicians and singers who have long backed up our idols. Director Denny Tedesco may have been first with t...

08/12/2023

George Wolf reviews Eileen:

Eileen by George Wolf You need an “easy on the eyes” vamp for your nourish thriller? Anne Hathaway’s on your short list, for sure. Soft-spoken, sheltered waif with eyes that long for a new life? Get me Thomasin McKenzie! The casting in Eileen may be no surprise, but there are big surprises in ...

07/12/2023

Hope Madden reviews Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron:

The Boy and the Heron by Hope Madden Remember when Hayao Miyazaki said he was retiring from filmmaking? And we thought the sublime The Wind Rises was his last feature? Well, the animation master delivers the best Christmas gift this year with the lovely, likely swan song, The Boy and the Heron. More...

06/12/2023

George Wolf reviews Maestro:

Maestro by George Wolf This time of year, we normally hear the term “Oscar bait” as a bad thing. It might be the worst thing you can say about Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, a film that is grand and showy, meticulously assembled and clearly proud of the vision it brings to the screen. And it should...

06/12/2023

New Review from Olie Coen!
Lovely & hilarious coming-of-aging.

Director: Nicole Holofcener | Writer: Nicole Holofcener Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins, A***n Moayed Year: 2023 | IMDb: 6.6/10 More even than a director, Nicole Holofcener is a very talented screenwriter, with a variety of good films to her credit: Friends with Money...

06/12/2023

Brandon Thomas reviews Everyone Will Burn:

Everyone Will Burn by Brandon Thomas Ten years after her bullied son died by su***de, Maria (Macarena Gomez) looks to end her own life on a lonely bridge in the Spanish countryside. Before she can make the decision, Maria is approached by a small girl covered in soot and dirt. The girl, Lucia (Sofia...

06/12/2023

Hope Madden reviews Shudder's The Sacrifice Game:

The Sacrifice Game by Hope Madden The Holdovers by way of Blackcoat’s Daughter, Jenn Wexler’s latest mines the Manson-esque horror of the American Seventies for a new holiday favorite. The Sacrifice Game opens on December 22, 1971. A homey suburban couple has just wished its last Christmas party...

05/12/2023

New Review from Olie Coen!
Black Swan it is not. Wonderstruck it is.
Haynes' Netflix drama is a weird/bad one.

Director: Todd Haynes | Writer: Samy Burch Starring: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton Year: 2023 | IMDb: 7.2/10 May December feels like a worse-than-usual episode of a bad soap opera, and that’s being nice. It’s about as bad a movie as Todd Haynes has made, and he’s done some do...

04/12/2023

New Review from Olie Coen!
A poignant plot and a funny premise.
A movie undersupported by its crafter.

Director: Cord Jefferson | Writer: Cord Jefferson Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K. Brown, Erika Alexander Year: 2023 | IMDb: 7.8/10 American Fiction is a book adapted for the screen, but by a first time screenwriter who also happens to be a first time director. That his debut at both attempts s...

01/12/2023

Hope Madden reviews Where the Devil Roams:

Where the Devil Roams by Hope Madden There is macabre beauty in every frame of Where the Devil Roams, the latest offbeat horror from the Adams family. The film was co-directed and co-written by its three lead actors – Toby Poser, John Adams and Zelda Adams – who are also a family. The same team ...

30/11/2023

George Wolf reviews Godzilla Minus One:

Godzilla Minus One by George Wolf “Get back to your roots.” It’s an old adage, maybe even a cliche. But Godzilla Minus One reminds us it can also be a damn good idea. Writer/director Takashi Yamazaki returns to themes he explored ten years ago in The Fighter Pilot, tips some unmistakable hats ...

30/11/2023

Hope Madden reviews Dream Scenario:

Dream Scenario by Hope Madden Why does the zebra look the way it does? Can anyone think of a benefit to that pattern? Those stripes help zebras blend into the group, go unnoticed. And when no one notices you, you’re safe. But wouldn’t everyone rather feel special? Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) wo...

28/11/2023

George Wolf reviews Silent Night:

Silent Night by George Wolf December is a busy month, so Brian (Joel Kinnaman) has some helpful reminders written on his wall calendar. “Pick up Mom from the airport?” “Buy a ham?” No, no, Brian is thinking bigger this year, especially for his Christmas Eve party plans. “Kill them all!” ...

28/11/2023

New Review from critic Olie Coen!
Best Movie of the Year may be here.

Director: Celine Song | Writer: Celine Song Starring: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro Year: 2023 | IMDb: 8.0/10 The best film of the year came out last summer and has been quietly building its Oscar resume one award at a time since. Past Lives is lovely, it’s emotional, and it will stick with you ...

25/11/2023

MaddWolf talks new movies:

The Screening Room Screening Room: Wish, Napoleon, Saltburn & more November 24, 2023 maddwolf Leave a comment Wish, Napoleon, Saltburn, Leo, The Job of Songs, Hayseed, Do Not Disturb, Deep Sea Deep SeaDo Not Disturbentertainmentfilmfilm reviewsGeorge WolfHayseedHope MaddenMadd at the MoviesMaddWolfm...

22/11/2023

Hope Madden reviews Saltburn:

Saltburn by Hope Madden Somewhere on the other side of Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers lurks Emerald Fennell’s bacchanal, Saltburn. Oliver (Barry Keoghan), a loner attending Oxford on scholarship, is befriended by the most beautiful, richest of the rich, Felix (Jacob Elordi, so good earlier this...

22/11/2023

George Wolf reviews Napoleon:

Napoleon by George Wolf “Destiny has brought me here! Destiny has brought me this pork chop!” And a silly food fight ensues between Napoleon and Josephine, just minutes before director Ridley Scott unveils a simply breathtaking recreation of 1805’s Battle of Austerlitz. Scott’s Napoleon is a...

22/11/2023

Hope Madden reviews Adam Sandler’s Leo:

Leo by Hope Madden Adam Sandler and the whole TV Funhouse bunch get together for an animated kids’ film about a classroom pet who puts his many years of observing children to good use. Leo (Sandler) the lizard, along with terrarium pal Squirtle (Bill Burr) the turtle, has lived in the same Florida...

21/11/2023

Hope Madden reviews Wish:

Wish by Hope Madden Adorably subversive, that’s how I would label Disney’s new animated feature, Wish. Chris Buck’s latest, co-directed with Fawn Veerasunthorn, strings together in-jokes and homages to Disney’s past to camouflage its fight the power message. Unfortunately, the balance doesn....

17/11/2023

Hope and George discuss this week's new flicks:

Uncategorized Screening Room: Hunger Games, Trolls Band Together, Thanksgiving, MayDecember, The Stones and Brian Jones November 17, 2023 maddwolf Leave a comment The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Trolls Band Together, May December, Thanksgiving, The Stones and Brian Jones, Blow....

16/11/2023

George Wolf reviews The Stones and Brian Jones:

The Stones and Brian Jones by George Wolf At this point, it’s a good bet that any Rolling Stones fan who is familiar with the name Brian Jones is 1) dedicated 2) old or 3) both. With The Stones and Brian Jones, documentarian Nick Broomfield aims to add some numbers to that list, reminding all … ...

16/11/2023

Hope Madden reviews May December:

May December by Hope Madden I’ve missed Todd Haynes. He hasn’t gone anywhere, and I don’t mean to imply that what he’s made in recent years is bad. In 2021 he made a remarkable documentary on The Velvet Underground, and his previous two narrative features – Dark Waters and Wonderstruck ....

14/11/2023

New Review from Archer Avenue!
Olie Coen reviews The Killer:
Humans are (sadly?) not machines.

Director: David Fincher | Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker Starring: Michael Fassbender Year: 2023 | IMDb: 7.0/10 A wonderful combination of player, piece, and conductor, The Killer is a symphony of sound and fury that’s fascinating to experience, if not easy to watch. It’s an assassin’s take-your-...

11/11/2023

Madd and Wolf chat about the week’s new flicks:

The Screening Room Screening Room: The Marvels, The Holdovers, It’s a Wonderful Knife & More November 10, 2023 maddwolf Leave a comment The Marvels, The Holdovers, It’s a Wonderful Knife, Butcher’s Crossing, Onyx the Fortuitous, Mr. Organ, Ghosts of the Void, Love Virtually George WolfGhosts o...

10/11/2023

Michael Cavender checks out Marvel's latest superhero dustup

Let’s get this out of the way. I’ve been reading Marvel comics since the early ‘80s. I’ve seen every MCU film and all of the Disney+ shows.

09/11/2023

Hope Madden reviews It’s a Wonderful Knife:

It’s a Wonderful Knife by Hope Madden For some people, it’s not even Thanksgiving, let’s not get into Christmas movies quite yet, OK? Meanwhile, countless people have been binging Hallmark Christmas tales since July. And the rest of us are still stinging that Halloween is over. By that math, 2...

09/11/2023

Rachel Willis reviews Love Virtually:

Love Virtually by Rachel Willis With Love Virtually, director L. E. Staiman explores what it means to be in a relationship in a virtual world. Staiman co-stars as Kalvin. Spurned in love at a young age, Kalvin turned himself into a VR sensation as a form of revenge. Sharing the screen with Kalvin ar...

08/11/2023

George Wolf reviews The Marvels:

The Marvels by George Wolf With some misguided storytelling and off-screen tumult, Marvel’s post-Thanos phases have been uneven, to say the least. Recent rumors even have the studio willing to pony up whatever it takes for a re-assembling of the core Avengers. Nią DaCosta’s The Marvels gets the...

08/11/2023

George Wolf reviews The Holdovers:

The Holdovers by George Wolf It’s the holiday season! The time of peace, joy, and goodwill! Or…conflict, resentment, and spite. Director Alexander Payne serves up plenty from group B in The Holdovers, a period comedy that also finds time to unwrap some warmth and understanding. It is December 19...

07/11/2023

Hope Madden reviews Butcher's Crossing:

Butcher’s Crossing by Hope Madden Nicolas Cage has done the wild West before. Of course, with 116 acting credits, he’s done most everything before. But he’s done this recently – earlier this year in The Old Way, and a couple of years back in Prisoners of the Ghostland. What’s new with Bu...

02/11/2023

George Wolf reviews Nyad:

Nyad by George Wolf Numerous biopics have shown us numerous ways to illustrate a life through formula and cliche. Nyad smartly maneuvers around most of those by anchoring a tale of persistence and achievement with a warm and intimate friendship. The achievement is Diana Nyad’s quest to become the ...

02/11/2023

Hope Maden reviews Fingernails:

Fingernails by Hope Madden Nearly a decade ago, Yorgos Lanthimos delivered the most scathingly, cynically hilarious look at the human desire to quantify love, test it, find safety in it. And if not, be turned into a delicious crustacean. Cristos Nikou’s delivery is more romantic, but his central t...

01/11/2023

Madd and Wolf review Rustin:

Rustin by Hope Madden and George Wolf In 2020, filmmaker George C. Wolfe used theatrical set design combined with snappy, rhythmic editing to contextualize the mournful, defiant music of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Wolfe’s style remains much the same for his biopic of trailblazing civil rights act...

01/11/2023

George Wolf reviews Priscilla:

Priscilla by George Wolf Even if you’ve never taken the tour at Graceland, the bare feet on s**g carpeting that Sofia Coppola uses to open Priscilla should serve as a proper metaphor for the biography to come. Welcome to a world you could never imagine being a part of. Tread lightly. Priscilla Bea...

27/10/2023

Hope Madden reviews Five Nights at Freddy's:

Five Nights at Freddy’s by Hope Madden Two years ago, director Kevin Lewis essentially made the live action horror film based on the video game Five Nights at Freddy’s. He did not have a license, but he did have Nicolas Cage. Lewis’s 2021 flick W***y’s Wonderland is an eccentric lock-in with...

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