Gareth Edwards' "The Creator," his first film since 2016's "Rouge One," continues his legacy of gorgeous visuals paired with a logic-deprived script. The story combines elements from "Blade Runner," "District 9," "Altered Carbon," and "Westworld," but only on a superficial level. Fascinating concepts are introduced, but never given time to grow. Instead, we are treated [...]
We've often seen studios dump films directly to their streaming platforms when they think they have a dud on their hands. "Prey" hasn't had much marketing, and it is only available for viewing on Hulu streaming, so it would be easy to think this is another throw-away title in the franchise. But make no mistake, [...]
Pixar's "Lightyear" isn't an expanded story about the action figure we know and love from the "Toy Story" series, but instead, it's this movie that later spawned the toy. While some may argue the concept is just a gimmick meant to stretch out the "Toy Story" saga even further, Pixar has lovingly crafted one of [...]
With the Phoenix Film Festival and International Horror & Sci-Fi Festival kicking off in a few days, we reached out to the respective program directors, Jason Carney and Monte Yazzie to ask what people can expect from this annual cinephiles feast! What would you say to someone who is interested but hasn't been to a [...]
Flexing both his writing and directing skills, John Krasinski provides a sequel that falls just a few decibels below the first.
Few things are more frightening to our current generation than the fear of missing out. Many of us are constantly glued to our phones, paying them more attention than the human sitting beside us. Painfully aware of the negative impact social media is having on their relationship, Su (Sunita Mani) and Jack (John Reynolds) decide [...]
The Russian word "Sputnik" is commonly known to mean "satellite" but it also translates as "companion" making it the perfect title for Egor Abramenko's first feature film. "Sputnik" is based on his short film "The Passenger", which was an official selection at 2017's Fantastic Fest, and would have premiered at this year's TIFF, had it [...]
If the Latin title isn't a big enough clue, "Ad Astra" lands squarely in the cerebral and philosophical sub-genre of science fiction films. While the trailer does hint at a little action and mystery, they are simply window dressing to a film that somberly addresses depression, abandonment, and other existential questions. The film opens with [...]
At first glance, the trailer for "Hotel Artemis" could be mistaken for the "John Wick" spin-off series "The Continental." Both feature a special criminals-only hotel that offers safety, medical attention, and rules to protect the patrons from each other. But that's about where the comparisons end. "Hotel Artemis" takes place during a night one decade in [...]
Enter to win a pair of FLEX Passes ($80 value) for the 2017 Phoenix Film Festival! Good for April 7th through 12th, 2017 Harkins Scottsdale 101 Winners can choose FOUR showings (excluding the Opening and Closing Nights) that they and a guest would like to attend. For a complete film listing visit the 2017 Phoenix Film [...]
