A review of the new docuseries, streaming on Peacock now — Peacock’s new true-crime series Who Killed Robert Wone? attempts to piece together the facts surrounding the baffling 2006 murder of a Washington, DC lawyer. “I’ve always likened this murder to a jigsaw puzzle,” a blogger says in the opening seconds of the series, “but you don’t know how many pieces…

Australian drama ‘Lonesome’ is in select US theaters now — Director Craig Boreham’s sophomore feature Lonesome is a movie about sex. The film centers around Casey (Josh Lavery), a cowboy who emerges out of the vastness of Australia’s countryside to seek refuge amidst the city lights of Sydney. “Didn’t take long for you to get your Big Smoke slut on,”…

A review of the new comedic thriller, in theaters now — Over the past few years, thanks to an ever-widening gulf between the uber-wealthy and the rest of us, there have been a number of movies released in what some critics have called the “eat-the-rich” subgenre. Think Knives Out, Ready or Not, and Best Picture winner Parasite, for example. …

A review of the new sci-fi/horror film, on Paramount+ now — I went into directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s new film Significant Other knowing nothing but the cast. At this point, anything Maika Monroe does is worth a look; the It Follows star blew me away this year in Watcher, and thanks to her strong track record, I’ll pretty much…

A review of the new giallo, coming to Shudder on October 14th — Legendary director Dario Argento hasn’t made a classic in a while, to put it mildly. His new film Dark Glasses isn’t one, either, but that’s okay; not everything needs to be. …

A review of the new drama, at film festivals now — At a recent Q&A after Outfest’s Legacy Centerpiece screening of Far From Heaven, Julianne Moore told the audience, “I only want to go to the movies to see people talking. They don’t even have to do anything.” I’m often the same way; I am happiest when I am watching beautiful…

A review of the new horror film, at Fantasia Festival now (and on Shudder soon) — “Did you hear the one about the guy stuck in the bathroom with a god?” asks Wes (Ryan Kwanten) a little bit into Rebekah McKendry’s horror feature Glorious. He’s talking to the disembodied voice (JK Simmons) coming from the mysteriously-dark stall next to him, a voice that claims to belong…

A review of the new YA film, at Outfest and on Amazon Prime — “What do you want to remember from high school?” Kelsa (Eva Reign) is a high school senior in Pittsburgh. She’s looking forward to graduating and heading off to college, hopefully bound for New York or Los Angeles, excited to live somewhere where no one knows who she is. Because Kelsa…

A review of the new comedy, at Outfest and on Amazon Prime now — In My Fake Boyfriend, stuntman Andrew (Keiynan Lonsdale) is convinced by his best friends Jake (Dylan Sprouse) and Kelly (Sarah Hyland) to let them deep-fake him a boyfriend for social media. …