REVIEW: 'The Amateur' has some things to learn about suspense

The Amateur wants to be a story about the double-edged sword of revenge, but it struggles as much as Charlie wavers when he holds a pistol.

Film, New ReleasesRobert SnowApril 12, 2025movie, film, espionage, rami malek, laurence fishburne, jon bernthal, holt mccallany, 2025Comment

REVIEW: 'Those Who Wish Me Dead' lets good ideas burn out of control

We might expect the rest of the movie to focus on Hannah coming face to face with another fire, and learning to overcome her misplaced guilt. This is a Taylor Sheridan movie, though. So in the tradition of movies he’s written (Sicario, Hell or High Water) and directed (Wind River), it needs to have some human evil on par with the natural menace.

[VIFF 2017] REVIEW: 'Sweet Virginia'

Sweet Virginia has, and will continue to, draw strong comparisons to a Coen brothers film, because it definitely feels like one. Almost everything is shot in the shadows and hidden by walls, doors or corridors, there’s a murder plot gone wrong, and it has a roster of quirky and violent characters.

Film, New ReleasesJason ChenOctober 14, 2017sweet virginia, thriller, 2017, alaska, viff, vancouver, film festival, canada, film, movies, cinema, review, jon bernthal, imogen poots, rosemarie dewittComment

REVIEW: 'The Accountant', a silly but watchable action thriller

Film, New ReleasesRobert SnowOctober 15, 2016anna kendrick, ben affleck, film, j-k- simmons, jon bernthal, movies, the accountantComment

REVIEW: 'Sicario'

Film, New ReleasesRobert SnowOctober 2, 2015benecio del toro, crime, denis villeneuve, emily blunt, jon bernthal, josh brolin, movies, sicarioComment

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