Halloween (2018)

For all its bluster and promise, this Halloween is little more than a rudimentary slasher film, cashing in on the coattails of its iconic origin film.

The Guilty (2018)

The night’s final call leaves an emergency dispatcher doing everything he can to save a family in crisis in Denmark’s fantastic import, The Guilty.

Michael WardOctober 19, 2018Foreign, Denmark, 2018, Suspense/Thriller, Jessica Dinnage, Johan Olsen, Omar Shargawi, Katinka Evers-Jahsen, Jakob Cedergren, Jacob Hauberg Lohmann, Gustav Möller, Emil Nygaard Albertsen

Sadie (2018)

Seattle native Megan Griffiths continues rolling out her new film Sadie in more and more theaters, a suspenseful story of a fractured mother/daughter relationship which intensifies with the arrival of a new man in the mother’s life.

Michael WardOctober 19, 20182018, Drama, Sadie, Suspense/Thriller, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Melanie Lynskey, John Gallagher, Jr., Danielle Brooks, Tony Hale, Keith L. Williams, Tee Dennard, Megan Griffiths

The Hate U Give (2018)

The Hate U Give might be the most important movie of 2018 so far. Without a doubt, it is one of the year’s best and earns all five of our stars.

Free Solo (2018)

One of 2018’s best documentaries, Free Solo is breathtaking and unforgettable.

Michael WardOctober 12, 20182018, Documentary, Free Solo, Yes You Should!!!, Alex Honnold, Jimmy Chin, Sanni McCandless, Tommy Caldwell, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

First Man (2018)

Damien Chazelle leaves the jazz world behind and takes us headlong into the story of Neil Armstrong and America’s journey into space in Oscar hopeful First Man.

A Star Is Born (2018)

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper make magic together in the emotional and memorable, Cooper-directed remake of A Star is Born.

Venom (2018)

I have no idea what this was supposed to be, but man oh man, is Venom a major misfire on nearly every level.

Heavy Trip (2018)

A heavy metal comedy from Finland, Heavy Trip is a lot of fun and celebrates the artistic voice which exists in all of us.

Michael WardOctober 5, 2018Johannes Holopainen, Antti Heikkinen, Samuli Jaskio, Minka Juustonen, Max Ovaska, Chike Ohanwe, 2018, Comedy, Foreign, Finland, Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren, Aleksi Puranen, Jari Olavi Rentala

Science Fair (2018)

Science Fair follows nine students from around the globe as they set out to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

Michael WardSeptember 30, 2018Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster, Jeff Plunkett, 2018, Documentary, Science Fair

Smallfoot (2018)

Well-made, amusing, but otherwise forgettable, Smallfoot will entertain the kiddos and likely leave the grown-ups ambivalent to all that’s happening.

Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)

No one is spared - Presidents Obama and Clinton among them - in Michael Moore’s latest documentary, Fahrenheit 11/9, which takes shots at our President Trump, but also explores the horrific Flint water crisis.

Michael WardSeptember 21, 20182018, Documentary, Fahrenheit 11/9, Michael Moore, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Mona Hanna-Attisha, Bernie Sanders, David Hogg, Ben Ferencz, Richard Ojeda

Lizzie (2018)

Lizzie offers a different angle to the Lizzie Borden story, with Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart co-starring in a psychological, suspenseful, true crime tale from the director of The Boy.

Michael WardSeptember 21, 20182018, Suspense/Thriller, Lizzie, Chloë Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Kim Dickens, Denis O’Hare, Fiona Shaw, Jamey Sheridan, Tara Ochs, Jeff Perry, Craig William Macneill, Bryce Kass

The House With A Clock In Its Walls (2018)

Eli Roth’s 1980’s-inspired comedic suspense/horror film is held together by Jack Black, Cate Blanchett and Owen Vaccaro’s inspired performances when the script struggles to deliver in key moments.

Michael WardSeptember 21, 2018Family, Horror, The House With A Clock In Its Walls, Eli Roth, 2018, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Colleen Camp, Sunny Suljic, Lorenza Izzo, Christian Calloway, John Bellairs, Eric Kripke

A Simple Favor (2018)

You will have a ball watching Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Henry Golding scurry their way through Paul Feig’s A SIMPLE FAVOR, a comedic suspense film which is one of the more entertaining films of 2018.

Unbroken: Path To Redemption (2018)

Unbroken: Path To Redemption starts off well, but then devolves into a bait-and-switch cinematic experience, where its premises becomes an afterthought for a preacher selling his family’s name.

Pick Of The Litter (2018)

This might be the most irresistible documentary, or movie, of 2018. Pick Of The Litter is simply wonderful.

Michael WardSeptember 15, 2018Documentary, Pick Of The Litter, 2018, Patriot, Phil, Poppet, Potomac, Primrose, Don Hardy Jr., Dana Nachman

Mandy (2018)

Nicolas Cage stars as a lumberjack, seeking gory revenge against a gang of religious cult members who murdered his girlfriend in the wacky, bonkers horror flick Mandy.

Michael WardSeptember 15, 20182018, Horror, Mandy, Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Ned Dennehy, Olwen Fouéré, Richard Brake, Bill Duke, Line Pillet, Hayley Saywell, Panos Cosmatos, Aaron Stewart-Ahn

Let The Corpses Tan (2018)

French/Belgium horror film Let the Corpses Tan is stylish and well-crafted, but hard to follow and convoluted.

Andie pittsSeptember 15, 2018Elina Löwensohn, Stéphane Ferrara, Bernie Bonvoisin, Michelangelo Marchese, Marc Barbé, Marine Sainsly, Hervé Sogne, Pierre Nisse, 2018, Foreign, France, Belgium, Let The Corpses Tan, Horror, Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Jean-Pierre Bastid

I Am Not A Witch (2018)

United Kingdom import I Am Not A Witch tells a poetic story of a young Zambian girl, wrongly accused of witchcraft, who adjusts to life in a “witch camp.”

Michael WardSeptember 15, 2018Maggie Mulubwa, Henry B.J. Phiri, James Manaseh, Nellie Munamonga, Innocent Kalakula, 2018, I Am Not A Witch, Drama, Foreign, United Kingdom, Rungano Nyoni

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