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

Searching (2018)

John Cho’s terrific performance as a dad desperate to find his missing daughter, along with a novel concept by writer/director Aneesh Chaganty, makes Searching one of the more noteworthy films of 2018.

Michael WardSeptember 8, 2018John Cho, Debra Messing, Michelle La, Joseph Lee, Sara Sohn, Steven Michael Eich, 2018, Searching, Suspense/Thriller, Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian

The Bookshop (2018)

The Bookshop lives in a melodramatic world where a kind-hearted widow wants to open a bookshop and a town malcontent has different ideas on what the community needs.

Michael WardSeptember 8, 20182018, SIFF 2018, The Bookshop, Drama, Comedy, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Nighy, Honor Kneafsey, Hunter Tremayne, Reg Wilson, Frances Barber, Penelope Fitzgerald, Isabel Coixet

Support The Girls (2018)

Regina Hall is simply wonderful in Andrew Bujalski’s Support The Girls, documenting a tumultuous day at a Hooters-like sports bar where she must make a number of important and potentially life-changing decisions for her and her girls.

Michael WardSeptember 8, 20182018, Comedy, Drama, Support The Girls, Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Shayna McHayle, Dylan Gelula, James Le Gros, Aly Michalka, Lea DaLaria, Jana Kramer, Brooklyn Decker, Lawrence Varnado, Jonny Mars, Steve Zapata, Bill Wise, Andrew Bujalski

The Nun (2018)

The Nun pretty much kills dead any fun and entertainment generated by The Conjuring universe.

Michael WardSeptember 6, 2018Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Bonnie Aarons, Ingrid Busu, Charlotte Hope, Jonny Coyne, 2018, The Nun, Corin Hardy, Gary Dauberman, James Wan, Horror

God Bless The Broken Road (2018)

Earnest in approach, but suffocating in its messaging, faith-based film God Bless the Broken Road, would benefit from less affirmation and more focus on story, script, and audience.

Juliet, Naked (2018)

Three great performances, led by Rose Byrne, makes Juliet, Naked an easy, engaging film to watch, until it wrestles with eventual mediocrity.

Michael WardAugust 31, 20182018, Juliet Naked, Comedy, Drama, Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Chris O’Dowd, Azhy Robertson, Lila Brazier, Ayoola Smart, Megan Dodds, Jimmy O. Yang, Nick Hornby, Jesse Peretz, Evgenia Peretz, Tamara Jenkins, Jim Taylor

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