Todd Phillips’ new film, Joker, is an astounding achievement for DC as a brutally realistic character study of someone’s descent into madness.
In Theaters Review: Joker
Indie Film Review: Haunt
Haunt is a surprisingly well done horror film from the writers of A Quiet Place that’s chocked full of plenty of Halloween thrills.
In Theaters Review: Ad Astra
James Gray’s new space drama, Ad Astra, is reminiscent of many other recent space-centric films but far less memorable.
Short Film Review: Pusher
Andi Morrow’s directorial debut, Pusher, realistically depicts how drug addiction not only affects small town life but how it can become the norm.
Indie Film Review – Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire
Stephen Cognetti’s Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire doesn’t stray from the tried and true formula of the previous two films in the series but is still a solid indie horror experience.
In Theaters Review – Rambo: Last Blood
Rambo: Last Blood delivers what most fans should expect from a Rambo movie and also some things that you’d never expect.
State of the Franchise: Rambo
With Rambo: Last Blood set for release this weekend, we revisit the entire Rambo series in this installment of Cinema Smack’s State of the Franchise!
Short Film Review: I Am A Rain Dog
Christopher Di Nunzio’s new film, I Am a Rain Dog, is a strange, uncomfortable, and compelling little short that channels quirky personalities like David Lynch and Tom Waits.
Indie Film Review: What Death Leaves Behind
Scott A. Hamilton’s directorial debut, What Death Leaves Behind, is well made with an interesting idea at its core but never quite meets its full potential.
In Theaters Review: It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two amplifies many of the same problems of its predecessor while dishing up a bloated runtime and not much story.
