Maddwolf

"Scene after scene balances a funhouse vibe with Irish folktale spookiness." Our Hokum review:

Irish Spirits - Maddwolf Hokum by Hope Madden Damian Mc Carthy is doing something right. The Irish filmmaker writes original stories, invests time and attention to visual storytelling, and produces eerie, memorable horror. There’s an elegance to his movies, but his tales are not meant simply to provoke thought or to eleva...

Columbus's own animation house Perpetual Motion has a new feature out and another on the way. Our story for Columbus Underground:

CBUS Animation Studio Releases SciFi Feature - Columbus Underground Jeff Haas, owner of Reynoldsburg’s Perpetual Motion Studios, has been animating since high school.

Bunch of polarizing movies plus talk of a bomb threat, but will George moonwalk? Find out in the Screening Room:

MaddWolf Screening Room: Michael, Over Your Dead Body, Mother Mary, Apex, I Swear & More

"Fuze keeps you hooked by the action. There’s something bigger at play, and the film demands you stay focused as it unfolds." Our Rachel Willis reviews Fuze, in theaters this weekend.

War Toys - Maddwolf Fuze by Rachel Willis An unexploded bomb from World War II is discovered at a construction site in the heart of London and a massive effort to diffuse it gets underway in writer/director Ben Hopkin’s film Fuze. As wild as it sounds, 80-year-old bombs exploding in populated cities in England is not...

"It works because the actors are fully committed and taking those risks themselves." Our Mother Mary review:

Full of Grace - Maddwolf Mother Mary by Hope Madden Whatever it is director David Lowery is making, I’m watching. Not every film lands but he always delivers something thought provoking, and his best films are unlike anything else you’ll see. Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, A Ghost Story, and The Green Knight were cinematic...

"It’s definitely the way Kormákur frames the action, and the way his actors push themselves physically, that make Apex such a fun watch." Our Apex review, on Netflix Friday.

Pushed to the Limit - Maddwolf Apex by Hope Madden What is it about Charlize Theron that you totally buy her badassedness? Maybe it’s her natural athleticism. She was a ballerina, leaving her with grace and fitness that suggest power. She hangs by fingertips from a rock face, and you think, yep, that’s Charlize Theron. Not, t...

Despite a promising start and an impressive turn from Jaafar Jackson, Michael settles for reminders about MJ’s greatness that are "as nuanced as a fan club prize package." Our review:

Pop Life - Maddwolf Michael by George Wolf Two of the best things about Michael are hardly shockers. One is a pleasant surprise. Colman Domingo and Nia Long are both terrific as Michael’s parents Joe and Katherine Jackson. The surprise is Jaafar Jackson, rising to the challenge of carrying this move as his real life,...

I Swear “is able to turn simple human compassion into a crowd-pleasing event.” Our review:

Living Out Loud - Maddwolf I Swear by George Wolf Honestly, I didn’t know that much about I Swear until Robert Aramayo’s amazing performance won a BAFTA Award earlier this year. Now, after seeing it, I have to wonder why officials from BAFTA and the BBC didn’t take more of its lessons to heart. The film follows the life...