Rating: ★★★½☆ Kane Parsons’ leap from YouTube to the big screen delivers masterful, Kubrickian tension, anchored by excellent performances—even if the script occasionally loses its way. At just 20 years old, YouTube-phenomenon-turned-director Kane Parsons has achieved something remarkable with Backrooms. Transitioning an internet-born "creepypasta" into a mainstream, studio-backed A24 feature is no small feat, yet Parsons handles his jump to the big screen with startling conf

Rating: ★★★★☆ If there is one thing writer-director John Carney understands on a molecular level, it is the transformative, deeply human power of making music. Following up his beloved, toe-tapping classics like "Once", "Begin Again", and "Sing Street", Carney’s latest film, Power Ballad , delivers exactly the kind of charming, heartfelt magic we have come to expect from him. Co-written with Irish actor and writer Peter McDonald, the film offers a sweet, soulful exploration o

Rating - ★★★☆☆ There is a distinct whiff of the television set lingering about the galaxy far, far away this week. Directed by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian and Grogu marks the return of the Star Wars franchise to the cinema multiplex after seven years. The Mandalorian has also had a lengthy sabbatical on Disney+. Yet, despite the grander proportions of the silver screen, the transition is far from seamless. Rather than a sprawling space opera designed for the cinema, the plot