Sinners (2025) - Movie Review

The Movie: Sinners

The Director: Ryan Coogler

The Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Li Jun Li, Delroy Lindo

The Story: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

The Amateur (2025) - Movie Review

The Movie: The Amateur

The Director: James Hawes

The Cast: Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Michael Stuhlbarg, Laurence Fishburne

The Story: When his supervisors at the CIA refuse to take action after his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a decoder takes matters into his own hands.

Freaky Tales - Movie Review

The Movie: Freaky Tales

The Director: Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden

The Cast: Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, and Tom Hanks

The Story: Set in 1987 Oakland, Freaky Tales is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters — an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector — on a collision course in a fever dream of showdowns and battles.

My Love Will Make You Disappear - Movie Review

The Movie: My Love Will Make You Disappear

The Director: Chad Vidanes

The Cast: Kim Chiu, Paulo Avelino, Wilma Doesnt, Lovely Abella, Benj Manalo, Nico Antonio, Rocco Gonz, Martin Escudero, Karina Bautista, Jeremiah Lisbo, Melai Cantiveros

The Story: A woman who believes she's cursed meets a troubled landlord while fighting community displacement. As they grow closer, her fear that all her lovers disappear threatens their connection.

A Working Man - Movie Review

The Movie: A Working Man

The Director: David Ayer

The Cast: Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Merab Ninidze, Maximilian Osinski, Cokey Falkow, Michael Peña, David Harbour

The Story: Levon Cade left his profession behind to work construction and be a good dad to his daughter. But when a local girl vanishes, he's asked to return to the skills that made him a mythic figure in the shadowy world of counter-terrorism.

Hood Witch - Movie Review

The Movie: Hood Witch

The Director: Saïd Belktibia

The Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Amine Zariouhi, Denis Lavant, Alexis Manenti, Karim Belkhadra, Issaka Sawadogo

The Story: A woman earns a living by smuggling exotic animals and illegal goods, developing a mobile app that links users with mystical marabout healers, but one of the user's consultations takes a tragic turn facing a violent backlash.

Jaibreak - Movie Review

The Movie: Jailbreak

The Director: Jimmy Henderson

The Cast: Celine Tran, Laurent Plancel, Tharoth Sm, Jean-Paul Ly, Dara Our

The Story: What started as a simple escort mission will soon turn to chaos as the prisoners of Koh Kla take over the prison grounds. A special task force gets trapped in the prison will have to fight their way out for survival, to protect a key witness.

Changing Directions Filmmaker Interview Series: Season 3 Premiere featuring Jhett Tolentino, Director of Asian Persuasion

Episode 3.1

Welcome to season three of the Changing Directions filmmaker interview series! We're starting the year off with Jhett Tolentino, a Tony and Grammy award winning producer who has taken on the challenge of directing his first feature film, Asian Persuasion. After a successful film festival run, the movie is set for both theatrical and digital releases.

Asian Persuasian (2025) - Movie Review

The Movie: Asian Persuasion

The Director: Jhett Tolentino

The Cast: Dante Basco, KC Concepcion, Kevin Kreider, Paolo Montalban, Geneva Carr, Scarlet Sherr, Celia Au, Jax Bacani

The Story: An underachiever comes up with an outlandish plan to avoid alimony obligations to his fashion executive ex-wife.

Novocaine - Movie Review

The Movie: Novocaine

The Directors: Dan Berk & Robert Olsen

The Cast: Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Lou Beatty Jr., Van Hengst, Conrad Kemp, Jacob Batalon

The Story: When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

Customs Frontline / 海關戰線 - Movie Review

The Movie: Customs Frontline / 海關戰線

The Director: Herman Yau

The Cast: Nicholas Tse, Jacky Cheung, Karena Lam, Yase Liu, Francis Ng, Brahim Chab

The Story: Hong Kong customs officers discover illegal weapons on a cargo ship and trace them back to an international conflict. Elite agents go undercover, uncovering a transnational operation with roots closer to home.

Daredevil: Born Again - TV Series Review

The TV Series: Daredevil: Born Again

Showrunner: Dario Scardapane

The Cast: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki M. James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Michael Gandolfini, Ayelet Zurer, Jon Bernthal

The Story: Matt Murdock finds himself on a collision course with Wilson Fisk when their past identities begin to emerge.

Superboys of Malegaon - Movie Review

The Movie: Superboys of Malegaon

The Director: Reema Kagti

The Cast: Adarsh Gourav, Shashank Arora, Vineet Singh Kumar, Anuj Singh Duhan, Muskkaan Jaferi

The Story: The journey of an aspiring filmmaker as he bands together his group of friends to make a film for his town, Malegaon.

Captain America: Brave New World - Movie Review

The Movie: Captain America: Brave New World

The Director: Julius Onah

The Cast: Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Xosha Roquemore, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Giancarlo Esposito, Tim Blake Nelson, Harrison Ford

The Story: Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.

Companion - Movie Review

The Movie: Companion

The Director: Drew Hancock

The Cast: Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, Rupert Friend

The Story: A weekend getaway with friends at a remote cabin turns into chaos after it's revealed that one of the guests is a robot companion.

Heart Eyes - Movie Review

The Movie: Heart Eyes

The Director: Josh Ruben

The Cast: Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Michaela Watkins, Devon Sawa, Jordana Brewster

The Story: For the past several years, the “Heart Eyes Killer” has wreaked havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine’s Day, no couple is safe.

Presence - Movie Review

The Movie: Presence

The Director: Steven Soderbergh

The Cast: Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland, Julia Fox

The Story: A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into their new home in the suburbs.

Grafted - Movie Review

The Movie: Grafted

The Director: Sasha Rainbow

The Cast: Joyena Sun, Jess Hong, Eden Hart, Jared Turner, Sepi To’a, Xiao Hu

The Story: A bright but socially awkward exchange student takes her craving for popularity to horrifying heights.