3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (717+ words) Midwest Film Journal Man of War (2026) It may seem purposefully perverse that a paperback of Little Women pops up in a mercenary's hands in Man of War, the latest action film from longtime DTV staple William Kaufman available Friday on…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (819+ words) Midwest Film Journal Charade features the last thriller performance of Cary Grant's career, and it's an unassailably great one that relies heavily on his inherent charm and charisma to maintain a thread of romance and intrigue even when he's playing…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (784+ words) Midwest Film Journal "Well, at least the trip cost ya nothin." If you need cinematic inspiration to never again crack a beer, Wake in Fright should do the trick " an aggressively unpleasant, unforgettably grim experience that takes perpetual-intoxication cinema to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1376+ words) Dragon Heart, a 1996 adventure-fantasy directed by Rob Cohen, written by Charles Edward Pogue and Patrick Read Johnson, starring Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Dina Meyer, Pete Postlethwaite, Jason Isaacs and Julie Christie, and featuring the voice of Sean Connery. When a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (715+ words) Midwest Film Journal Visual Vengeance: Born a Ninja / Commando the Ninja I frequently joke with my friends that the world of boutique Blu-ray releases, desperate for content, has dipped too far into the realm of schlock. What do you mean…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (780+ words) Midwest Film Journal The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Back in 2023, I described The Super Mario Bros. Movie as "assaultive and lame," and I would say the same about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, although this time I knew what to…...