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‘Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase’ Review: A Classic Adventure Awkwardly Moves Into Modern Times

Even before the opening credits on Katt Shea’s “Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” wrap up, the film’s bent toward modernizing its heroine, a teenage super-sleuth approaching her ninetieth year in existence, is clear. This Nancy Drew is a ripped jeans-wearing, longboard-riding, smartphone-toting young woman, and she’s even got a peppy theme song that kind of says it all in […]

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Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone Book Rights Land At Riven Rock Projects, Eyed As TV Series

EXCLUSIVE: Waterman Entertainment and Riven Rock Projects principal Cooper Waterman and producer Matthew Phelps are moving into the action-thriller space with the acquisition of Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone book series, which they are developing as a potential TV series. The books, which were picked up under the Riven Rock Projects label, currently consists of 14 installments, with the most recent, […]

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‘Girl’ Review: A Transgender Portrait of Uncommon Depth

The Belgian film “Girl,” on Netflix, is among the most lived-in transgender portraits to hit the screen, which doesn’t mean it arrives without controversy. The captivating Victor Polster, who is not transgender, provides the lead performance, which has prompted arguments about his casting. The movie’s provocative denouement is thorny and a little shocking. If, however, you can tune out even […]

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‘Captive State’ Review: If Aliens Ever Invade, Pray That It’s More Exciting Than This Flat Thriller

Giving new meaning to #TheResistance, “Captive State” envisions a future in which those “I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords” memes have finally come to pass. Rupert Wyatt’s fixation on non-humans taking over the world continues unabated in the sci-fi thriller, with the “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” director introducing us to the earth nearly a decade […]

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'Depraved' Trailer: Larry Fessenden Resurrects 'Frankenstein'

Indie horror guru Larry Fessenden hasn’t directed a feature film since 2013, but he’s returning with Depraved. The film is a reimagining of Frankenstein, told through Fessenden’s own unique lens. Starring David Call, Joshua Leonard, Alex Breaux, Ana Kayne, Maria Dizzia, Chloë Levine, Owen Campbell and Addison Timlin, Depraved will have its world premiere this month at What the Fest!?, and in honor […]

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