Artsies:
Master – supernatural college thriller – theaters/Prime – 3 stars
“Two African American women begin to share disturbing experiences at a predominantly white college in New England.” via IMDB
Director: Mariama Diallo
Starring: Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, Julia Nightingale
Alice – blaxploitation-inspired drama – theaters – 3 1/2 stars
“A slave in the antebellum South escapes her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line.” via IMDB
Director: Krystin Ver Linden
Starring: Keke Palmer, Common, Jonny Lee Miller
Fartsies:
The Outfit – Period gangster thriller – theaters – 2 1/2 stars
“An expert tailor must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.” via IMDB
Director: Graham Moore
Starring: Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien
X – porn-related horror movie – theaters – 3 stars
“In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.” via IMDB
Director: Ti West
Starring: Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow
Deep Water – sexually charged thriller – Hulu – 3 stars
“A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.” via IMDB
Director: Adrian Lyne
Starring: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts
