The Big Fake (AKA: Il Falsario): Movie Review

A visually compelling movie with a story that isn’t all there.

The Big Fake is an Italian true story about an artist in the 1970s who becomes one of the greatest forgers of all time. How good this movie is hinges on exactly one thing: how interesting you find the main character and his crime world. Toni (Pietro Castellitto) is an artist from a small town who grew tired of painting fog, so off he moves to Rome and meets an art dealer. A match made in heaven and history.		2026 Directed by: Stefano Lodovichi Screenplay by: Lorenzo Bagnatori, Sandro Petraglia Starring: Pietro Castellitto

Mercy: Movie Review

A flawed premise with a fun plot.

Set just three years in the future in 2029, Mercy is a mix between Minority Report and Searching where the court of law has been replaced by an AI judge and one man has to use all the technology at his fingertips to prove his innocence. The premise is fun, there are some fundamental flaws to it, but that premise works great in Minority Report and when it leads to a Searching-esque mystery plot, the movie is at its best.		2026 Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov Screenplay by: Marco van Belle Starring: Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson

Bulls: Movie Review

One big random, illogical joke.

When the entire movie is one big joke, it’s hard to find any of the actual jokes all that amusing. Bulls is set in the overlapping world of small, struggling bars in small town Indiana and the World Darts Championship. You might be wondering how two bad darts players who own a small bar become professional darts players, but the film didn’t put much thought into it, a guy walks into their bar and then they’re in the championship.		2026 Directed by: Daniel Meyer Screenplay by: Daniel Meyer Starring: Matt Trudeau, Meir Steinberg