When in doubt, and when in a pandemic, drive to the middle of nowhere and shoot a ghost story movie about isolated people. Continue reading
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“‘Kids vs. Aliens’ vs. Tolerance For Intentionally Crummy Cinema”
There’s a certain something – jay nay say kwa, I think the French say – that movies purposefully made to look amateur need to excuse themselves. This movie does not have that. Continue reading
“‘Old’ Is the Keyword in Familiar Nicolas Cage Western ‘The Old Way'”
Way, way old. Continue reading
“Every 1980s Genre Movie Fan Should Own the ‘Highlander’ 4K Release”
Let me take you to the future of watching movies at home. Continue reading
“‘Women Talking’ Is an Important Conversation, Running in Circles”
…and talking, and talking, and talking, and talking, without an ounce of drama and no stakes, and let me tell you: I hate writing that sentence. Continue reading
“Gory Santa Horror Is a ‘Christmas Bloody Christmas’ Miracle”
If you’re still in the post-holiday doldrums, here, have a Santa Claus slasher movie to wash away your depression. Continue reading
“Lee Jung-jae’s High-Octane Spy Thriller ‘Hunt’ Is a Potent Debut”
There are lots of movies titled “Hunt,” so you’re going to have to be careful when you’re hunting this one down. Continue reading
“‘Gangs of London’ Review: Corin Hardy Takes Over The Hyperviolent Crime Saga For Season 2 & Mostly Delivers The Goods”
Gangs of London calling, they like their new director but they wouldn’t mind having the old one around, too. Continue reading
“Don’t Visit Bad Axe, Just Watch ‘Bad Axe'”
Bad Axe, but a really good movie. Continue reading
“Elvis Mitchell’s Documentary ‘Is That Black Enough For You!?!’ Is Black Enough and More”
Yes, it is! Blacker than black! Blacker than the blackest black times infinity! You did it, Elvis! Continue reading
“Frederick Wiseman Stunningly Melds Fiction and Documentation in ‘A Couple'”
Frederick Wiseman? He’s made some good movies. More than…a couple. Continue reading
“Katie Parker and Rahul Kohli Winningly Lead Afterlife Sci-Fi ‘Next Exit'”
Okay, but what about the exit AFTER the next exit? Continue reading
“Every Millennial Horror Geek Should Own the ‘Army of Darkness’ Shout! Factory 4K Release”
(Pssst: try to get the steelbook because it looks cool as hell.) Continue reading
“Wrinkle Your Brain With Amanda Kramer’s Flamboyant ‘Please Baby Please'”
A movie so thick with dialogue, kink, suppressed violence, period references, and sexy sex that I’m not sure I really got it all the first time around. Continue reading
“Kate Dickie Is Mother of the Year in Ben Steiner’s Hulu Horror ‘Matriarch'”
All the boys love Kate Dickie. And the girls. Men and women, too, 50 and older. In fact it’s really just the 50 and older crowd, forget about the boys and girls. Continue reading
“Bill Posley’s Black Slasher ‘Bitch Ass’ Is as Fun as Its Title”
A good-ass review of a bitch-ass movie. (Bitchin’ ass, I mean.) Continue reading
“Overstuffed Horror-Comedy ‘Kratt’ Is a Charming, Splattery Mess”
A very demo-Krattic movie. Continue reading
“‘The Visitor’s Twisty Narrative Overstays Its Welcome”
I am deeply unhappy to be revisiting this movie (bam). Continue reading
A Fantastic Toronto Festival Round-Up
Who needs a clever title when you can just get right down to business? Also, happy November. Continue reading
“The Nostalgia of ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Only Serves Itself”
Yes, my reaction to the unnecessary sequel to the original is predicated on a fart joke; no, I don’t agree that this is an overreaction. Continue reading
A Constant Visual Feast 