“‘Scare Me’ Opens the Halloween Season with Laughs and Gasps”

I dare ya, take your best shot, just TRY and oh man yup that’s scary, nevermind Continue reading →

“‘Gangs of London’: Slick, Brutal Gangster Series Showcases Gareth Evans In Peak Form”

Watching this show nearly left me in traction, so you better be grateful. Continue reading →

“Merawi Gerima’s ‘Residue Streaks’ the Soul”

A metaphor about dog shit on your lawn turns into one of the most raw and beautiful debuts of the year. Imagine that. Continue reading →

“‘Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection’ Shows The Psychedelic Auteur In Full Freaky, Grotesque Glory”

In full glory with only four films, which says a lot about how freaky the movies are. Continue reading →

“Taking a Trip to ‘Hearts Town’ with The War and Treaty”

Hearts Town, like the Shire, sounds like a truly great realm. If only I could live there. Continue reading →

“‘Utopia’: Gillian Flynn’s Take On Hero Worship Is Bloody Fun”

Some utopia, everyone’s getting their throats stabbed or their eyes gouged out or their families killed. Bummer. Continue reading →

“Millie Bobby Brown Makes ‘Enola Holmes’ a Case Worth Solving”

Not quite “Fleabag,” but almost like “Fleabag,” but without all the raunchiness. Continue reading →

“‘Chasing Dream’: Johnnie To’s Latest Is A Heartfelt, Giddy Genre Mashup”

It’s true: I did in fact manage to land one virtual film festival gig this year. Continue reading →

“Money Buys Misery Most in Sean Durkin’s Masterful ‘The Nest'”

Glowing praise preambled with a mea culpa. Continue reading →

“Wil Wheaton Is the Worst Friend Ever in ‘Rent-A-Pal'”

I have an old anecdote about Wil Wheaton that has stuck with me for over a decade, buckle up. Continue reading →

“Run Away from ‘Antebellum’ as Fast as You Can”

Hoooooo boy I did not like this bullshit at all. Continue reading →

“‘Ratched’: Ryan Murphy’s ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ Prequel Offers A Garish, Unnecessary Origin Story”

I didn’t loathe the last Ryan Murphy show of 2020, but does that mean I liked it? Or that it’s any good? Continue reading →

“Take a Trippy Ride with ‘Son of the White Mare'”

You’d figure he’d be a horse, but no: He’s a MAN. Continue reading →

“‘Lingua Franca’ Finds Common Ground”

I might’ve under-valued this one, so you should all see it for yourselves and let me know. Continue reading →

“‘The Boys’ Season 2 Is Violent, Excessive Superhero Satire With A Lot On Its Mind”

Queue Thin Lizzy references from a hundred hack TV critics with clever to say. Continue reading →

“‘The 24th’: Kevin Willmott’s Film About The Horrific 1917 Houston Riot Needs To Dig Deeper”

In which Andy feels terribly underqualified to talk about the movie he’s talking about, but he talks about it anyway. Continue reading →

“America, the Land of ‘Random Acts of Violence'”

A slasher, but a slasher about *America*. Continue reading →

“As The Postal Service Is Attacked By Trump, Workers Lament What’s Been Lost”

Just in case you were feeling comfortable with the state of the USPS again, you shouldn’t. Continue reading →

“‘Peninsula’: ‘Train To Busan’ Sequel Expands The Scale & Emotional Stakes Of The Zombie Franchise”

Y’know, a zombie invasion at this point in the year would just be par for the course, and also maybe preferable to reality. Continue reading →

“Scream Factory’s New ‘The Kiss of the Vampire’ Blu-Ray Revisits a Morbid, Kinky Classic”

It’s more of a bite than a kiss, but when the end result is you become a bloodsucking fiend, who’s keeping count? Continue reading →