“‘Hellraiser’ Review: Jamie Clayton Shines In A New Adaptation Without Much On Its Mind”

Gonna recycle my “raiser her, I hardly know her” Dad joke from my Letterboxd review, I’m that lazy. Continue reading →

“With ‘Pearl,’ A24 Perfects Its First Horror Franchise”

For your consideration: Mia Goth, smiling like if she doesn’t, her face will crack apart. Continue reading →

“‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever”s Adaptation Is a Half-Hearted Trip to the Convenience Store”

Against expectations, this movie is not about any of my various trips to remote Vermont or Massachusetts breweries. Woulda been better if so. Continue reading →

“No Power Compels the Tepid ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Adaptation”

Gonna hire a priest to exorcise this movie from my memory, hey-ooo. Continue reading →

“‘The African Desperate’ Is a Composed, Critical Examination of Race”

Deceit in advertising! This movie is not desperate at all. It is in fact shockingly well-poised. Continue reading →

“Surface-Level Adaptation ‘The Silent Twins’ Quiets Agnieszka Smoczynska’s Style”

…yeah, maybe they shoulda stayed silent? Continue reading →

“WWII Thriller Hauls Hitler’s Corpse to a Dangerous ‘Burial'”

What’s buried should stay buried, or in the case of a certain Nazi bastard, torched to a crisp outside his bunker. Ah, well. Continue reading →

“Subversive Sylvester Stallone Story ‘Samaritan’ Can’t Stick Superhero Landing”

Not a “good” Samaritan; not a “bad” Samaritan; just a “wish it was better but I appreciate what it is” Samaritan. Continue reading →

“The Reinvention of Aubrey Plaza”

But first, she had to be invented. Continue reading →

You Need To Watch The Most Realistic Vampire Hunter Movie On Netflix ASAP”

Vampire hunting, let me tell you, that’s a job that’ll suck you dry. You’ll work ’till set of sun. It’s a high stakes gig. Vampire pun. Continue reading →

“‘When I Consume You’s Unsparing Horror Will Eat You Alive”

Ladies and gents: Perry Blackshear, one of the best horror filmmakers working today, flying on stealth mode. Continue reading →

“James Ponsoldt Takes a Vacation from Making Good Movies with ‘Summering'”

May I suggest that you vacation literally anywhere other than this movie? I may. And I will! Continue reading →

“Freddie Gibbs and Diego Ongaro on the Realism of ‘Down with the King'”

But up with this movie, way way way way way up with this movie. Continue reading →

“Overstuffed Adaptation ‘Attack on Finland’ Feels a Little Too Real”

An attack on one is an attack on all, at least in my neighborhood of our collective consciousness. Continue reading →

“‘The Princess’ Reigns”

Lots of Disney movies and Gareth Evans-inspired martial artistry all collide with one of the best hyper-violent action filmmakers working today. Plus: Joey King. Continue reading →

Tribeca At Home ’22: A Very Disappointing Round-Up

A swing and a miss followed by three other swings and misses. Continue reading →

“You Need To Watch The Most Ludicrous Action Movie Ever On Netflix ASAP”

Ever? Yes, ever. I said it. You gotta listen to me. Continue reading →

“The Kids Aren’t Alright in Lean, Mean ‘Homebound'”

Spoiler, I guess, but they’re technically “alright” compared to the adults in this movie. Continue reading →

“‘Petite Maman’ Makes The Arthouse Film Accessible To Everyone”

In which one of the best films of 2021 is let down by its distributor, and then becomes one of the best films of 2022, but again, its distributor let it down. Continue reading →

SXSW ’22 Coverage Round-Up

Old lightning wit strikes again. Continue reading →