“Men” (2022) Review
Alex Garland’s Men is the director’s most cerebral and blunt movie to date. Whereas his previous sci-fi efforts of Ex Machina and Annihilation had some grounding to their surreality, this
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“X” (2022) Review
There’s a knowing enough tone in X to be both a love letter to the slasher genre and a meta-commentary on its components of sex and violence. There’s a sensation
“Scream” (2022) Review
Scream has always carried a sense of winking parody. The 1996 original film was critical of slasher films but also a knowing nod to its many aspects. It’s as if
“Hell Hath No Fury” Review
Hell Hath No Fury is that brutal tale of betrayal and death you could easily see being an entry in Tales From The Crypt or The Twilight Zone. Set during
“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” Review
Perhaps the best way to describe the dreary retread of Ghostbusters: Afterlife is to reference the film’s only eccentric character. Paul Rudd plays Chad Grooberson, a sub-standard teacher and big
“Last Night in Soho” Review
Nostalgia can trap you. It can cloud the mind with dreams of a more pleasing world that diverges from the modern one. It’s a powerful theme that Edgar Wright evokes
“Titane” Review
Titane is a film where a woman has sex with a car in the first act. This is pretty much the elevator pitch. It’s wild and unorthodox enough to pique
“Halloween Kills” Review
As the sequel to 2018’s Halloween, Halloween Kills finds little else to explore in its slasher continuance. The previous picture was strong in that it used Laurie Strode’s trauma and
“The Night House” Review
There’s great confidence in a film such as this to just chuck the reasonable explanations out the window in favor of thematic importance. It’s a feature that is sure to
“A Quiet Place Part II” Review
The world of sound-sensing monsters from the 2018 hit A Quiet Place expands just enough in its sequel. More of the world is explored but only to a degree where