“The Menu” Review
Brutal and biting, The Menu is one of the most searing films about the class divide I’ve seen in quite some time. Rather than serve up the same old dish
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“Halloween Ends” Review
Last year’s Halloween Kills tapped into an aspect that feels refreshingly unique for slashers where the central killer is described as someone with a mental disorder. There’s a brief sobering
“Hellraiser” (2022) Review
What a refreshing sight this is! Hellraiser was a horror franchise in desperate need of a revision, having turned the gory terror of Pinhead into a lesser entity of a
“Pearl” (2022) Review
What a treat it is to get a prequel to this year’s horror hit X so soon. Director Ti West pushed forward with a new horror saga and apparently wrote
“Prey” Review
With the previous Predator movie being an absolutely absurd mess, what could possibly be done with the franchise? A change in location could do. Maybe even a change of time
“Crimes of the Future” (2022) Review
David Cronenberg delves back into science fiction in a big way with Crimes of the Future. Here is a film that not only embraces a certain sense of the artificial
“Nope” Review
There’s a moment in every Jordan Peele movie where the mysterious evil is given a title. It’s that crucial moment early on where everything connects. For Get Out, it was
“The Black Phone” Review
In an era of retro horror like Stranger Things, The Black Phone has a surprising amount of teeth to be both a supernatural thriller and a crowd-pleasing horror picture. Sitting
“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
“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