Movie Review: The Invisible Man.
Excellently acted and stylishly directed, this update to HG Wells’ classic is timely and terrifying. The Invisible Man, the novel, taps something primal – the fear of the unseen. Leaven [more]
Horror
Movie Review: Gretel & Hansel.
This fairy tale horror film’s style becomes overshadowed by odd missteps. Despite some early negative buzz, I eagerly anticipated Gretel & Hansel. I enjoy atmospheric, visual-driven horror films, of the [more]
Movie Review: Doctor Sleep.
Doctor Sleep takes all of the ideas and themes of King’s massive tome and turns them into riveting cinema. Doctor Sleep is one hell of a movie. Director Mike Flanagan [more]
Little Box of Horrors: The Banana Splits Movie.
Little Box of Horrors: The Banana Splits Movie. I was confused to see a Banana Splits movie being made in 2019. After seeing it, I’m still confused. Apparently the theme [more]
Movie Review: IT Chapter 2 (Spoiler Free).
Movie Review: IT Chapter 2 (Spoiler Free). Can the second part of Stephen King’s IT deliver on the sky-high expectations created by its predecessor? 2017’s adaptation of Stephen King’s IT [more]
Movie Review: Ready or Not.
Movie Review: Ready or Not. Ready or Not takes a bloody and often funny stab at class warfare, marriage, and the ties that bind. The latest feature film from the [more]
Movie Review: Crawl.
Movie Review: Crawl. The gator filled romp doesn’t innovate, but it does show some bite here and there. Well. The obligatory summer creature feature has arrived. Last year we got [more]
Movie Review: Midsommar.
Movie Review: Midsommar. Ari Aster’s new horror film grabs you visually, but lacks deeper roots to sustain interest. I was excited for Midsommar. Director Ari Aster did some really surprising [more]
Movie Review: Child’s Play (2019).
Movie Review: Child’s Play (2019). This reboot wants to make Chucky your best friend again. I’d say it’s more of a cautious play date. Here we go again. Another horror [more]
Movie Review: The Dead Don’t Die.
Movie Review: The Dead Don’t Die. In Jim Jarmusch’s latest film, the dead don’t die. Unfortunately they also don’t entertain or say anything interesting. I left the theater after viewing [more]
Movie Review: Brightburn.
Movie Review: Brightburn. This dark riff on Superman’s origin story doesn’t delve deeply into its ideas, instead focusing on its horror elements. You don’t have to be big into comic [more]
Movie Review: Pet Sematary.
Movie Review: Pet Sematary. This uninspired retread squanders its potential and doesn’t even rise to the level of laughably bad. Sometimes dead is indeed better. Better that Pet Sematary continued [more]