The Inhabitant somehow takes axe slayings as a primary plot point and makes the whole thing boring and self-serious. The horrific true-life tale of axe-wielding…
Cat Daddies is a surprisingly gorgeous visual document that indeed has plenty of cats and daddies, but is muddled in its stab at thematic development.…
Prey for the Devil is boring and self-serious therapy session posing as a horror flick. It’s been a while since Hollywood went truly bugnuts over…
Run Sweetheart Run is as inconsistent, condescending, and unsubtle as films come. Audiences should run far away indeed. There are no shortage of think pieces…
Halloween Ends is a superior to film to Halloween Kills, and that’s essentially where the praise ends. Let’s be clear about one thing right…
Peter Hedges brings his typical schtick to The Same Storm, getting off to a rocky start but ultimately getting somewhere heartwarming enough. Is there any…
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is an undeniably gonzo experience, but it’s ultimately not much more than an oddball visual accompaniment to the film’s sure-to-boom soundtrack. Josh…
Significant Other is a competently made horror diversion, but one utterly lacking in scares or thematic coherence. In a recent interview regarding Paramount Pictures’ release…
The Swimmer is yet another skin-thin film about gay men that is unfortunately more interested in titillation than characterization. The Israeli gay coming-of-age drama The…
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn is an inane and butt-ugly franchise continuation that delivers exactly nothing to the hordes of nobody who asked for it. Jeepers Creepers:…
Bros is a would be rom-com lacking in comedy, chemistry, and untroubled rhetoric on gay culture. First off, the good news: director/co-writer Nicholas Stoller’s Bros…
A fluff-piece out two months before its prime time, About Fate is a lukewarm entry into the holiday rom-com catalog. For a romantic comedy, About…
The Class attempts a Breakfast Club update, but ends up being more misery porn than homage. It has been 37 years since John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club graced…
Lou proves to be a surprising and nostalgic actioner for its first half, but it utterly undone by an interminable second half beset by…
Grand Jeté is a gorgeous film to behold, but its visual design is unfortunately in service of material that’s too one-note and depthless to…
Director Tearepa Kahi’s Muru hails from New Zealand and takes a rather unique approach toward addressing the horrors that its people have endured for…
2022’s Goodnight Mommy fails to find and replicate the nuance of the original, delivering only shallow ugliness in its stead. Actress Naomi Watts is…
House of Darkness absolutely butchers its attempt at a female empowerment tale, landing somewhere between overtly offensive and appallingly stupid. It’s feast or famine when…