It’s not often that a movie perfectly understands what the science fiction genre should do. Garth Davis, director of films like Lion and Mary Magdalene, has crafted a truly special film with Foe. This movie stars Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan as a married couple living in the Midwest in 2065, the setting for a… Read More: Foe Review: Emotionally Profound Sci-Fi Thriller »
We’re lucky to live in an era where we can see a new film from Hayao Miyazaki. The 82-year-old Japanese filmmaker is a legend, with classics like Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Howl’s Moving Castle under his beard. It’s been ten years since Miyazaki’s last film, The Wind Rises, and he has come out… Read More: The Boy and the Heron Review: A Mixed Studio Ghibli… »
Celine Song’s directorial debut was already my favorite movie of 2023 so far, but the Past Lives Blu-ray made me appreciate it even more. Featuring an informative commentary track, a great making-of featurette, and a handful of deleted scenes, the home video release is worth every penny. The film itself is even more impactful upon… Read More: Past Lives Blu-ray Review: Celine Song’s Debut Is a Must… »
Shaky Shivers brings sweetness to the sticky gore of a monster movie with pleasant results. It’s billed as a werewolf movie, but I wouldn’t expect too much lycanthropic action. Even so, there’s plenty of icky goodness to enjoy in its 82-minute runtime. Sung Kang, best known for his role as Han in the Fast and… Read More: Shaky Shivers Review: Sung Kang’s Werewolf Comedy Is No Howler »
Less than two years after Hercule Poirot appeared on the big screen in Death on the Nile, Kenneth Branagh is back to direct and star in a new installment of his Agatha Christie adaptations. This time, he adapts Hallowe’en Party into A Haunting in Venice, a murder mystery movie set in a mansion on the… Read More: A Haunting in Venice Review: A Half-Baked Horror Mystery »
Why do we create games that involve pissing off evil spirits? It seems like a bad idea to invoke the dead and call upon their attention. That goes double if the person playing the game is in a small room or metal box with closing doors. Yet — for one reason or another — people… Read More: Elevator Game Review: Hitting the Brakes »
The Conjuring Universe continues with The Nun II, a sequel to the 2018 movie. Ever since the first movie by James Wan was released in 2013, this cinematic universe of horror films has seen nine entries. This is another story surrounding Valak, the demon nun introduced in The Conjuring 2. The sequel brings back Taissa… Read More: The Nun 2 Review: A Surprisingly Spooky Sequel »
With the franchise’s fourth installment hitting theaters later this month, we’ve seen the release of The Expendables 1-3 4K SteelBook at Best Buy. The original was directed by Sylvester Stallone and served as a way for the legendary action star to hang out with some buddies, blow up a lot of stuff, and provide some… Read More: The Expendables 1-3 4K SteelBook Review: Stylish Best Buy Exclusives »
Denzel Washington is back as Robert McCall in The Equalizer 3. Director Antoine Fuqua caps his trilogy of action thrillers centered around a vigilante with a mysterious past. The new movie sees McCall finding a home in Southern Italy, but trouble soon finds him as he finds himself face-to-face with the Mafia. The first Equalizer… Read More: The Equalizer 3 Review: A Disappointing Finale »
What is the worst movie you’ve ever seen? I want you to think about this question. Really think about it. It’s a common hyperbole thrown around right after you exit the theater of a movie you didn’t like: “Oh, that’s the worst movie I’ve ever seen.” But Tommy Wiseau is here to put all the… Read More: Big Shark Review: Tommy Wiseau’s Biggest Disaster »