A Family Horror Drama That Can Never Decide What It Wants To Be
With nearly a decade under its belt, Shudder has become a great home for independent and international horror titles, with everything from the Hell House LLC and V/H/S franchises to…
Argentinian Sports Drama Delivers A Confounding Journey Worth Taking
It feels almost unfair to review Kill the Jockey (El Jockey) after having only seen it once. It’s stylistically deceptive – the opening section plays its absurdity for laughs, but…
Edgar Wright Kills It Literally In Bloody Delightful Breakout Comedy
Well before The Walking Dead sought to revive the horror subgenre, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg brought their own unique style of writing to the world of zombies with Shaun…
Casey Affleck Delivers An Uninspired Performance In Promising Space Thriller
Slingshot is a twisty psychological thriller with a star-studded cast that manages to pull off a lot for an independent picture. The film is an ambitious space story with a…
Nicole Kidman’s Electric Erotic Thriller Goes Far Beyond Fun
It’s easy to be excited by a thriller, especially an erotic one. The genre is designed to elicit that response in us. But with Babygirl, writer-director Halina Reijn has delivered…
The Iconic Underdog Sports Film Ages Surprisingly Well After 40 Years
Following the success of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky, one of the biggest trends of the 1980s became underdog sports stories, with one of the more iconic being The Karate Kid. Helmed…
A Taut Survival Horror Flick That Takes A Bite Out Of Toxic Masculinity
Like the best hunters, Out Come the Wolves (2024) excels because of its restraint. Directed and co-written by Adam MacDonald (Slasher), the survival-horror film is a tight 87 minutes, but…
Angelina Jolie Anchors A Thoughtful Biopic, But I Just Couldn’t Love It
Maria makes its intentions clear early. In September 1977, legendary opera singer Maria Callas (Angelina Jolie) is in her final days, and her grasp on reality is tenuous at best.…
Tacky Supernatural Elements Nearly Derail Netflix’s Intense Family Drama
Onscreen possessions can be a scary thing, and it’s not only because a person’s body can suddenly (and horrifyingly) bend so far backwards that the crunch of bones sounds sickening.…
Sequel Pitfalls Can’t Keep Down Tim Burton’s Most Joyful Movie In Years
There’s something magical about Beetlejuice. Revisiting it for the first time in years made me wonder why my sister and I had it in such regular rotation throughout our childhood…