Live from New York, it’s Ghostface! “Scream VI,” once again directed by Radio Silence, continues this meta horror franchise where the characters continue to acknowledge they’re in a franchise. And as if that weren’t enough, Ghostface is back to raise… Read More ›
Mystery
We Have a Ghost
This paranormal activity isn’t as funny as it should have been. If director Christopher Landon can specialize in horror comedies, as demonstrated with time warps in “Happy Death Day” and body swap comedies in “Freaky,” then he should have specialized… Read More ›
Marlowe
Liam Neeson needs to investigate a new agent. Liam Neeson is the next actor to play detective Phillip Marlowe, after Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, and Elliott Gould, among others. “Marlowe” is also his next movie to bomb so miserably after… Read More ›
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
A threequel that needs less shrinking and more growing. I would hate to bore the people who are expecting my review of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” but I really must let you know something that I’m glad a friend… Read More ›
Irreversible: The Straight Cut
It doesn’t work in either direction. When Gaspar Noe’s “Irreversible” premiered at Cannes back in 2002, half the audience were repulsed by its rape scene, while the other half admired Noe’s filmmaking skills. Seeing Monica Bellucci’s character Alex getting raped… Read More ›
Knock at the Cabin
Find out whether these 4 strangers are crazy or not. Could the four people invading the cabin of a gay couple and their adoptive daughter really be trying to prevent the apocalypse from happening or are they crazy people in… Read More ›
Infinity Pool
The son of David Cronenberg makes a vacation movie that’s bizarre and WTF original. Would the following be considered torture porn? In the fictional island La Tolga, there’s a secret facility, where people can literally watch their own executions. How?… Read More ›
The Pale Blue Eye
Now, this is a detective Christian Bale period piece. After labeling “Amsterdam” as the worst film of 2022, here’s Christian Bale in a much better murder mystery known as “The Pale Blue Eye.” Louis Bayard’s novel takes place at West… Read More ›
The Eternal Daughter
A different kind of ghost story. Tilda Swinton has a dual role as a mother and daughter in “The Eternal Daughter,” her latest collaboration with writer/director Joanna Hogg. Although, I’m going to have to assume it was made on the… Read More ›
Decision to Leave
A riveting mystery about an insomniac detective and the woman who could be bad. I regret not reviewing the new South Korean opus “Decision to Leave” sooner, because like “Aftersun,” I wasn’t sure if I could squeeze it into my… Read More ›