The spirits within push this Branagh mystery franchise higher. Kenneth Branagh’s take on Hercule Poirot has transitioned from an Agatha Christie character to an iconic movie name, and I’m not insulting literature […]
A Haunting in Venice
The Nun II
This sequel conjures up too many scares. Here’s one of my opening quotes in my review of “The Nun” back in 2018. “No matter what the trailers say (“The Darkest Chapter in […]
The Equalizer 3
Denzel Washington gives his hero a jumpstart in this likable (if sometimes gruesome) threequel. I discovered a word called “triaphilia,” which is the superstition that bad things come in threes. According to […]
Blue Beetle
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. I like to review the new DC action movie “Blue Beetle” in a percentage format. 50% of it works, while 50% doesn’t, and I […]
Heart of Stone
Gal Gadot thrives over a familiar action story. Gal Gadot has made herself into action movie actress with roles in “Fast & Furious 6” and “Wonder Woman,” and even her lousy espionage […]
Talk to Me
It’s all fun and games, until somebody gets possessed from the other side. You have to be idiotic teenager who does drugs and drinks to get in too deep, when it comes […]
Sympathy for the Devil
A guy walks into a car and makes the driver admit his faults. There’s a certain vibe inside “Sympathy for the Devil,” which works as a midnight film, especially with its two […]
Cobweb
A kid deals with awful parents, a hidden sibling, and a cliched script. “Cobweb” is a horror film that represents evil in characters, but its script is too cliched for its own […]
Insidious: The Red Door
Not much of a sequel or directorial debut. The first “Insidious” film from 2011 was scary, especially with its title card being loud and freaky. The second film, at least, had one […]
The Blackening
A horror satire that comes in a timely fashion. The stereotype that the African-American character has to die first in a horror movie has inspired the horror satire “The Blackening,” which features […]
