The found footage is scarier than the rest of this movie. “Shelby Oaks” opens as a splice between a found footage movie and mockumentary, as Riley Brennan, the host of the YouTube […]
Shelby Oaks
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)
A nanny remake that tries to be different, but ends up getting paid less. The new made-for-Hulu horror film “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” is a remake of the 1992 movie. […]
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Half of this movie has Rose Byrne excelling, while the other half is too stressful. There’s a lot of critics who might see “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” a lot […]
After the Hunt
Julia Roberts’ first collaboration with Luca Guadagnino is a misfire. Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt” opens with Woody Allen styled credits, especially with the casting in alphabetical order (Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, […]
A House of Dynamite
An explosive movie that reflects on our world and shocks us. Think back to movies like “Dr. Strangelove” and “Crimson Tide,” and acknowledge the different genres used to explore topics about the […]
Good Boy
Bow Wow Wow! This movie is creepy. We’re supposed to see “Good Boy” through the perspective of the dog. It’s not a POV movie where the humans would speak gibberish nor does […]
Play Dirty
This crime caper doesn’t play fair. The opening of “Play Dirty” looks and sounds like it wants to enter Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh territory with the thieves talking about how the […]
Bone Lake
These couples are doubled booked with blood and sex. We begin with a naked couple running in the woods from a killer with a crossbow. One of them gets pierced through their […]
Dead of Winter
Almost like a cousin to “Fargo.” “You had to pick the middle of nowhere” is the first line spoken by Emma Thompson’s character Barb. She’s driving with a map through Minnesota in […]
One Battle After Another
PTA has done it again! Viva La Revolution! I saw “One Battle After Another” in Vista Vision yesterday, and I think that’s how all of Paul Thomas Anderson’s movie should be seen […]
