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Little Sister Review
Little Sister is my kind of indie drama (Indama? Drindie?). Not everyone will find serviceable sentiments in Zach Clark’s punky-spunky homecoming, but those who indulge in alternative quirkiness have...
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Shin Godzilla Review
It’s been twelve years since Japan’s Toho Studios last unleashed their O.G. Godzilla upon the world (Godzilla: Final Wars), but Shin Godzilla suggests a return to scaly monsters and devastated cities...
View ArticleExclusive Video Interview: Ethan Hawke Talks In A Valley Of Violence
This year has been uncharacteristically packed with westerns, none better than Ti West’s In A Valley Of Violence. No other genre title has been able to balance gleeful gallows humor with a gritty blast...
View ArticleBoo! A Madea Halloween Review
Tyler Perry never tries to make a horror comedy out of Boo! A Madea Halloween. Don’t be fooled by promotional posters spoofing The Exorcist, Halloween and other classic horror films. Madea is as Madea...
View ArticleKing Cobra Review
King Cobra is an erotic, venomous thriller loaded with cheesy porn-actor charm and equally perverse darkness. Only a true story could be this twisted, and only in the world of sleaziness and fame could...
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Fear, Inc. Review
Fear Inc. introduces an idea that’ll have most horror fans licking their lips, but ultimately fails to stick multiple landings. Director Vincent Masciale attempts to out-meta heavyweights such as...
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The Rezort Review [Toronto After Dark 2016]
The Rezort feels like a Saturday Night SyFy Special with actual funding, which is a compliment in my book. As most good zombie flicks do, horror is used as a means for social commentary. Kills and...
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Scare Campaign Review
Scare Campaign is a sinister Australian indie I wholeheartedly enjoyed, but it’s one I wanted to LOVE. The concept bottles tension between hollow mainstream horror and story-centric indie fare, while...
View ArticleInferno Review
Ron Howard’s Inferno is a less-interesting National Treasure that continues a dull parade of 2016 dad-thrillers (The Accountant/Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) that waste bolstered casts (Tom...
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Doctor Strange Review
Doctor Strange is the psychedelic kung-fu spectacle that Marvel hoped director Scott Derrickson would deliver, but it’s got a strange problem – the doctor himself. Benedict Cumberbatch was considered...
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The Windmill Review
Dutch horror films don’t get any more on-brand than The Windmill. Maybe a horror movie about the little Dutch boy who plugged that dam and saved Holland? Nah. Big, wooden windmills acting as a gateway...
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Trash Fire Review
Ever since 2012’s razor-sharp Excision (or 2008’s short film Excision, technically), writer/director Richard Bates Jr. has been slicing and dicing the horror genre with his pitch-black brand and...
View ArticleDog Eat Dog Review
Dog Eat Dog aims to be your next pulpy criminal obsession, but falls short upon feeling forced into underworld seediness. There’s inherent fun thanks to magnificent character actors like Nicolas Cage...
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Last Girl Standing Review
Last Girl Standing is an interesting diversion from “final girl” norms, forgoing bloody buildups in favor of a life after slasher chaos. Its production may never meet the promise of such a genre...
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Rainbow Time Review
In Rainbow Time, writer/director Linas Phillips tackles more than just romantic unrest. Throughout his relationship dramedy, characters wallow in post-divorce uncertainty, but also tussle with the...
View ArticleArmy Of One Review
I don’t take 1-star reviews lightly, but Army Of One is borderline unwatchable. The story itself – while factually true – feels like an out-of-date Mad TV sketch (funny that Will Sasso co-stars), while...
View ArticleThe Edge Of Seventeen Review
Just as Stevie Nicks once sung about sorrow, The Edge Of Seventeen ties teenage angst with lonesome grief in a way that’s all-too real (and somehow delightful). Kelly Fremon Craig’s debut – while...
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The Monster Review
Filmmaker Bryan Bertino had a lot of explaining to do after 2014’s Mockingbird, but The Monster more than makes up for his paltry sophomore effort. Drama overshadows horror as a mother protects her...
View ArticleCome And Find Me Review
Come And Find Me endears in a very Charlie Countryman kind of way (if Shia’s flick was your thing), where love motivates a regular Joe to throw himself to the proverbial lions. Think Mr. And Mrs....
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Rules Don’t Apply Review
Rules Don’t Apply is a slice of cigar-puffing old school Hollywood, but not a particularly fresh one. Warren Beatty’s zany biopic jiggles haplessly like one of those weird meat-filled jello molds of...
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