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If you looked past the gaping plot holes and equally detestable jump-scares, there is a scare or two to be had in The Prodigy.
Happy Death Day 2U is like watching a million ideas hit the screen at the same time, progressively moving itself to shakier ground before losing any sense of narrative necessity.
Many will enjoy watching Gina Rodriguez in a silky red dress armed with an AR-15 – she hits what she is aiming at, but Miss Bala misses its mark.
Cold Pursuit is a rare English-language remake that actually works; a solid genre entry that knows what it wants to do, and does it damn well.
Although the film ultimately posits that there is far more going on than meets the eye, Braid has more than outworn its welcome.
Polar is as by-the-book as an action film can be, and that book isn’t even a very interesting one.
Dan Gilroy has stepped out of his comfort zone with satirical horror Velvet Buzzsaw – and the results are mixed, to say the least.
Piercing is an absolutely weird, kinky, stylish film that might not be to everyone’s taste; it is guaranteed to thrill some filmgoers and offend some others.
My next report from Sundance 2019 finds the festival really hitting its stride. An artsy…
Serenity is a little bit genius, a little bit of a mess, but at the very least it is something interesting, and it commits to itself and its choices.
I Am the Night is a thrill ride that not only tells Fauna Hodel’s incredible story, but also pays homage to the LA noirs of the past.
Despite its eclectic performances, The Vanishing is a snail-paced buildup to real action and suspense that doesn’t have enough substance to give the narrative some weight.
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek is a shadowy, overly serious affair, and every element of its narrative and craft reflects the film’s white-knuckle grip.
Glass may have been a film nineteen years in the making, but it feels superfluous and incredibly out of touch in a world littered with superhero films.
A thriller like Escape Room is a good time so long as you switch your brain to “just go with it” mode.