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MOHAWK: A Low Budget But Still Impressive Action Horror
MOHAWK: A Low Budget But Still Impressive Action Horror

Disguised simply as a small-scale action horror film, Mohawk becomes a good focal point for something much larger than itself, which enables its flaws to be more readily overlooked. 

DEATH WISH: A Poorly Timed, Generic Remake
DEATH WISH: A Poorly Timed, Generic Remake

Death Wish is a victim of poor timing due to current public sentiment in regards to guns and violence, but its generic revenge story and wasted cast don’t much help matters either.

NOSTALGIA: Looking For A Chance To Be Remembered
NOSTALGIA: Looking For A Chance To Be Remembered

Loaded with a star-studded cast, Nostalgia is an emotional trip down memory lane. It’s a poetic, yet melancholy look into the transitions of life and how it affects those around us.

THEY REMAIN: A Dim, Lulling Drone
THEY REMAIN: A Dim, Lulling Drone

They Remain lives in the shadows of many similar films that came before it, but it’s not quite as captivating as any of those due to gimmicky cinematography and a story without much momentum.

THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW: 30 Years Later
THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW: 30 Years Later

A classic horror film of Haitian voodoo and zombies, The Serpent and the Rainbow continues to scare and delight viewers with its historical relevance and impressive details.

DEATH HOUSE: Derivative & Uninspired Horror
DEATH HOUSE: Derivative & Uninspired Horror

Despite a premise which would beckon horror fans and cinephiles alike, Death House doesn’t deliver. Its many references and horror icons don’t contribute much to a story that is far too caught up in itself to be any fun.

ANNIHILATION: Alex Garland's Ex-Machina Follow-up Is A Divisive Disappointment
ANNIHILATION: Alex Garland’s Ex Machina Follow-up Is A Divisive Disappointment

Annihilation is best viewed as a trip deep into an otherworldly house of horrors, offering a deliberately illogical twist on the formula of horror movie storytelling.

SAMSON: Where is Cecil B. DeMille When We Need Him?
SAMSON: Where Is Cecil B. DeMille When We Need Him?

Aimed squarely at Christian audiences looking for inspirational family entertainment, Samson is a preachy and plodding drama that’s light on excitement, action or any real sense of spirituality.

GAME NIGHT: Creative Comedy with a Memorable Motif
GAME NIGHT: Creative Comedy With A Memorable Motif

Game Night is a visually memorable comedy, standing out by masterfully blending the absurdity of its comedy and the realistic problems of its central characters.

LEATHERFACE: A Dull Beginning for a Great Character
LEATHERFACE: A Dull Beginning for a Great Character

Predictable and boring, Leatherface fails to give viewers and fans of the franchise a gripping, riveting, startling movie on how a serial killer family is born.

LOOKING GLASS: Cage And Tunney Can't Save This Mess
LOOKING GLASS: Cage & Tunney Can’t Save This Mess

Looking Glass wastes its talented cast on poor writing filled with cliché after cliché, an odd and uninviting artistic vision from the ground up, and an overabundance of narratives and plot devices.

QUEEN OF THE DESERT: The World Owes Another Film To Gertrude Bell
QUEEN OF THE DESERT: The World Owes Another Film To Gertrude Bell

With its shallowness of character and its failed continuity of plot, Queen of the Desert is a film made as if to remind us of why we call films ‘pictures’, since the only good thing about the film is its mise-en-scenes.

OH LUCY!: A Thoughtful And Clever Escape
OH LUCY!: A Thoughtful & Clever Escape

Oh Lucy! is an inventive and poignant story that’s remarkably relatable, touching on loneliness and the sometimes outrageous lengths one will go to to escape the world and discover one’s own happiness.

BOMB CITY: Rage Against Violence
BOMB CITY: Rage Against Violence

Bomb City makes an impassioned statement in a sometimes messy way, but the energy it gives off is far more effective than any staid, overly safe version of this story could ever be.

UNSANE: Deliciously Pulpy Thriller Pits Foy Against Foe
UNSANE: Deliciously Pulpy Thriller Pits Foy Against Foe

Unsane has been filmed with an iPhone, giving the picture a paranoia-fuelled low-fi fuzz. This is more than just a marketing gimmick, as Soderbergh’s film centers on the idea of stalking – a timely focal point considering the mass of sexual allegations that Hollywood has found itself mired in.