Review: Firestarter (2022)
Director: Keith Thomas Stars: Zac Efron, Gloria Reuben, Ryan Kiera Armstrong Stephen King’s Firestarter sits somewhere unassuming toward the bottom of … Continue reading Review: Firestarter (2022)
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Review: Nightmare Alley (2021)
Director: Guillermo del Toro Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette Roll up, roll up, ladies and germs. Spare a … Continue reading Review: Nightmare Alley (2021)
What About… House of Wax
It seems churlish to say, but for a little while there in the ’00s, Hollywood horror movies got really… mean. … Continue reading What About… House of Wax
Review: The Grudge (2020)
Director: Nicolas Pesce Stars: Andrea Riseborough, John Cho, Frankie Faison Life and movies are filled with mysteries. One of the … Continue reading Review: The Grudge (2020)
Review: Rabid (2019)
Directors: Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska Stars: Laura Vandervoort, Mackenzie Gray, Hanneke Talbot To ‘stan’ has become part of the cultural … Continue reading Review: Rabid (2019)
Review: Shaft (2019)
Director: Tim Story Stars: Samuel L Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall Gordon Parks’ 1971 film Shaft is probably the mainstream’s … Continue reading Review: Shaft (2019)
Review: Pet Sematary (2019)
Directors: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer Stars: John Lithgow, Amy Seimetz, Jason Clarke A few years back Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer … Continue reading Review: Pet Sematary (2019)
Review: Dumbo (2019)
Director: Tim Burton Stars: Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, Eva Green “This is a disaster,” exclaims Alan Arkin’s character during the … Continue reading Review: Dumbo (2019)
Review: IT
Director: Andy Muschietti Stars: Jaeden Lieberher, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard The world is ready for IT. Following last year’s breakthrough Netflix … Continue reading Review: IT
Review: The Beguiled
Director: Sofia Coppola Stars: Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst The arrival of a new Sofia Coppola film is always … Continue reading Review: The Beguiled
Review: Ghost In The Shell (2017)
Director: Rupert Sanders Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, ‘Beat’ Takeshi Kitano Do you ever find yourself stiff-necked only to realise with … Continue reading Review: Ghost In The Shell (2017)
Review: The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Director: Antoine Fuqua Stars: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Haley Bennett Denzel Washington – doggedly the least-interesting A-list actor working today … Continue reading Review: The Magnificent Seven (2016)
Review: The Jungle Book (2016)
Director: Jon Favreau Stars: Neel Sethi, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson I usually try to get these seen and written as … Continue reading Review: The Jungle Book (2016)
Review: Poltergeist (2015)
Director: Gil Kenan Stars: Rosemarie DeWitt, Sam Rockwell, Jared Harris Tobe Hooper’s 1982 film Poltergeist, while rarely a fixture at the … Continue reading Review: Poltergeist (2015)
Review: Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus
Director: Spike Lee Stars: Stephen Tyrone Williams, Zaraah Abrahams, Joie Lee A remake of 70’s cult blaxploitation title Ganja & Hess, Spike … Continue reading Review: Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus
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