New York, seven years into a nuclear dystopian future. Our protagonists are Cory (Kealan Patrick Burke) and Alexa (Jennifer Bihl), who are fugitives from the military. They run across Alice (Debbie Rochon) and Mason (Lee Perkins), and the four of them set up shop in an abandoned building. The boys discover a supply of wineContinue reading “‘Slime City Massacre’ Defied My Expectations”
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‘Nightbitch’ is a Revelation
Mother (Amy Adams) is a stay-at-home mom who used to be a cutting-edge artist. Her clueless husband, Husband (Scoot McNairy) is sort of helpful around the house, but is often on business trips, so Mother is alone with their two-year-old, Son (Arleigh Snowden/Emmett Snowden). Mother is abashed that she spends her days cleaning up pooContinue reading “‘Nightbitch’ is a Revelation”
‘Alice, Darling’ is Indeed a Horror Movie
*Content warning: The film depicts an emotionally abusive relationship. While I like to keep my reviews lighthearted, I am in no way trivializing the subject. Alice (Anna Kendrick) is saddled with an emotionally abusive boyfriend, Simon (Charlie Carrick), who controls every aspect of her life. When she lies to him in order to get awayContinue reading “‘Alice, Darling’ is Indeed a Horror Movie”
Beware of the Blob! (review)
It’s been four years, but I made a YouTube video.
Alex Garland’s ‘Men’: Stylish and Thought-Provoking
Harper (Jessie Buckley) is a woman recovering from the shock of seeing her husband James (Paapa Essiedu) fall off the roof of their flat, maybe or maybe not on purpose. She takes a trip to a quiet English countryside only to find that her man troubles are just beginning. It’s easy to read the filmContinue reading “Alex Garland’s ‘Men’: Stylish and Thought-Provoking”
‘The Exorcist Believer’: You’ve Seen Worse, You Know You Have!
Victor (Leslie Odom Jr.) is a widower raising his teenage daughter, Angela (Lidya Jewett). After performing a seance with her friend Katherine (Olivia O’Neill), the two girls disappear in the woods for three days and come back decidedly more evil than they had been previously. It’s up to Victor, Katherine’s parents Tony (Norbert Leo Butz)Continue reading “‘The Exorcist Believer’: You’ve Seen Worse, You Know You Have!”
‘Talk to Me’: A Thanksgiving Gratitude
Not too long ago, I was fortunate to see the film Talk to Me. Because I’m as self-centered as I am full of appreciation, I’m tying Thanksgiving, an emotionally charged celebration rooted in colonization by whites, to a movie depicting the consequences of exploiting a little-understood people–but also, me and my feelings. In Talk toContinue reading “‘Talk to Me’: A Thanksgiving Gratitude”
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’: Prepare for Disappointment
Mike (Josh Hutcherson) is a loner in desperate need of a job, seeing as he got into trouble at his last post for mercilessly pummeling a dude he thought was kidnapping a kid. (He’s obsessed with finding his little brother, who was kidnapped, by lucid dreaming about the incident as often as possible.) His meanContinue reading “‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’: Prepare for Disappointment”
‘Evil Dead Rise’: The Mommening is Fun and Well-Intentioned
A sequel\reboot\something…it’s canon, whatever it is, in the Evil Dead universe–it’s produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Bruce Campbell, who has a voice cameo as well. In this chapter of the saga of the demon-y deadites we have a bickering but sweet family trapped in their apartment building with the possessed matriarch, Ellie (AlyssaContinue reading “‘Evil Dead Rise’: The Mommening is Fun and Well-Intentioned”
‘Smile’ is Worth Your While
Rose (Sosie Bacon) is a therapist at an emergency psychiatric unit. Her tightly ordered world is upended when she meets a patient named Laura (Caitlin Stasey), who has visions of unholy apparitions smiling at her. Shortly after, she cuts her own throat. When Rose starts seeing the grinning specters herself (the curse is passed toContinue reading “‘Smile’ is Worth Your While”
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