Shhhh… “A Quiet Place” is an excellent, stripped-down creature feature
What makes a good horror movie? For most people, the obvious answer is its ability to have us at the edge of our seats...
“Isle of Dogs” is Wes Anderson at his most Wes Anderson — for better...
There was once a time where artists could render their dreams material and be praised for the merit of their work instead of being...
Misery loves company in genre-skirting black comedy “Thoroughbreds”
In memory of Anton Yelchin, 1989-2016.
Navigating the spotless, pearly interiors of the Connecticut mansion where most of “Thoroughbreds” takes place is a foreign exercise,...
“Death Wish” fans a flame that needs to be doused (it’s also an awful...
I’ve sat in front of my computer screen for the past 13-and-a-half minutes watching a video on Youtube called “Every gunshot from the Deathwish...
“Red Sparrow” is a not-so-thrilling spy thriller
A Russian ballerina thrust into the world of spies, an American mole in the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and a secret romance between...
“Game Night”: I know that reference!
Remember the rumor that circulated middle school campuses nationwide that Marilyn Manson surgically removed his own ribs to fellate himself? I certainly do. Remember...
“Ex Machina” director Alex Garland follows up with wicked, weird, wonderful “Annihilation”
Cells, high-school biology and protagonist Lena tell us, divide and proliferate, creating life as we know it through self-sustaining processes of growth.
But what...
“Black Panther” is a superhero movie with heart
Shuri is a lot like most younger siblings: Her most defining feature is her spunk — she’s unwilling (or perhaps unable) to engage in...
“Peter Rabbit” is expectedly crass, surprisingly fun
“Peter Rabbit” is the second live-action film of 2018 about a British anthropomorphic animal in a blue jacket based on a series of children’s...
“Winchester”: Guns don’t kill people, atrocious writing does
There’s something uniquely satisfying about films, especially in the horror genre, that market themselves as “inspired” by true events. What does that even mean?...