Movie Review: ‘Time Now’ Has a Dawdling Build That Crescendos, Thanks to Its Actors
Director: Spencer King Screenplay: Spencer King Stars: Eleanor Lambert, Claudia Black, Xxavier Polk Synopsis: A young woman returns... Read More »
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Movie Review: ‘Ouija Japan’ Is a Mediocre Battle Royale Film that Skimps on the Horror
Director: Masaya Kato Screenwriter: Masaya Kato Stars: Ariel Sekiya, Miharu Chiba, Eigi Kodaka Synopsis: Karen, an American housewife... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘The Old Ways’ Uses Ancient Magic to Energize a Tired Subgenre
Director: Christopher Alender Writer: Marcos Gabriel Stars: Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortés, Julia Vera Synopsis: A journalist living in... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Apartment 413’ Is a Languid Chamber Piece
Director: Matt Patterson Writer: Ron Maede Stars: Nicholas Saenz, Brea Grant, Dave Buckman Synopsis: Marco is running out... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Death Drop Gorgeous’ Serves Up Glamour and Gore Galore!
Directors: Michael J. Ahern, Christopher Dalpe, and Brandon Perras Writers: Michael J. Ahern, Christopher Dalpe, and Brandon Perras... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Come True’ Invalidates Itself with a Foolish Ending
Come True opens with a lot of promise. Right away, we are led through a ghostly wasteland populated... Read More »
List: Brandon Stanwyck’s Top 10 Movies of 2020
“Women!” — Saoirse Ronan in Little Women I suppose I’m an outlier among my peers. Most of the movies... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘His House’ Is a Chilling Reminder that Horror Has Always Been Political
Sinister whispers of GO BACK and ominous messages like BEWARE written in big bloody letters have become haunted... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Freaky’ is a Side Splitting Queer Horror Romp
I’ve been a big fan of Freaky co-screenwriter Michael Kennedy since September 13, 2018—the day the first episode... Read More »
Top 10: Best of 2004 – Brandon Stanwyck
2004 was weird… Lance Armstrong transfused the blood of peasants into his veins to win a 6th consecutive... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘The Gallows Act II’ scares and sucks less than the first one
Well, the good news is that The Gallows Act II is better than its predecessor, but only barely.... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Sputnik’ is a probing extraterrestrial chiller
Leave it to the Russians to utilize Cold War-era cosmonauts and a parasitic alien to craft what will... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘The Beach House’ is an essential chapter in the Eco-Horror canon
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is... Read More »
Movie Review: Dave Franco is a competent enough director, but ‘The Rental’ underwhelms
Looking at extravagant houses on Zillow, with zero intention of buying, is a common pastime among a certain... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Waiting for Anya’ is a bland and oversimplified WW2 drama
“Some people collect coins or stamps. We collect enemies of the Third Reich,” says the widow Alice Horcada,... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Palm Springs’ is a loopy love story to put on when you’re feeling existential
Palm Springs had me from the get-go when it co-opted the Sony Pictures Classics title card to say... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Disclosure’ is essential viewing for trans allies
We ought to always be doing homework—the more privileged and less marginalized among us especially. But it’s not... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Sweetheart’ is a monster-tastic thesis on the importance of believing women of color
Kiersey Clemons starred in one of the best films of 2018. In Hearts Beat Loud, she gave one... Read More »
Movie Review: Watch ‘The Lodge’ before your next family getaway, seriously
If just the thought of spending several blizzard-bound days trapped in a secluded cabin in the woods with... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Les Misérables’ is a gripping, stark mosaic about injustice
The audacity! The sheer audacity of Ladj Ly to bestow upon his film the same title as one... Read More »
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