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May 25, 2024
This weekend's double feature is two films with the most bizarre family values: the grindhouse Basket Case and Hungary's Taxidermia.
Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse in Back to Black (2024), Studio Canal
May 21, 2024
Arguably releasing about 10 years too late, Back to Black is a film that's about as dreadful as the final…
(Front): Noa (played by Owen Teague) in 20th Century Studios' KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
May 13, 2024
A perfect film from a visual standpoint, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes disappoints when it comes to providing…
Don Lee as Detective Ma Seok-do in the South Korean action crime film The Roundup: Punishment. Image property of Capelight Pictures and Blue Fox Entertainment.
May 8, 2024
With swift action, decent story, and entertaining characters, The Roundup: Punishment is a solid entry in a mostly unknown action…
Jun (Geneviève Doang/Jenapher Zheng) hacks the robot in Mars Express (2023), GKIDS Films
May 7, 2024
Mars Express is largely a solid cyberpunk film that unfortunately doesn't reach the heights it was building up to.
Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers in THE FALL GUY, directed by David Leitch. Image property of Universal Pictures.
May 6, 2024
With the rambling dialogue of Anchorman and the behind-the-scenes mayhem of Tropic Thunder, The Fall Guy tries to be the…
Zendaya as Tashi Duncan in Challengers (2024), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
May 2, 2024
Challengers is a cinematic black pill that will make audiences wonder why they're even bothering watching movies in 2024.
Daisy Betts as Helen Smallbone and Joel Smallbone as David Smallbone in Unsung Hero (2024), Lionsgate
April 30, 2024
One of the biggest cinematic white pills of 2024, Unsung Hero is a feel-good movie sledgehammer to Hollywood's overflowing sea…
Bill Skarsgård in Boy Kills World courtesy of Roadside Attractions.
April 26, 2024
Repetitiveness, whooshing action, and juvenile comedy that doesn't work, Boy Kills World is a punch-drunk lobotomy to the action genre.
April 24, 2024
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person borrows from other films in the genre without ever managing to reach their heights.
Abigail-swan lake in a guilded cage
April 23, 2024
Review: A secret Universal vampire movie, Abigail tries to be a comedy but overplays its hand and falls flat at…
Nicolas Cage as Paul in Arcadian (2024),RLJE Films
April 15, 2024
With some wonky camera work, fascinating creature designs, and a few surprises in its writing, Arcadian is a decent action…
Kirsten Dunst as Lee Smith, Wagner Moura as Joel, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Sammy, and Nelson Lee as Tony in Civil War, (2024), A24
April 15, 2024
A realistically terrifying and haunting story, the scariest aspect of Civil War is that it feels like it isn’t far…
Nell Tiger Free as Margaret in 20th Century Studios' THE FIRST OMEN. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
April 10, 2024
A sinfully crafted and stupendously acted horror surprise, The First Omen embraces the best tendencies of The Omen and expands…
Cabrini Dell'anna
April 9, 2024
Movie review: Cabrini from Angel Studios is a moving portrait of one woman's fight to serve God and the poor…
Dev Patel dons the monkey mask as Kid in Monkey Man (2024), Bron Studios
April 8, 2024
Loaded with brutal, animalistic, bloody carnage, Monkey Man delivers on the action and is a solid debut for Dev Patel…
April 2, 2024
While it could've benefitted from more efficient pacing, Exhuma is worth a watch for the cast's strong performances and its…
April 2, 2024
A knockout thriller with some killer performances, Femme is a nightmarishly tense and overwhelmingly thought-provoking film.
The titular duo establish their superiority in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), Legendary
April 2, 2024
Do the Titans in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire take a giant step into kaiju history without stumbling? Check…
Sydney Sweeney as Sister Cecilia in Immaculate (2024), Black Bear Pictures
March 25, 2024
Immaculate may not be a terrible movie but that doesn't make it a good one either — it is the…