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The Little Things Review: Do They Matter at All to This Movie?

February 14, 2021

After sitting through The Little Things, the second release from Warner Bros. as part of their new simultaneous-theater-and-streaming-release strategy, I’m reminded of a scene from The Simpsons. During one o...

Saint Maud Review: Never Waste Your Pain

Chris Sawin

February 12, 2021

Movie Reviews, Movies

Written and directed by Rose Glass, Saint Maud is a British psychological horror film that follows nurse Katie (Morfydd Clark), who finds herself unemployed after she loses one of her patients. Now, going by th...

Earwig and the Witch Review: An Uneven But Enjoyable CGI Effort from Studio Ghibli

Chris Sawin

February 4, 2021

Anime, Anime Reviews, Movie Reviews, Movies

Following his work on Tales From Earthsea (2006), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), and the CGI animated television series Ronja, The Robber’s Daughter (2014) (which is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime...

Soul Review: The Art of Jazzing Through Life

Chris Sawin

December 21, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx) has always survived on one-shot music gigs and working as a part-time middle school band instructor. One day, much to his surprise, his life begins to turn around, as the scho...

Freaky Review: Vince Vaughn Delights and Terrifies

Chris Sawin

November 13, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

Freaky is the latest comedy horror concoction from Happy Death Day mastermind Christopher Landon. Co-written by Landon and Michael Kennedy, the latter of whom has provided IT support and various forms of produc...

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Synchronic Review: Doped Up On Time Travel

Chris Sawin

October 24, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

In Synchronic, Dennis (Jamie Dornan) and Steve (Anthony Mackie) are best friends and paramedics. They’ve known each other for a long time and have ridden together in the back of an ambulance for as long as they...

Possessor Review: A Worm in the Brain

Chris Sawin

October 2, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews

Possessor is writer and director Brandon Cronenberg’s follow-up to the equally mesmerizing and disturbing sci-fi horror film Antiviral. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahn56QWkD0Y Tasya Voz (Andrea Risebo...

Relic Review: A Genetically Rotten and Disquieting Masterwork

Chris Sawin

July 13, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

Relic is the type of horror film that shouldn’t necessarily be considered psychological, but is more contemplative. The film wants to make you think more than it wants to mess with your head. It’s this slow ...

You Should Have Left Review: Shadow Puppets Rule the World

Chris Sawin

June 21, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

The atmosphere of You Should Have Left is its biggest selling point. It’s not as chilling as you’re hoping it will be, but the house itself is unsettling. The psychological horror film toys with much more li...

Extraction Review: Chickens Aren’t Cheap

Chris Sawin

May 20, 2020

Movie Reviews, Movies

14-year-old Ovi Mahajan seems like your average honor roll student in Mumbai, India who is just trying to loosen the reigns of his controlling father. But Ovi is the son of the biggest crime lord in India, Ovi ...

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