★★★★ The second racially-charged Amazon Studios release at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, Master is potent, twisty psychological horror. Led by a terrific cast, including Regina Hall and Zoe Renee, this slick slow-burn builds up a tangible atmosphere of racism and intensity. The darkness of the film’s thematic thrust may make audience members uncomfortable. For … Continue reading Sundance 2022: Master
Sundance 2022: Speak No Evil
★★★ Speak No Evil is bleak, potent horror that evokes feel-bad classics like Funny Games and Wolf Creek. Picked up by Shudder ahead of its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, this crazy little film is a slow-burn indie with a mind of its own. The haunting images of the movie’s final moments will no … Continue reading Sundance 2022: Speak No Evil
TV Review: Servant – Season 3
The first season of Servant was a masterfully executed curiosity unlike anything I have ever seen before. Hailing from divisive creator M. Night Shyamalan, the creepy horror drama was teeming with captivating mysteries, phenomenal acting performances, and gorgeously-photographed pretentious displays of food. Now three seasons deep, Servant continues to deliver the strange and unusual in … Continue reading TV Review: Servant – Season 3
Film Review: Warhunt
★★★ Anytime I hear about a new horror film, no matter what it is, I will typically at least give it a chance. When I noticed that WarHunt boasted both Mickey Rourke and Jackson Rathbone among its cast, my interest was immediately piqued. The horrors of war are inherently awful, and rarely do they need … Continue reading Film Review: Warhunt
Film Review: Scream
★★★★★ 1996’s Scream from director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson has, over the years, become a bonafide horror classic, and for good reason. In fact, for yours truly, it remains my favorite film of all time, and subsequently the most consistent franchise in a landscape teeming with sub-par sequels. 2022’s Scream knows how amazing … Continue reading Film Review: Scream
Film Review: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
★★★ The Hotel Transylvania films have been a staple of Sony Pictures Animation since the surprise box office breakout success of the 2012 original. Somehow, here we are almost exactly ten years later. Instead of a properly fitting October debut, the pandemic has essentially force-shuffled many movies around. Foregoing a traditional theatrical release, Hotel Transylvania: … Continue reading Film Review: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Film Review: The Free Fall
★★★ A sexually-charged psychological horror film, The Free Fall, does well by its lead character, Sara (Andrea Londo), and crafts a harrowing tale. To my surprise, it is actually a hybrid of multiple horror subgenres, but to disclose anything more would be considered a spoiler. Either way, I was impressed by the level of narrative … Continue reading Film Review: The Free Fall
Our Favorite Films of 2021
As another year comes to a close, we shut the book on a year of surprising and often excellent movies. We reveal our choices for our favorite movies of year, along with some yearbook-style superlatives! Be sure to let us know which movies in 2021 connected with you! Movie Yearbook Superlatives! Best musical sequence JOSH: … Continue reading Our Favorite Films of 2021
Most Anticipated Films of 2022
2022 is only days away, so what better way to get excited than to chart the films I am most looking forward to discovering in the new year? Check out an exclusive list, just a taste of what 2022 will hold as we enter a brand new year of movies! Here are my top 20 … Continue reading Most Anticipated Films of 2022
Film Review: Stagefright
★★★★ Slasher classic Stagefright has undergone a beautiful 4K restoration! This bizarre Italian film provided everything I wanted from an 80s slasher and more! Gnarly (and super gory) kill scenes, a plethora of solid chase sequences, a final girl one can root for, and a simple straightforward “trapped in a theater” setting... Throw in one … Continue reading Film Review: Stagefright