★★★★ 2016’s Don’t Breathe is one of the best thrillers of the last decade—to say that I was excited when Don’t Breathe 2 was announced is putting it mildly. My vision of what this sequel could bring to the table was drastically different from the end result. With Jane Levy not returning, avenging the events … Continue reading Film Review: Don’t Breathe 2
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Film Review: The Kissing Booth 3
★★★★ The Kissing Booth 3 concludes another stellar rom-com trilogy from Netflix, the second this year after To All The Boys ended. Though The Kissing Booth 2 remains the high mark of the series for me, this three-quel earns major brownie points for emphasizing its character relationships over petty dramatics. The love triangle of 2 … Continue reading Film Review: The Kissing Booth 3
TV Review: Nine Perfect Strangers
Hulu’s newest dramedy binge comes in the form of the strange, but star-studded, Nine Perfect Strangers. Critics were given access to the first six episodes, which does indeed provide a taste of the bizarre wonders of Tranquilum. There are a fair share of surprises in store—Nine Perfect Strangers does however tell a far more linear … Continue reading TV Review: Nine Perfect Strangers
Film Review: Game 6
★★ It is not often that one stumbles upon a long-lost movie filled with A-list talent. Emerging from the depths of obscurity, slice of life drama Game 6, filmed all the way back in 2004, has finally arrived. I was shocked to learn that it first debuted at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Billed as … Continue reading Film Review: Game 6
Fantasia 2021: King Knight
★★★★ Divisive director Richard Bates Jr. crafts a bizarre, campy comedy in indie feature King Knight. Known mostly for his work in the horror genre, before this film, I had only seen 2012’s Excision, of which I was not really the biggest fan. King Knight is a completely different beast, both stylistically and tonally. The … Continue reading Fantasia 2021: King Knight
Fantasia 2021: Tin Can
★★★ Tin Can is the third movie I have seen this year to strand a female lead in a confined setting with a sci-fi tinge to the proceedings, after both Oxygen and Meander. Unlike those other two movies, Tin Can flounders in the execution. The script favors style over substance and uses the backdrop of … Continue reading Fantasia 2021: Tin Can
Bentonville Film Festival 2021 Wrap-Up
This year's Bentonville Film Festival brings with it a variety of riveting indie filmmaking, largely from female creators and primarily specializing in dramas and rom-coms. Below, I have rounded up the films I saw at this festival, including links for their roster I have previously viewed. Films 7 DAYS Full review at the link. AMERICANISH … Continue reading Bentonville Film Festival 2021 Wrap-Up
Bentonville 2021: Workhorse Queen
★★★★ Mrs. Kasha Davis first came onto my radar similarly to the way many others discovered her: through season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Her signature line, “there’s always time for a cocktail," thrust her into the limelight. This catch phrase marked her as a memorable and quotable queen, despite being the fifth one sent … Continue reading Bentonville 2021: Workhorse Queen
Film Review: Mosquito State
★★★ The newest offering from streaming service Shudder comes in the form of bizarre psychological horror film, Mosquito State. It takes the body horror of Cronenberg and tries to modernize it with clumsy metaphors. A premise this instantly ridiculous begs for the embracing of its campy sensibilities. Co-writer and director, Filip Jan Rymsza, is far … Continue reading Film Review: Mosquito State
Locarno 2021: Beckett
★★★★ Netflix films have been knocking it out of the park this year, between The Woman in the Window, the Fear Street trilogy, and A Classic Horror Story. Next on their roster is politically-charged thriller, Beckett. Starring John David Washington (Tenet, Malcolm & Marie) as the titular lead character, director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino wrings maximum … Continue reading Locarno 2021: Beckett