★★★★★ In this outrageously entertaining finale of his surprise X trilogy, writer/director/editor Ti West culminates the story of “being a star” that he has been building towards since the very beginning. Switching gears into grimy 80s slasher sleaze, MaXXXine presents an entirely different subgenre of horror than either of its predecessors. Stylistically owing much to … Continue reading Film Review: MaXXXine
Film Review: Blood
★★★★ There is nothing I love more than a fresh genre surprise, and Brad Anderson’s Blood perfectly fits the bill. Though I was not a fan of the director’s incredibly well-received movie Session 9, Blood is a different beast entirely. Dealing with very dark and heavy themes about parenthood and protecting the ones you love, … Continue reading Film Review: Blood
Film Review: Every Breath You Take
★★★ Though it doesn’t maintain a particularly intense level of suspense through the entire runtime, Every Breath You Take is nevertheless a successful and engaging ode to genre classics. The film evokes late 80s/early 90s psycho-sexual thrillers like Fear, Fatal Attraction, Poison Ivy, and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, only the lunatic this time … Continue reading Film Review: Every Breath You Take