film review

Film Review: The multi-dimensional ‘Archenemy’ is an alt-superhero tale that never gets off the ground

Joe Manganiello in ARCHENEMY isn't super, man (RJLE Films) We’re living in the era of the anti-superhero. After decades of… Read More

October 8, 2020

Film Review: Sally Hawkins’ ‘Eternal Beauty’ isn’t just skin deep

David Thewlis and Sally Hawkins in ETERNAL BEAUTY One word to describe Sally Hawkins’ talent is chameleonic. Even if she… Read More

September 30, 2020

Film Review: An actor’s career, redemption, and life are on the ropes in ‘You Cannot Kill David Arquette’

When you hear the name David Arquette, you might think of the actor from the Scream franchise. You might think… Read More

September 7, 2020

Fantasia Review: Bryan Bertino is back with ‘The Dark and the Wicked,’ a masterful supernatural horror

Courtesy of RLJE Films “Because you were home” is still a chilling phrase twelve years later. Bryan Bertino burst onto… Read More

August 29, 2020

Fantasia Review: ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’ is a wicked coming-of-age tale

courtesy of Gate 67 Films It’s autumn of 1973, but you wouldn’t know it. As a plane flies above, what’s… Read More

August 23, 2020

Film Review: Jayro Bustamante’s ‘La Llorona’ (2020), an absorbing examination of an untold history and the politics of horror

The Guatemalan genocide, or the "silent holocaust," is the setting for director and writer Jayro Bustamante's new film La Llorona--not… Read More

August 17, 2020

Film Review: ‘Sputnik’ is better red than dead

Courtesy of IFC Films A feast for hypochondriacs, Sputnik asks the question, "What if that tickle in the back of your throat… Read More

August 13, 2020

Film Review: ‘Amulet’ – Romola Garai’s directorial debut puts a fresh spin on classic horror

This is a strange variant on the riddle of “The Chicken and the Egg” I suppose, but which do you… Read More

July 22, 2020

Film Review: ‘Relic’ Is One of the Most Emotional and Frightening Horror Films Yet

From top: Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote and Robyn Nevin in RELIC (IFC Midnight) We are currently witnessing something staggering and… Read More

July 6, 2020

Film Review: Despite some high notes, ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ feels like an uninspired cover

Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams get Björked Credit (John Wilson / Netflix) Will Ferrell has made a career of spoofing… Read More

June 24, 2020

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