The Hercule Poirot cinematic universe marches on! Everyone’s favorite(?) mustachioed man of mystery has found himself in yet another closed location amidst yet another colorful
Category: Film
Reviews, News, and anything I write about movies
See For Me review – A new flavor of home invasion thriller!
Home invasion thrillers have been done to death. We’ve seen them executed to perfection (Them), we’ve seen them deconstructed (Funny Games), and we’ve seen them
Rifkin’s Festival review – Charming and geriatric
If you didn’t already know the plot of Rifkin’s Festival you could probably guess it if you are at all familiar with the work of
Scream review – The best Scream since Scream!
Back in 1996 Scream delivered a cutting parody of silly slasher movies via an excellent slasher movie. The teenaged victims were all savvy to pop
Spider-Man: No Way Home review — It’s…I’m not allowed to say
Since the breadth of what constitutes a spoiler is pretty wide these days, and the MCU prides itself on preserving whatever twists, turns, Easter eggs,
Nightmare Alley – One of del Toro’s absolute best, and also I love you Cate Blanchett
There’s a scene about midway through Nightmare Alley where psychologist Dr. Lilith Ritter (Cate Blanchett) and carny conman Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) exchange haughty dialogue
Benedetta review – Let’s get horny for Jesus!
While it’s a smart idea to thematically tie sexual liberty with faith, and there are few filmmakers on the planet more capable of doing so
MOVIEJAWN – Hard Target looks better (and sweatier) than ever
***Originally published on MovieJawn*** The year was 1993. Action heroes were required to have long hair, a leather duster, and an unplaceable accent. Filmmakers like
West Side Story review – Spielberg can do musicals!
It’s common knowledge that Steven Spielberg has always wanted to direct a musical. There have been shades of musical theatricality in a few of his
The Scary of Sixty-First review – A darkly funny throwback horror that may or may not be a prank
Director and co-writer of The Scary of Sixty-First, Dasha Nekrasova, is perhaps most famous for her role on Succession, and most infamous as the co-host