Venom: The Last Dance
Quality is not something audiences have come to expect regarding the Marvel-adjacent Sony films. The first Venom film, a passion project for star/producer Tom Hardy, was largely a dull experience [...]
Smile 2
Featuring even more anxiety and paranoia, more gruesome deaths, and the most psychological dread the franchise has produced to date, Smile 2 is an impressive follow-up to one of the more original mainstream supernatural horror films of the 2020s.
Terrifier 3
Modern horror icon Art the Clown returns to the big screen in Terrifier 3, the latest in Damien Leone's extreme slasher franchise.
Rebel Ridge
Police corruption, civil liberties, and martial arts collide in Jeremy Saulnier's newest effort for Netflix, Rebel Ridge.
The WIld Robot
DreamWorks Animation has typically been seen as the B-side to the greater works of Pixar. When there was Toy Story 1 & 2, there was DreamWorks’ Shrek, which was less [...]
Speak No Evil (2024)
The 2022 Danish film Speak No Evil left a toll on any audience member willing to sit through its punishing display of brutality. Directed and co-written by Christian Tafdrup, the [...]
The Substance
The Substance is a riptide of desire, chaos, the vain reality of Hollywood, and outwardly grotesque body horror. It's also one of the most shocking and impactful genre films of 2024.
The 4:30 Movie
In the wake of films such as Roma, The Fabelmans and Belfast, films that saw major filmmakers looking past nostalgia to their respective upbringings, writer/director/editor Kevin Smith has now made [...]
Blink Twice
Blink Twice is a tight and occasionally chuckle-worthy thriller that showcases the willpower of women and the cruelty of men in a refreshing way.
2009 Retrospective: The Best Films of 2009
Most modern film buffs and pundits are fans of 2009 cinema. Many treasure the year for its box-office spectacles like Avatar and other high-caliber genre films like District 9, and [...]