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‘Frankenstein’ Film Review: A Classic Tale For a New Generation
“Elordi allows The Creature’s humanity to come through organically and his director responds in kind.”
‘Shelby Oaks’ Film Review: Confused Narrative. Zero Scares.
“the director achieves a nice atmospheric quality.”
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Film Review: A Popcorn Classic Redesigned
“The Hand That Rocks the Cradle begins on a solid foundation and finds promise in its intimacy and in the involving (and creative) backstory of its two main characters.”
‘Black Phone 2’ Film Review: A Superior Sequel
Hawke’s performance is a full-on macabre delight.
‘Anemone’ Film Review: Ronan Day-Lewis Makes Art of Regret and Redemption
Ronan Day-Lewis bleeds creativity and originality, crafting a darkly ambient and profound human drama that floats easily between eerie realism and dreamlike psychedelica.
‘The Smashing Machine’ Film Review: Johnson is Powerful, Solo Safdie is Passable
Johnson is almost a lock for an Oscar nomination and one can hope that he will realize the opportunities that await.
‘One Battle After Another’ Film Review: Now is the Time
Paul Thomas Anderson doesn’t merely “tap in” to what is happening now, he immerses us into a story that no longer plays as a “what if” scenario.
‘The Long Walk’ Film Review: A Moving and Suspenseful Parallel to Modern America
The director’s ability to balance emotion, suspense, and uncomfortable intensity is powerful and honors King’s original vision.
‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Film Review: A Slow, Boring, Crawl to a Tepid Finale
“At this point, the Conjuring sequels are “rinse and repeat” horror for the uninitiated.”