A stylish, well-acted horror film with a killer concept that falters under its own weight.
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/With a taut premise and powerhouse performances from Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins, the film crafts a nerve-wracking experience that forces both its protagonist and the audience into a relentless battle of wits and endurance.
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/This audacious rock opera packs plenty of ambition but flies a bit too close to the sun.
Read MoreNovocaine's Fun Comes in Bloody Spurts→
/Part sickeningly sweet romcom, part gleefully violent action flick, Novocaine is a mixed bag of gory fun.
Read More'The Electric State' - The Russo Brothers Adapt Famous Novel Into Soulless Slop→
/For all its ambition, The Electric State is a movie that, ironically enough given its premise, lacks a soul.
Read More'Ash' - Flying Lotus Masterfully Crafts an Unforgettable Cosmic Horror→
/Director Flying Lotus takes a familiar premise — an isolated survivor on an alien planet piecing together the bloody puzzle of a massacre — and electrifies it with sheer audiovisual ferocity.
Read More'Mickey 17' is a Timely Exploration of Life's (In)Significance→
/With a stellar cast, a heady mix of existential dread and dark humor, and a story that genuinely lingers, it cements itself as yet another masterful chapter in the filmmaker’s already storied career.
Read More'My Dead Friend Zoe' Offers an Insightfully Honest Take on the Veteran Experience→
/Director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes crafts a film that walks a delicate tightrope, balancing grief, guilt, and PTSD with a profound amount of heart and humor.
Read More'Rats!' is a Hilariously Surreal Time Capsule of 2007 America→
/Rats! delivers an experience that is not only wildly entertaining but also shockingly cohesive in its absurdity.
Read More'Cleaner' - Daisy Ridley Rules in High-Rise Action Thriller→
/Famed director Martin Campbell doesn't reinvent the wheel, but he does give Daisy Ridley the chance to show off her impressive action skills. This could have easily been another boring high-rise action thriller, but Ridley and Campbell know better.
Read More'Captain America: Brave New World' Struggles to Stick the Landing→
/There's still enough in this latest Marvel adventure for dedicated fans to get their fix, but the cracks in the once-unstoppable franchise are definitely showing.
Read More'Heart Eyes' is a Slasher with Style but Mixed Signals→
/A talented cast and creative team deliver some fun moments in this Valentine’s Day slasher, but the film still falls into the very tropes it’s half-heartedly riffing on.
Read More'Magic Farm' - A Strange, Slice-of-Life Look Into Human Connection→
/Blending wit with poignant moments of emotion, Magic Farm captures a distinct slice of life that’s as charming as it is bittersweet, though it occasionally meanders in its execution.
Read More'Wolf Man' Offers the First Real Bite of Horror for the Year→
/A film that shows flashes of brilliance but struggles to fully realize its potential.
Read More'Nosferatu' is a Haunting Interpretation of a True Classic→
/Robert Eggers brings cinema's original vampire back to the big screen in a beautifully macabre reimagining.
Read More‘The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’ – An Incredibly Hilarious and Heartfelt Sci-Fi Adventure→
/For new and old fans alike, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is a pure labor of love that shows a deep respect for these timeless characters.
Read More'Solvent' is a Uniquely Terrifying Journey Into the Heart of Madness
/In Solvent, Grenzfurthner showcases his singular talent for blending humor, horror, and historical critique. Through inventive editing and an unflinching look at extremism’s long shadow, he offers viewers an unsettling reminder that the ghosts of the past are never truly gone - they merely wait, dormant, for the chance to resurface.
Read More'Smile 2' is a Masterwork of Terror→
/Smile 2 is a masterwork of terror, a sequel that doesn’t just go bigger but better in all the right ways.
Read More'V/H/S/Beyond' Delivers Some of the Very Best of the Found Footage Franchise
/While every V/H/S movie is usually centered around a theme, it’s hard to say whether any of them embody theirs quite as fully as Beyond does.
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