It’s probably best to go into Robert Eggers’s latest film blind – although after seeing it, I’m happy to report, I still couldn’t tell you what precisely was going on.
Film and Television
IT gets better and better
Commentary, Film and Television, UncategorizedIT Chapter Two won’t make a lot of sense if you haven’t seen the first installment, but it’ll be immensely satisfying for fans – and may even win over franchise agnostics.
PARASITE is a masterful black comedy
Commentary, Film and Television, UncategorizedBong Joon-ho’s black comedy Parasite starts out quietly clever and builds to a carefully orchestrated mayhem.
SCARY STORIES come to life in visually impressive adaptation
Commentary, Film and Television, UncategorizedA collection of eerie folk tales compiled by Alvin Schwartz, Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark was one of the more sinister tomes to sneak its way into Scholastic book fairs.
THE IRISHMAN – another great gangster epic from Scorsese
Commentary, Film and Television, UncategorizedMartin Scorsese’s produced another great gangster movie with The Irishman, the supposed life story of a union thug who became a mafia hitman.
Lots of DIRT on Motley Crüe
Commentary, Film and TelevisionGlam metal legends Motley Crüe finally got the cinematic treatment in this year’s The Dirt.
READY OR NOT takes hide-and-seek to the next level [review]
Commentary, Film and TelevisionReady Or Not is a horror comedy about a new bride who, in order to officially join the family, must play a potentially deadly game.
FYRE: A modern twist to an old-fashioned tale
Commentary, Film and TelevisionFyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened is an anatomy of a failed event that doubles as a scathing cultural critique.
DOCTOR SLEEP is a more-than worthy follow-up to THE SHINING
Commentary, Film and TelevisionMike Flanagan’s sequel to The Shining doesn’t just do justice to its predecessor – it’s one of the best Stephen King adaptations of recent years, a genuine horror epic sure to cement its director’s reputation as a horror auteur.
CHILD’S PLAY remake isn’t really a Chucky movie
Commentary, Film and TelevisionThis year’s Child’s Play remake should not be a Chucky movie, and it knows it.
ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE is a sweet rom-com about old friends and new beginnings [review]
Commentary, Film and TelevisionAlways Be My Maybe is a rom-com whether a “meant to be” relationship can actually work in practice.
JOKER is the anti-superhero movie we’ve been waiting for
Commentary, Film and TelevisionLet’s get one thing straight – Joker is not a superhero movie.
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