A good if pragmatic adaptation (spoilers) In this film adaptation of Jordan Harper’s novel of the same name, Nate McClusky (Taron Egerton) is a recently released ex-con who’s been marked for death by Aryan Steel, a gang of meth-dealing white supremacists. Worse, the greenlight was issued not only against him but also against his family. …
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Please Please Please
An entertaining enough thriller (Spoilers) Millie Calloway (Sydney Sweeney) is a young woman with a dark and troubled past. Living out of her car and desperate for a job, she accepts a position as a housemaid for the Winchester family. The wife, Nina (Amanda Seyfried), is the boss from hell. The husband, Andrew (Brandon Sklenar), …
Lady Orpheus
An interesting rock opera (Massive Spoilers) O’Dessa is a rock opera set in a post-apocalyptic world that’s been all but ruined by pollution. One of the last civilized places, though I use civilized very loosely, is Satylite City, which is ruled over by a media dictator named Plutonovich (Murray Bartlett). Meanwhile, O’Dessa Galloway (Sadie Sink), …
It’s time for hide and seek (again)
A fine sequel that slays (spoilers) Let’s start with a quick recap of Radio Silence’s Ready or Not. Grace (Samara Weaving), whose maiden name is revealed to be MacCaullay in the sequel, marries Alex Le Domas (Mark O’Brien), a member of a rich gaming dominion. However, she quickly learns that her new in-laws are satanists …
Unlucky Number 7
The seventh time is not the charm with Scream (Spoilers) It’s hard to talk about Scream 7 without mentioning the controversy, so let’s get that out of the way. The movie was originally going to be directed by Christopher Landon and star Melissa Barrera. Except then Barrera was fired after she spoke up in support …
GLHFDD
A timely, weird movie (Massive Spoilers) Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die starts with a man (Sam Rockwell) walking into a diner and taking the people eating their hostage. He says he’s from the future, the whole world is going to end because of an artificial intelligence, and he’s travelled through time to collect a …
One Way or Another
A well-made and well-acted thriller. (Massive Spoilers) Send Help is a recently released thriller directed by Sam Raimi. I rarely watch trailers anymore to avoid spoilers, and I certainly didn’t need one after reading “Sam Raimi original thriller movie.” Since I think it’s best if you go in blind, and I’m about to spoil the …
“Who the hell has a pet chimp?”
An entertaining if predictable horror (spoilers) Primate follows Lucy Pinborough (Johnny Sequoyah) as she returns home to hang out with friends and family, including her best friend, Kate (Victoria Wyant). The rest of Lucy’s family consists of her dad, Adam (Troy Kotsur), a deaf novelist, her sister Erin (Gia Hunter), who Lucy has grown estranged …
Number of the Beast
A well-made horror sequel (Massive Spoilers) 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is the middle installment of a planned trilogy, all written by Alex Garland. Unlike the other two, it was not directed by Danny Boyle. Nia DaCosta helmed this one, which is evident from the first scene. The camera moves in a way that …
How Jim Carrey Stole The Show
An entertaining holiday cult classic (Spoilers) You probably already know the plot, but let me do this one more time. The Grinch (Jim Carrey) is a furry, green creature who hates Christmas and decides to steal it from his neighbors in Whoville, with unexpected results. To pad out Dr. Seuss’ short book, the film adds …
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