A letdown, but still enjoyable (Spoilers) Winston Gooze (Peter Dinglage) is a janitor struggling to raise his son, Wade (Jacob Tremblay), on his own. One day, he discovers that he has a potentially deadly brain disease that his insurance doesn’t cover. After his boss, corrupt businessman Bob Garbinger (Kevin Bacon), refuses to help him, Winston …
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Airplane Arms
Another great horror movie from a comedic mind (Spoilers) In the early hours of one Wednesday morning, seventeen kids in the same third-grade class inexplicably get out of bed and run off into the night. With no one else to blame, the teacher of said class, Justine Gandy (Julia Garner), ends up becoming a scapegoat …
Punkrocker
A solid reinvention (Spoilers) A part of me doesn’t even know why I’m writing this review because the discourse surrounding this movie has been exhausting, thanks mainly to a certain group of people deciding that they hated the film before it even came out. It’s tempting for me to declare that Zack Snyder has the …
Air
A nice, but not surprising thriller (Spoilers) Violet Gates (Meghann Fahy) is a single mother who has finally started dating again after many years. Her date for the evening is the charming and hunky Henry Campbell (Brandon Sklenar). Except, on the date, Violet starts receiving air drops from a mysterious stranger with the handle “Let’s_Play,” …
East Hastings
Finally (Spoilers for this and past films) Spike (Alfie Williams) is a young boy who lives in the British Isles with his father, Jaime (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), and his mother, Isla (Jodie Comer). The island the family lives on offers a sanctuary from the hordes of people infected with the Rage virus on the mainland. The …
This Woman’s Work
Different, but still pretty good (Spoilers) Since the events of the last film, Gemma Forrester (Allison Williams) has served time in prison after her toy creation M3GAN (Amie Donald, Jenna Davis) went on a killing spree. She somehow retained custody of her niece Cady (Violet McGraw), however, and has also become a proponent of AI …
Tiny Dancer
John Wick-lite done right (Spoilers) Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) is a ballerina, assassin, and bodyguard. When she was a little girl (Victoria Comte), her father Javier (David Castañeda) was killed under the orders of the Chancellor (Gabriel Byrne). After that, she was delivered by New York Continental Hotel Manager Winston Scott (Ian McShane) to …
F4AR STREET
A marginally entertaining letdown (Spoilers) Fear Street: Prom Queen is a soft reboot of the 2021 summer slasher spectacular (you should familiarize yourself with the previous trilogy because there will be spoilers). Lori Granger (India Fowler) is a high school senior who everyone thinks is a psycho like her mom, who allegedly killed her dad. …
Ring of Fire
It’s familiar, but well done (Spoilers) After a long hiatus, this new installment shakes things up a bit. Instead of receiving a vision of her death, college student Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) starts receiving visions of the Skyview. It was a high-rise restaurant that collapsed on opening night back in the ’60s. The vision is …
Hello, Frendo
A fine slasher movie (Massive Spoilers) Quinn Maybrook (Katie Douglas) moves to Kettle Springs, Missouri, after her dad (Aaron Abrams) gets a new job as the town doctor. Quinn quickly develops an interest in Cole Hill (Carson MacCormac), the son of corn syrup oligarch Arthur Hill (Kevin Durand). Cole and his friends are on the …