A very different, but still cute adaptation (Spoilers) Practical Magic, based on the book of the same name by Alice Hoffman, follows the Owens family, a long line of witches dating back to Maria Owens (Caprice Benedetti). Maria also cast a spell to never feel love again, which inadvertently became a curse. That severely impacts …
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Rot Und Schwarz
A disappointing follow-up to a great horror hybrid (Spoilers) Onslaught is about three super soldiers escaping from captivity and attacking the residents of a trailer park. It hails from writer Simon Barrett and director Adam Wingard, who previously made The Guest, which is about a renegade super soldier. After playing coy, Wingard did confirm that …
Masquerade
A great genre blend with strong lead performances (Spoilers) Anna Peterson (Maika Monroe) is a young woman whose family is reeling from the death of her older brother, Caleb (Chris Harding). Her parents, Spencer (Leland Orser) and Laura (Sheila Kelley), invite a handsome stranger to stay with them. The guest (Dan Stevens) introduces himself as …
RE Fury Road
A film that captures the vibe of the games (Spoilers) Bryan (Austin Abrams) is a medical courier who’s offered a last-minute opportunity to deliver a mysterious package to Raccoon City General. Bryan agrees after he’s promised double pay, though avoiding a serious, face-to-face conversation with his pregnant girlfriend, Michelle (Sara Paxton), is implied to be …
Your New Friend Until The End
A wild ride that’s funny and disturbing (spoilers) Buddy the Unicorn (Keegan-Michael Key, Sergey Zhuravsky) is the star of It’s Buddy!, a children’s show best described as if Barney the Dinosaur lived at Pee-wee’s Playhouse. One of the kids on the show is Freddy (Delaney Quinn), who’s the first to pick up on that Buddy, …
Blood and Puppets
An fun B-movie that could have had better characterization (spoilers) Following the death of his parents, James (Cameron Bell) was sent to live with his grandfather Geppetto (Richard Brake), only for his best friend, Zach (Elliott Spilling), to die shortly afterwards as well. That’s explained in an animated prologue, which has become a tradition in …
Blood and Venison
The TCU’s first monster movie is doe not good (spoilers) The fourth instalment of the Twisted Childhood Universe mixes things up by being a creature feature instead of a slasher. Bambi is a normal deer whose mother was killed by hunters, and his mate, Faline, is struck by a truck dumping toxic waste into the …
Little Death At A Big Camp
A weird, well-done slasher movie (spoilers) Warning: You should watch Sleepaway Camp before reading this review because I will be spoiling the infamous twist ending. Kris Williams (Hannah Einbinder) is a “wunderkind” filmmaker who’s hired to reboot Camp Miasma, a once-popular slasher franchise. To that end, Kris seeks out Billy Presley (Gillian Anderson), who played …
Nobody
A well done adaptation of an old tale (spoilers) Odysseus (Matt Damon), king of Ithaca, is a man strong of both mind and body. The latter is demonstrated when he’s the only person who can string his bow. The former is shown when he comes up with the idea of getting through the gates of …
Elle était si jolie
The most mean-spirited Evil Dead, thus far, does what it’s supposed to (Massive Spoilers) Evil Dead Burn is about a woman named Alice Price (Souheila Yacoub), whose husband Will (George Pullar) has just died. After his funeral, Alice spends some time at the Price family lake house, which is then invaded by Deadites. Much like …
