Mar
26
Prey (2024)
Based on the first ten minutes of Prey, this film actually surprised me by not being as big a pile of big cat scat as I thought it was going to be. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves… that … Continue reading
Author Archives: Joel Hilke
Mar
22
Immaculate
Immaculate had the bones to be a great freak-out / campy horror film but it turned out full of generic scares to pad the already short 90 minute runtime. The film stars Sydney Sweeny as a young American sister who … Continue reading
Mar
21
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Remember when Ghostbusters was a comedy? I do. Good times. Well, here we are with another Ghostbusters sequel that doesn’t quite get it. The original two ghostbusters films took its supernatural backstories and villains seriously… it was the characters that … Continue reading
Mar
20
American Society of Magical Negros, The
The American Society of Magical Negroes is a social satire with a good idea but a wobbly presentation. I certainly appreciate the satirical takedown of the old magical negro film trope but I felt it unevenly poked and prodded. Plus … Continue reading
Mar
19
Arthur the King
The only thing I knew about Arthur the King was that it was a dog movie starring Mark Wahlberg. What I didn’t know or expect was that they’d try to make me give a dog’s wiggly butt about adventure racing. … Continue reading
Mar
16
Drugstore June
I feel like I should be embarrassed for laughing even half as much as I did at this silly, pointless, borderline annoying film. The goddamn thing has Bhad “Cash me outside” Bhabie in a small role… what kind of self-respecting … Continue reading
Mar
16
Jonah
Jonah is a sci-fi (or sci-fi adjacent) film with an interesting – if not overly unique – idea. It’s about the investigation of claims of alien abduction. In this case, a mother says her child was taken briefly by aliens … Continue reading
Mar
15
Cat and Dog
Mark this, my movie watching brothers and sisters, for this is the day where America, nay the world, gains the moral high ground in the long war for who is most responsible for bad cinema. My friends, it is no … Continue reading
Mar
15
Irish Wish
Irish Wish… le sigh. Here we go again. Another generic vacation rom-com (at least Ireland is beautiful this time of movie). Also a stab at a come back for Ms. Lindsay Lohan… which is something I want for her too, … Continue reading
Mar
14
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lied Bleeding, besides being a killer title, is a wicked, sun-baked neo noire that lets the ladies off the chain. It’s a tale of murder, mayhem, and gym memberships set in dark corners, darker rooms, and too much sunshine … Continue reading