Horizon Line is one of those survival movies about people trapped in high-concept, improbably scenarios. This time its people trapped on a small plane but others have been people trapped on a ski lift, in the middle of the ocean, … Continue reading
The Midnight Sky is an ambitious failure of a movie. I really wanted to like it; it’s the kind of movie that’s built for me. A big idea science fiction film that champions humanity and accomplishment in the face of … Continue reading
Freaky is a certainly a good idea from Blumhouse Pictures… and an interesting possible ongoing angle for future horror flicks from the studio. Previously they had released Happy Death Day which combined a slasher film with a time loop flick. … Continue reading
Fatman is a new Christmas-themed action movie that’s available for rent on streaming. It tells the gritty tale of how a twelve year old rich kid, disappointed by the piece of coal he receives for Christmas, puts a hit out … Continue reading
This may be the first actual Dario Argento movie I’ve seen (not counting his truly abysmal Dracula 3D from a few years ago). This is a classic horror film with at least one iconic “kill” sequence that I’d heard about … Continue reading
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is the shortest title for this sequel to the original Borat film. Apparently – and this could be a meta joke – the original tile was going to be Borat: Gift of Pornographic Monkey to Vice Premiere … Continue reading
You Should Have left is a perfect, if slightly on the nose, title for a spook house movie. It’s what we all say in a haunted house movie and they just went and put it in on all the advertising. … Continue reading
A pretty accurate content warning on Netflix for the latest American Pie movie: “Pervasive strong /crude sexual content, language throughout, alcohol and some drug use – all involving teens”. Yeah, that’s about right for the new movie American Pie: Girls’ … Continue reading
Checked out the indie science fiction movie Archive via 99 cent rental on iTunes. The flick came out earlier this year direct to streaming and I’d been eyeballing it since then but never quite pulled the trigger. Couldn’t beat that … Continue reading
Checked out the new rental (I saw it on iTunes) Antebellum. This looked interesting when I saw the trailers in the Old Times… and it finally gave in and released to streaming instead of theatrically. Antebellum is a kind … Continue reading