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I’d heard Ti West was working on a sequel to his movie X (which I wasn’t a huge fan of). I went to see this one in total ignorance, not even realizing it was a Ti West film. And then … Continue reading
I’d heard Ti West was working on a sequel to his movie X (which I wasn’t a huge fan of). I went to see this one in total ignorance, not even realizing it was a Ti West film. And then … Continue reading
End of the Road starts like it’ll be a decent crime thriller then slowly devolves into a semi-decent thriller, and then falls off a cliff with laughable action scenes. It could have been something but it wound up being nothing. … Continue reading
I Came By is a Netflix film about a guerilla graffiti artist who breaks into the homes of the rich and powerful in order to leave his called card. One night he stumbles on the underground predilections of a former … Continue reading
The logline for this film on a rental streaming service promised Nazi Werewolves so I watched it hoping for a mashup of Dog Soldiers and Overlord. But don’t you believe their lies (at least Letterboxd’s description is honest). This is … Continue reading
Sadly, Breaking really didn’t work for me over the long haul. It clearly has its heart in the right place and tries very hard, but I think either it’s pacing, structure, or devotion to reality got in the way and … Continue reading
Last the Night is a confused movie that I think is meant to be catharsis… revenge… a GenX power fantasy where GenZ is taken down a peg. Or maybe it’s a revenge fantasy for teachers. Or maybe it’s an update … Continue reading
Orphan: First Kill is a prequel to the 2009 creepy kid horror/thriller Orphan. That first movie is one I pretty much enjoyed as a movie of its sub-genre but it got a real kick from a bonkers (if not totally … Continue reading
Fall (not Moonfall, Legends of the Fall, Falling Down, or even The Fall) is what happens when Cliffhanger and The Descent have a baby birthed by Buzzfeed Studios and it doesn’t suck. It’s not amazing and it has unfortunate downtime, … Continue reading
Resurrection is an unsettling film about deeply unsettling people anchored by three great performances. The movie stars Hall as strong, forthright doctor living alone with her seventeen year old daughter. But she has a troubled past that returns to her … Continue reading
Gone in the Night is a thriller suspense mystery with very few thrills, very little suspense, and a mystery that the lead character has very little interest in solving. Resulting in a movie that is hard to recommend but maybe … Continue reading