Rising Wolf (as it’s known in the US… or at least on streaming) is a flick about a woman trapped in a high-tech elevator of a high-rise. The elevator has the bad habit of dropping suddenly, throwing her to the … Continue reading
Avoiding spoilers here, but Intrusion has a mystery at its heart that is so eye-gougingly obvious, I spent most of the movie wondering if I was supposed to be five steps ahead of the main character or not. Was I … Continue reading
Five guys go on a hike in a (German) forest and wind up hunted by a mysterious figure. I think I’ve seen this plot before and it seems like the easiest thing to do to throw random actors into the … Continue reading
I don’t know what the problem is… this movie is a hoot. A real crime against subtly and thoughtful drama. It’s got as much tonal whiplash as it does hammy over-acting and goofy writing. It’s not a good movie but … Continue reading
Here’s a refreshing film… an actually scary, mysterious, and thrilling horror movie. It shouldn’t be hard… but apparently it is. And it’s in a sub-genre of horror that contains some of the most trite examples of horror movies, some of … Continue reading
This film is advertised with a reference to early Tarantino. Don’t you believe it. It’s more similar to 70s era bad girl exploitation… maybe a little Russ Meyers. But it’s not as hyper literate or as violent as Tarantino. So … Continue reading
I really kind of want to rate Sweet Girl just a little higher. It is a painfully generic and bland action movie with a hero with dubious goals who should have Child Protective Services called on him. Until it makes … Continue reading
I rather liked the first Don’t Breath film but never thought there was a need for a sequel. But here we are. And it’s not a complete disaster… though perhaps it makes some story decisions that some might find… controversial. … Continue reading
The Retreat is a movie that suffers from the weird decision to film it in the dark. The movie has long sequences at night (or inside without lights) that are so black I could barely see anything at all. This … Continue reading
Masquerade is a movie where an active home invasion and burglary is happening from almost minute one, yet nothing is actually happening at all. It’d be charitable to call it a slow burn, but also an insult to artistic slow … Continue reading