THE MONKEY (2025) Drums Up Comic Carnage [Movie Review]
Osgood Perkin’s THE MONKEY, based on a Stephen King short story, is a devilish delight of gore and gags.
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COMPANION (2025) [Review]
Companion (2025) is a darkly hilarious, fun, crowd-pleaser. Go in blind – avoid the spoiler-field marketing.
Podcast #45: 2024 End of the Year Review Part 2
Welcome back to 2024, one more time! Now listen to us talk the tippy top and the kinda-bottom (more of disappointments) of the year.
SPEAK NO EVIL (2024) Finds Horror in a Comedy of Manners [Movie Review]
The “Speak No Evil” remake may seem unnecessary, with the original available, recent, and in English; the Blumhouse-produced remake is a solid, tense film on its own; with increased character and thrilling sequences of both uncomfortable and terror-filled.
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (2024) is an Incredibly Fun Late Sequel [Movie Review]
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is a hilarious legacy sequel that mostly lives up to the original with great characters and production value, albeit with some story issues.
Don’t enter THE FRONT ROOM (2024) [Movie Review]
“The Front Room” is a rare miss for A24 with a frustratingly unfocused story, albeit led by a great dark comedy performance by Katheryn Hunter.
Put Your Eyes on BLINK TWICE (2024) [Movie Review]
Blink Twice is a solid directorial debut from Zoe Kravitz, exuding a sense of confident storytelling with a fantastic cast and an uncompromising and often vicious story. Minor tonal and pacing issues don’t throw off what works.
AFRAID (2024)? Try “Bored.” [Movie Review]
AFRAID is dull mishmash of half-thought ideas, executed awkwardly.
THE CROW (2024) Fails to Fly [Movie Review]
The new adaptation of James O’Barr’s graphic novel should have remained buried.
CUCKOO (2024) takes terrifying flight [Review]
CUCKOO (2024) is a terrifying strange tale from the director of Luz.
