To call Sweetheart Deal a tough watch is to simultaneously say nothing and everything. It is the least a critic can say before checking it off the “to do” list… Continue reading "Sweetheart Deal (Levine and Miller, 2022)"
Tuesday is sort of a mash-up of The Seventh Seal and A Monster Calls, only death is a giant parrot who, instead of playing chess, does some grief therapy. Also,… Continue reading "Tuesday (Oniunas-Pusic, 2023)"
I spent most of Inside Out 2 trying to convince myself that it was significantly better or worse than what my gut was telling me, wondering how a film this… Continue reading "Inside Out 2 (Mann, 2024)"
War and Justice suffers a bit too much from Well-Intentioned Documentary Syndrome. It is one of those films with a serious, self-evidently important topic (the International Criminal Court) that struggles… Continue reading "War and Justice (Gentile and Vetter, 2023)"
Part I of Martin Bourboulon’s newest iteration of The Three Musketeers made it onto my list of personal favorites from 2023. I was decidedly cooler towards Milady, so I’ve spent… Continue reading "The Three Musketeers – Part II: Milady (Bourboulon, 2024)"
Scrapper, although simple, holds a lot of charm between the characters, their development throughout the film, and the story. Scrapper is about a twelve-year-old girl, Georgie, who lost her mother… Continue reading "Scrapper (Regan, 2023)"
Dark Obsession is about a young woman named Anne, who is a painter, struggling with her decisions and acts regarding her husband, Henry, who has mysteriously disappeared. I had high… Continue reading "Dark Obsession (Horton, 2023)"
Disclaimer: I am not well-versed in the art industry or world so I am going off of my own opinions and beliefs regarding my comments on artistic matters. Additionally, this… Continue reading "The Kill Room (Paone, 2023)"
Hayride to Hell, in my opinion, has a well-defined plot with an air of mystery. It opens like any other innocent Halloweentown (Dunham, 1998) film, clearly set around Halloween and… Continue reading "Hayride to Hell (Lantz, 2022)"
Slotherhouse is one of the funniest films I’ve seen recently despite its label as a horror and thriller film. It is centered around a senior college student, Emily, who is… Continue reading "Slotherhouse (Goodhue, 2023)"
