There was a shred of hope that Searchlight Pictures’ “The Menu” could be a sleeper hit for 2022. Whatever hope this film had died the second Adam McKay and Will Ferrell became the producers of this movie. Last year, Adam McKay released a “satire” on climate change deniers called “Don’t Look Up” which was one … More The Menu (2022) Review: The Dumbest Film Of 2022
Terrifier 2 is a film that has found massive success driven almost exclusively on word of mouth. A film that only cost $250,000 to make is a modern day marvel of what can be pulled off with such a microbudget as compared to the shortfalls of films that showcase a quarter of a billion dollar … More Terrifier 2 Review: A Small Budget Game Changer For Cinema
I was going to pass on this film initially due to the trailer looking like a cheap knockoff of 2016’s Don’t Breathe, even going as far as to cast Stephen Lang as the lead for the film…Boy was I wrong. It’s hard to see a scenario where ‘Old Man’ isn’t one of my top 10 … More Old Man Review: Stephen Lang Carries An Amazing Barebones Character Driven Thriller
Earlier this year, I watched a film called “Pearl” one of my top 10 best movies of 2022. A story about a crazy murderous psychopath growing up during the age of World War 1, is one of the best character studies to be released this year. It turns out that ‘Pearl’ was a prequel to … More X (2022) Review: A Better Slasher Film Than Character Study
Ladies and gentlemen, this is what we like to call a cinematic disaster. It seems like forever ago when Universal Pictures decided to reboot the Halloween franchise in order to bring back Jamie Lee Curtis to once again play the role of Laurie Strode. A franchise whose continuity is already being held together by spitting … More Halloween Ends Review: A Halloween Movie Without Michael Myers
The film “Smile” may win the award for the best marketing strategy of 2022. In a viral marketing campaign, actors from the film appeared at various baseball games throughout the country behind home plate and began to smile creepily into the camera. When social media users took hold of this, a lot of questions arose … More Smile (2022) Review: Grade A Marketing For Solid Horror Film
I’ve never been much of a fan of Mia Goth up to this point. Six years later and I’m still recovering from the trauma of having to sit through “A Cure For Wellness” which tried to provide style over substance and forgot both. A24 has always been a hit-or-miss studio for me despite the positive … More Pearl (2022) Review: A Wonderful Character Study Of One Crazy Hellcat
Note to self: Never take another film recommendation from Sonny Bunch. There’s a reason that the only film anyone is watching right now is Top Gun: Maverick and that’s because every other film in movie theaters sucks. With films like “Bros”, “Don’t Worry Darling”, and “The Woman King” coming up next, garbage movies will continue … More Barbarian (2022) Review: Turning Your Brain Off Won’t Help
One of the toughest genres to succeed in for inexperienced filmmakers is PG-13 horror. PG-13 horror movies are limited in the resources that they can use for maximum scares, most films result to jump scares and loud noises to achieve their effect. The only franchise that has succeeded in this formula is “The Conjuring” franchise … More The Invitation (2022) Review: A Female Get Out With Vampires
In 1983, the Stephen King thriller “Cujo” was a cult classic putting a mother and her son trapped inside a hot car struggling to protect themselves from a rabid St. Bernard. The film was part of a series of older movies that presented a more innovative take on the man versus beast-themed horror movie. When … More Beast (2022) Review: Annoying Teenage Girls vs A Lion
