Rural America takes its lumps from Hollywood, Inc.
Comedians roast this slab of the country ruthlessly. Films and TV shows often do the same, think “Deliverance” and TLC’s “Here Comes Honey Boo...
When we meet Kea (Danielle Zalopany) in “Waikiki,” she’s working as a singer in a karaoke bar, living in her van and broke.
Her ex shows up during her shift and is furious about her working in...
Hollywood finally cracked the code on video game adaptations.
Gone are the days when John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins embarrassed themselves, and us, as those wacky plumbers circa 1993.
Films like...
Chloe Domont’s “Fair Play” made a sensational debut at the January 2023 Sundance Film Festival, then made a belated premiere on Netflix this month.
Like any film festival favorite that premieres...
Crocodiles don’t get the genre love that sharks do, but Hollywood still finds something scary about the critters.
Modern croc romps like “Rogue,” “Lake Placid” and “Black Water” stoked...
Some of our biggest stars first got noticed in low-rent horror films.
Kevin Bacon met Jason Voorhees’ ma the hard way in the original “Friday the 13th.” Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey...
Steve Miner’s “Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later” (1998) opens with “Mr. Sandman” by The Chordettes (as did “Halloween II”) and a pumpkin being stabbed with a large kitchen knife.
The filmmakers...
You can’t say Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese has bad instincts.
The “Taxi Driver” auteur knew on a gut level that David Grann’s nonfiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon” could resonate...
Michael Mann’s “The Keep” (1983) is a deep cut in his body of work, a severely compromised studio film that presents a transitional moment in the filmmaker’s creative journey.
Based on F. Paul...
Woke has impacted virtually all film genres, including horror.
The recent “The Exorcist: Believer” rushes to mind, as does the Prime Video original “Totally Killer.” The last thing we want in...
We don’t deserve dogs.
The main character in “Muzzle” knows that better than anyone. Aaron Eckhart’s broken cop will do anything to avenge his canine partner in the grand John Wick tradition.
Except...
Sister Yulia’s belly isn’t the first cinematic womb to hold demonic potential.
The key character in “Deliver Us” offers a neat twist on the horror trope. Sister Yulia has not one but two babies...
Artificial Intelligence is top of mind for just about everyone.
Hollywood fears it. Tech giants crave it. Politicians wonder how they can leverage it against their opponents.
The rest of us worry A.I....
Writer/director Brian Duffield paints himself into a corner in “No One Will Save You.”
And, like too many genre storytellers, he never writes his way out.
Don’t blame star Kaitlyn Dever.
The...
It’s impossible to hate a movie about immigrants embracing the American dream.
Even “Flamin’ Hot,” which turned the “inspired by a true story” phrase upside down, showcased the hustle and...
Hercule Poirot has an almost supernatural knack for solving murders.
That makes “A Haunting in Venice” a natural extension of the character’s old-school universe.
“Venice,” adapted from Agatha...
We didn’t need a third helping of the “Big Fat Greek Wedding” franchise.
Series star and creative force Nia Vardalos doesn’t argue otherwise. Her third film in the saga, which she wrote and directed,...
Warning: The review below may challenge the beliefs of nonbelievers who dismiss faith and deny the possibility of possession.
Picture a fusion of “Silence of the Lambs,” “The Exorcist” and “Primal...
Just because you’re a whiz at “Call of Duty” doesn’t mean you could mow down enemy soldiers on the battlefield.
That thinking got turned on its head when Nissan gathered a gaggle of gamers to...
While the world grapples with ever-changing social dynamics and the “woke” movement, a remarkable cinematic gem defies our perpetual adolescence and historical unawareness.
Christopher Nolan, renowned...
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