3 out of 5 stars (average) Thank you to Brooke Levenstein and Hulu for sending me a screening link for Run. It is available on Hulu in the US now. I have a soft spot for movies like Run. Premiering on Hulu in the US, the new suspense-thriller packs plenty of shocks into its briskly-paced… Continue Reading
Doctor Sleep Prescribes 2.5 Hours of Terror
4.5 out of 5 stars (one of the best I’ve seen in a long time) Note: Doctor Sleep contains scenes of alcoholism, child murder, and suicide. Doctor Sleep is one of the best sequels I’ve ever seen. Like its iconic predecessor The Shining, it’s a purposefully slow-paced supernatural horror film more concerned with character development and… Continue Reading
Brightburn: Superhero Subversion a Bloody Good Time
3.4 out of 5 stars (slightly above average) Brightburn is Not a Superhero movie. It may be about a young boy who crash-lands on Earth from an alien spaceship to two well-meaning farmers, but this kid is no Superman. He’s a ruthless killer with superhuman abilities. Brightburn is a fun, bloody horror spin on the… Continue Reading
Show Dogs: Overly Edgy Kid Flick Has Little for Adults
1.5 out of 5 stars (one of the worst films I’ve seen this year) Show Dogs is one of the strangest kid films I’ve ever seen. Not since Kangaroo Jack has a movie been so confused about who its audience is, containing jokes about inbreeding, disassociation, and other things you don’t want to explain to… Continue Reading
“Frankenweenie”: Burton’s Creation is Frightfully Freaky, but Fun
3 out of 5 stars (average) Tim Burton is a master of the macabre and a stockpile of strangeness. His movies are dark, usually fantastical pieces that manage to entertain. Over the past couple of years, critics have felt that Burton is losing his touch. Let’s be honest: “Alice in Wonderland” was visually amusing, but… Continue Reading