I Finally Got A Gen-Z Horror Comedy That Understood The Assignment
The last few years have been ripe with Gen Z-based comedy horror films, and I’ve disliked most of them. As in the case of movies like Bodies Bodies Bodies, this subgenre is too often populated with parody that mocks a…
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Two Miracles and Two Trains Closer to a Dutton Reunion
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for 1923 Season 2 Episode 4. If one thing can be said about the second season of 1923, it's that Taylor Sheridan isn't pulling any punches. The Western period drama continues to pick…
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Lili Reinhart Is a “First Responder of the Internet” In Tense Cyber Thriller
In the constantly evolving world of the internet, you’ve probably crossed paths with a video that you likely didn’t want to see. Be it because it was something too graphic or because it was something so disturbing, no human being…
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A Dissonant Thriller That Plays All the Wrong Notes
In his feature directorial debut, Opus, writer-director Mark Anthony Green attempts to craft a psychological thriller laced with mystery, artistic obsession, and cult-like devotion. Starring Ayo Edebiri as an ambitious writer lured into the twisted world of a reclusive pop…
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A Punishing, Ultraviolent Slow-Burn Thriller Delivers A Grimy Real Estate World
Tash (Polly Maberly) is keeping her life together by the skin of her teeth. She dodges calls from people she owes money to. She runs out of the dentist's office when her payment won’t go through. She seems most at…
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Nicole Kidman Gets Stuck in a Messy, ‘Fargo’-esque Midwestern Mystery
Movies like Holland are typically Nicole Kidman's bread and butter. Mimi Cave's follow-up to the horror-comedy Fresh is a Fargo-like caper film with extramarital affairs, murder, a unique sense of fashion, and an unlikely setting, all of which are right…
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Daisy Ridley’s Zombie Movie Attempts to Resurrect a Decaying Genre
Ah, the "fringe horror" conundrum rears its head again. Zak Hilditch's We Bury the Dead is the latest in a line of zombie movies that want their zeds pushed to the background. It's the “Stage 1” approach to undead scenarios…
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Novocaine Review: A High-Concept Action Thriller
Action thrillers often hinge on their protagonist’s vulnerability, but Novocaine, directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, flips the script by giving its lead a unique condition: congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP). Starring Jack Quaid as the reserved yet resilient…
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Neither Fun Nor Engaging, John Travolta’s High Rollers Left Me Wondering When It Would End
High Rollers is the not-very highly anticipated sequel to the movie Cash Out that will have anyone who accidentally stumbles across it wondering how quickly they can turn it off. For those who watched the first movie, a John Travolta…
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Bode Is Up to Something
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Fire Country Season 3 Episode 15.The top question for Friday's episode of Fire Country is what the hell is going on with Manny (Kevin Alejandro), and we don't have to wait long,…
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Orcas Aren’t the Only Threat
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Doctor Odyssey Episode 10. Hot on the heels of one of the most horrifying episodes of 9-1-1 ever, Doctor Odyssey arrives with a fresh new wave of horrors. The second half of…
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Paul W.S. Anderson Fails Yet Again
Every time you see that Paul W.S. Anderson has a new movie coming out, you probably think the same thing as me: “oh no.” He’s made notoriously bad movies such as Mortal Kombat, Death Race, and Pompeii just to name a few. The only…
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