A Fun Monster Movie, But I Was Hoping This Horror Reboot Would Have More Bite
When we look back on this period of Hollywood movies and decide which reboots and remakes actually deserve to come with us, Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man should be among them. After Universal's attempted cinematic universe was DOA, the 2020…
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Leigh Whannell’s Howl at the Moon Is Barely a Whisper
While Universal has had no shortage of box office hits and Oscar winners, most recently with the colossal success of Oppenheimer, when it comes to building their own cinematic universe, they continue to lag behind. In the 2010s, as the…
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‘Bad Shabbos’ Review: Method Man Is Hysterical in an Entertainingly Harmless Dark Comedy
If you can't roll on Shabbos (much to the chagrin of the main characters in The Big Lebowski), you certainly can't cover up a murder on Shabbos. Yet, that's exactly what happens in Citizen Weiner filmmaker Daniel Robbins' latest feature…
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Daddy Wants To Protect The Family In Well-Intentioned But Half-Baked Emo Drama Horror
While it’s seemingly fallen into disrepair relatively quickly, or forgotten about at least, Aussie director Leigh Whannell did an exceptional job helping form the sub-genre of modern emotional trauma horror with the terrific “The Invisible Man.” An “elevated” thriller, if…
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Wolf Man Review | Flickreel
Leigh Whannell delivered one of the decade’s most pleasant surprises with his remake of The Invisible Man. A person can’t turn invisible in real life, but Whannell tackled the material in a way that felt oddly practical. He pulls off…
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Julia Stiles’ Promising Directorial Debut Stops Short Where It Counts
Julia Stiles became widely lauded relatively early in her career for excellent romance films, from 10 Things I Hate About You to the Shakespeare modernization O and Save the Last Dance. She's taking on a brand role in the history…
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Keke Palmer & SZA’s Buddy Comedy Is Silly Fun & Reminds Me How Much I’ve Missed Movies Like This
Comedies are hard to come by these days. They’re practically non-existent — a reality I’m quite bitter about because who doesn’t like to laugh? — or, if they do exist, are just plain bad. So I was surprised that One…
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A Surprising End To a Wild Ride
Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Episode 8. After seven weeks of unforgettable episodes, Skeleton Crew has finally reached the end of the line with its finale. Episode 8, aptly titled “The Real Good Guys,”…
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‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ Review: John Leguizamo and Barbie Ferreira Stand Out in This Marvelously Poignant Tale of Found Family
In an age where theoretically everything and everyone should be seamlessly connected, the age of the internet is still one that often feels very lonely. The term "screaming into the void" is often used to describe someone who has a…
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A High Stakes Action Film Set Over One Night That Never Lets Up
Oftentimes, it can feel like if you've seen one action thriller, you've seen them all. The genre often follows the same beats, with the same action set pieces, and the usual results. Night Call, a French-Belgian movie filmed and set…
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WWE’s Royal Rumble Set to Be Biggest in History, and More Highlights You May Have Missed on ‘WWE Raw’ on Netflix
After last week's pomp and circumstance on WWE Raw, the Netflix era properly began this week with a show that gave us more wrestling and storyline progression than the big event and fireworks last week. Here's what went down, and…
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Myth of Man Review: Visually Transcendent
There aren’t many filmmaking stories that are as long, dedicated and incredible as the story of Jamin and Kiowa Winans and their project Myth of Man. Back in 2015, the Winans sold their home to fund this very project and…
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