This Nasty, Nihilistic Murder Mystery Is Frustratingly Lethargic & Unintentionally Funny

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This Nasty, Nihilistic Murder Mystery Is Frustratingly Lethargic & Unintentionally Funny

Things have been pretty strange lately for Dong-hwan (Park Jeong-min). After a lifetime of assuming his mother had abandoned him in childhood, her carcass suddenly gets excavated from deep within the mountains, revealing a potentially violent death some 40 years…

Siyou Tan’s Lo-Fi Coming Of Age Drama Is About Quiet Acts Of Rebellion [TIFF]

An unhurried, affectionate, coming-of-age story, Siyou Tan’s “Amoeba” begins in grainy black and white. A young girl, Choo Xin Yu (Ranice Tay), lies silently on her bed, recounting her interactions with a ghost in her room to an unseen friend…

Toni Collette’s Chilling Performance Can’t Save Netflix’s Dark Mystery Thriller From Straying Off the Path

For all its fascination over the last six decades, the troubled teen industry is not without its fair share of controversy. Thriving in the shadows of American life, the multibillion-dollar network of residential programs, therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness camps, and…

Steven Knight’s ‘Succession’ Meets ‘Peaky Blinders’ Mash-Up Mostly Goes Down Smooth

The name Steven Knight has become synonymous with historical dramas over the years. From arguably the most well-known of these in Peaky Blinders to more recent efforts like SAS: Rogue Heroes and A Thousand Blows, the screenwriter and director has…

This Retro Slasher Might Be One Of The Most Uninteresting I’ve Seen In A While

The slasher genre remains alive and well today, largely thanks to filmmakers finding unique spins on the formula to keep things feeling fresh. Whether it's the time-traveling humor of Totally Killer or the more directly brutal Terrifier films, it's been…

A Glossy Yet Uneven Reimagining

Horror remakes often find themselves in treacherous territory. On one hand, they must honor the legacy of the original work; on the other, they need to bring something fresh and relevant to contemporary audiences. Chuck Russell’s Witchboard—a reimagining of the…

The Must-See, Comprehensive Doc All Rocky Horror Fans Have Been Antici… pating

All good cinephiles are well-acquainted with the concept of cult cinema: movies that are usually not appreciated in their time, before finding a home among fans who, for some reason or another, fall in love with something that critics and…

Subtext Overtakes Substance In Interesting But Unwieldy Adaptation [TIFF]

A slow-burning psychological thriller sporting more subtext than suspense, “The Man in My Basement” is a mediocre movie in search of greatness. Magnetic, lived-in performances by the leads bolster the effort and keep it interesting, but the production consistently over-promises…

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires Review

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires is a fresh take on the DC character's mythos, and I had a great time with this new Batman universe. As one of DC's most popular characters outside the comics, there have been several Batman…

The MCU’s First Adult Animated Series Never Fully Rises From the Dead

It's not controversial to say that Marvel's What If...? series was a waste of great potential. While the first season had some spectacular episodes, including "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord," and "What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead…

Morgan Bests the Game Maker, but He Shouldn’t Be Gone Forever

The first half of High Potential's two-part Season 2 premiere ended with multiple wild cliffhangers. Most importantly, the LAPD Major Crimes unit finally has a lead on Roman Sinquerra's whereabouts, and, just as the Game Maker's (David Giuntoli) plan is…

Hitler’s Bunker Dog Story at Nashville Film Festival

The 18 minute short “Blondi” at the Nashville Film Festival, directed by Writer-Director Jack Salvadori, follows Hitler’s dog while it is living in the Fuhrerbunker during WWII. The log line says, “Can a dog still be man’s best friend if…

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