Switching from slasher to sci-fi comedy, the sequel to the first Happy Death Day is a light, breezy delight.
Author: Marshall Estes
January kicks off in earnest with an inventive, if stock, puzzle-box horror flick.
Danielle MacDonald charms in Netflix’s pageant dramedy.
While it won’t win any awards for historical accuracy, Josie Rourke’s royal drama shines thanks to some gorgeous […]
Diving deep into Minions territory, Illumination’s revamp of the holiday classic sands off the Grinch’s hard edges and […]
While Bryan Singer’s biopic takes some uncomfortable liberties with Freddie Mercury’s life, Malek’s eye-catching performance elevates the proceedings […]
While it’s patently hungry for awards, Melissa McCarthy’s biopic of infamous letter forger Lee Israel is compelling and […]
While Theresa Rebeck’s low-budgeted rural hangout comedy sports a fine cast, they can’t quite elevate the proceedings beyond […]
Fresh off a string of failed horror flicks, Eli Roth bounces back with an unexpectedly fun, faithful adaptation […]
Expanding the ever-widening Conjuring universe, this origin story/prequel of one of the universe’s spookiest threats is downright silly […]
Despite some familiar story beats, Alpha puts a novel, prehistoric spin on the classic tale of canine friendship, […]
The third entry in Sony Pictures’ kids’ films about animated monsters is fun, flighty and surprisingly layered, with […]
Bruce LaBruce’s reputation as a bad-taste provocateur gleefully continues with this campy exercise in sex, sleaze, and political […]
Director X’s slick, hip-hop fueled remake of the blaxploitation classic trades in 70s crime for music video slickness, […]
Cobbled from footage of a pre-Grey Gardens attempt to tell the tale of Big Edie and Little Edie, […]
Dominic Cooke’s sumptuous adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel tells the tale of a marriage doomed from the […]
Rudiger Suchsland’s second documentary on the cinema of Hitler’s Germany takes a fascinating, if surface-level, look at the […]
Amy Schumer’s comedy about the power of confidence mixes its messages about body image, but provides some laughs […]