Dolls
Similar28 Days Later (2002), Alien (1979), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Freaks (1932), I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016), Inland Empire (2006), Inside (2007), May (2003), Momo (1986), mother! (2017), Saw (2004), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Silent Hill (2006), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), The Fifth Element (1997), The Shining (1980), The Thing (1982),
Watch afterJoker (2019),
Ethan Coen goes solo for a raunchy, silly comedy-thriller.
When the Coen brothers announced back in 2021 that they were taking a temporary break from working together, the anguished wails of film nerds could be heard around the world. It wasn’t anything personal – indeed, they've reportedly reunited to work on a horror movie – but rather just a desire to do their own thing separately for a little while. Their time apart resulted in two very different projects: Joel’s critically acclaimed The Tragedy of Macbeth, and now, Ethan’s Drive-Away Dolls, a good-naturedly raunchy crime caper that occasionally flounders under the weight of stale, fetishy stereotypes.
The film opens with a gruesome death and a briefcase that needs to make its way from Philadelphia to Tallahassee. Also about to hit the road south are a pair of friends, brash, free-spirited Jamie (Margaret Qualley) and buttoned-up, bookish Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan). Marian wants to pay her aunt a visit, while Jamie, kicked out of her apartment by her fed-up girlfriend (Beanie Feldstein), has nothing better to do and goes along for the ride, hoping to loosen up Marian along the way.. Continue Reading →
Totally Killer
SimilarA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Antonia's Line (1995), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), Back to the Future Part II (1989),
Back to the Future Part III (1990) Bend It Like Beckham (2002) Billy Elliot (2000), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), D.E.B.S. (2005), Freaks (1932), Frenzy (1972), I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016), Inside (2007), Italian for Beginners (2000), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Look Who's Talking (1989), Look Who's Talking Too (1990), Mamma Mia! (2008), Mars Attacks! (1996), Meet the Robinsons (2007), Momo (1986), Monsoon Wedding (2001), Saw II (2005), Serial Mom (1994), Shrek (2001), Silent Hill (2006), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Star Trek: First Contact (1996),
Strange Days (1995) Sugar & Spice (2001), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Devil's Rejects (2005), The Matrix (1999), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003),
The Party (1980) The Party 2 (1982) Twelve Monkeys (1995), Valley Girl (1983), You've Got Mail (1998),
Watch afterSaw X (2023), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), Talk to Me (2023), The Equalizer 3 (2023),
The low-budget confines of Blumhouse movies mean that any idea can become a movie, including bold original visions like Whiplash or Get Out. Unfortunately, it also means a lot of subpar stuff can easily get the green light. The latest example is the new Amazon/Blumhouse collaboration, Totally Killer. Hailing from director Nahnatchka Khan, Totally Killer dares to ask a question no reasonable soul was pondering. “What if Happy Death Day and Hot Tub Time Machine had a tedious baby?” Buckle up, horror devotees. Here comes yet another dose of 1980s nostalgia and some frighteningly lousy editing. Continue Reading →
Down Terrace
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movies being covered here wouldn't exist. Continue Reading →