P Categories Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You April 19, 2021 P.S.H. I Love You: Hoffman elevates “Catching Fire” In a rare big budget franchise appearance, Philip Seymour Hoffman gives some gravitas and nuance to the "Hunger Games" series.
2 Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies May 31, 2020 2009’s “Friday the 13th” reboot turns Jason into a murderous pot farmer Marcus Nispel's confused, uninspired revamp of the franchise stresses the importance of not touching Jason's stash of sticky-icky.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies May 12, 2020 “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” tried (and failed) to kill Jason for good Frank Mancuso, Jr. and Paramount tried to give Jason Voorhees a killer sendoff, but the franchise didn't stay dead.
M Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies May 2, 2020 May’s Filmmaker of the Month: The Friday the 13th Series For the first film's 40th anniversary, we hack and slash our way through the long, bloody saga of Jason Voorhees and his journeys from hell to Manhattan to space.
G Categories Movies January 3, 2020 Get Ready to Trudge Through “The Grudge” (2020) Nicolas Pesce's 2020 extension of the Japanese horror franchise is maybe its most leaden, unscary entry yet.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies December 30, 2019 “Spectre” Loses Itself in the Ghosts of Franchise Past While Skyfall was a rousing success, Mendes' return to the Bond franchise, bogs itself down in tiresome lore and continuity.
R Categories Movies October 30, 2019 Review: “Terminator: Dark Fate” Hits the Same Beats With New Upgrades Judgment Day creeps up on us once again as old and new characters join forces to fight the future.
F Categories Fantasia 2019 Festivals Movies July 16, 2019 Fantasia 2019: “Critters Attack!” Pretty Much Bites The latest in the horror-comedy franchise is a cynical, half-hearted dud.
& Categories Movies News July 1, 2019 “Annabelle Comes Home” Fails to Scare Up Big Box Office Returns Last weekend saw poor performance for the latest Conjuring flick, in a summer of diminishing returns for franchise sequels.
& Categories Columns Features June 24, 2019 “Toy Story 4″‘s Opening Weekend Shows Why Pixar Shows Patience This weekend's box office bode ill for Pixar's Toy Story 4, which performed under expectations, and Child's Play kicks off a modest opener.
