H Categories Movies Reviews October 13, 2022 Halloween Ends not a moment too soon David Gordon Green wraps his take on the franchise with a bizarre & depressing twist.
E Categories Movies Reviews April 6, 2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once, Michelle Yeoh, and Daniels go for broke with style and wisdom The Daniels' mega movie is both glorious reminder of the multitude of ways Michelle Yeoh rules and a smart study of the work that goes into doing good.
“ Categories Anniversaries Movies October 30, 2021 “You Don’t Know What Death Is!”: Halloween II at 40 Halloween II, the 1981 sequel, may be better than many of its successors, but that doesn't make it good.
H Categories Movies Reviews October 15, 2021 Halloween Kills some time & the viewer’s patience David Gordon Green’s follow-up to the 2018 reboot offers an astonishing body count, but little else worthwhile.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies November 10, 2020 “Blue Steel” sees Kathryn Bigelow burrow deeper into her pet themes Kathryn Bigelow's hard-hitting cop thriller deconstructs the masculinity that often comes with police dramas.
“ Categories Movies February 8, 2020 “The Fog” at 40: Look Across the Water, Into the Darkness John Carpenter’s tribute to campfire tales, initially a critical flop, is now a gold standard of tightly paced, bone-chilling horror.
C Categories CIFF 2019 Festivals Movies October 24, 2019 CIFF 10/23: “Wild Sparrow”, “And Then We Danced”, “Knives Out” & More Our penultimate CIFF dispatch breaks down Rian Johnson's star-studded caper Knives Out, the Georgian queer drama And Then We Danced..., and more.
& Categories Columns Features Movies July 15, 2019 “True Lies” is a Messy Deconstruction of the Alpha-Male Action Hero 2019 is a year chock-full of James Cameron film anniversaries, and we start with one of his more flawed, but deconstructionist action flicks.
