Old (2021)
“It’s hard to explain.” There’s been a clear, consistent, and blatantly obvious issue with the last few movies from the self-proclaimed visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, and it’s that the […]
Category Archives: Mystery
The Woman in the Window (2021)
“I just don’t know what you’re going for.” Delirious, derelict, and practically deranged during the unhinged and mismanaged opening chapter, The Woman in the Window is somehow one of the few […]
Scream (1996)
“What’s your favorite scary movie?” To this day Scream remains scary and hilarious, surprising and expected, and the brilliance of this 90’s cultural touchstone is how refreshingly self-aware it was […]
Antebellum (2020)
“Things are not always what they appear to be.” Deep down in its core, Antebellum is a vexing expression of the then and a cautionary tale of the now, and […]
Hubie Halloween (2020)
“Halloween’s upon us.” For his entire life, Hubie DuBois (Adam Sandler) has been the laughing stock of his beloved Salem, Massachusetts. He’s a bit dim-witted, affable, too kind and too […]
The Vast of Night (2020)
“Stick with our station and get lost in our sounds.” Deeply inspired by the past while being privy to futuristic predictions, The Vast of Night is the kind of low-budget, micromanaged, […]
You Should Have Left (2020)
“I just had a really bad dream.” As is the case for most middling movies, there’s as much to like about You Should Have Left as there is to wag […]
The Invisible Man (2020)
“He makes me feel like I’m the crazy one.” Famed novelist H.G. Wells’ 1897 classic piece of horror science fiction has once again been ushered into modernity, altering the dated […]
Uncut Gems (2019)
“Made a crazy risk – a gamble – and it’s about to pay off.” Few films from 2019 had a more meaningful or memorable opening sequence than the anxiety inducing […]
Ad Astra (2019)
“I must accept the fact I never really knew you. Nor am I you.” It’s rather remarkable that, in a time littered with small budget dramas and endless high-top tent […]
