Freaky (2020)
“They traded places.” We’ve all seen high school slashers and we’ve all seen body swap comedies, but never before have I personally seen the two fused together at the hip […]
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
“I think it’s time for a new story.” There’s so much magic and humanity on display in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey that it’s almost hard to formally criticize, let […]
Let Him Go (2020)
“I won’t be coming back here without him.” When it comes to this stodgy yet sturdy film adaptation of Let Him Go, seemingly suffering from dissociative identity disorder, there’s something […]
His House (2020)
“We don’t belong here.” The undisputed best scary movie of 2020 – and one of the best pictures in these temultuous times – is His House, a phycological thriller fueled […]
Over the Moon (2020)
“It’s not a silly myth. It’s real.” Gorgeously animated, ornately representative of Asian culture, and at times frustratingly too familiar, Over the Moon is a loving and lavish space endeavor […]
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 […]
Holidate (2020)
“It’s not meaningless.” Raucous, raunchy, and better than expected, Holidate is a rom-com that addresses the clichés of its formula and lives by them with a more mature twist. This wouldn’t […]
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
“You need a total makeover.” Released back in 2006, before pedestrians or politicians could be found capturing every single second of unrest with cellphones (or as they’re thought to be […]
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
“This is a political trial.” Intermittently resonant and admittedly timely, there remains a genuine hollowness to The Trial of the Chicago 7 that I cannot shake. The film is a […]
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 […]
