Now Streaming: In the Tall Grass
Death, taxes, and inadequate Stephen King adaptations are three guarantees in life. In the Tall Grass upholds this tradition of missing the mark, but it deserves some credit for trying.
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Annabelle Comes Home Review: Oh Great, Another Killer Doll Flick
If you’re keeping track, Annabelle Comes Home is the third Annabelle movie, the second film from the Conjuring series to be released in 2019, and the seventh in that franchise overall. Though the series has been hit or miss,...
Aquaman Review: A Fish Khal Drogo
James Wan’s Aquaman benefits greatly from lowered expectations. The very notion of this character getting a big-screen solo effort always seemed kind of silly. Entourage took the piss out of the watery superhero years ago, a...
The Nun Review: Old Habits Die Hard
The cinematic universe started with The Conjuring has been going strong since its inception in 2013. With two films in the main corral, two Annabelle prequels, and now an origin story of that creepy nun we spied in The Conjuring 2...
‘The Commuter’ Review: Never Stop Non-Stopping
One of the great guilty pleasures of 21st Century cinema has been watching Liam Neeson transform from prestige picture headliner into down-and-dirty action flick badass. Ever since ‘Taken’, Neeson has been the one acti...
‘The Conjuring 2’ Review: Longer, Not Scarier
Back in the ancient and innocent days of 2013, ‘The Conjuring’ brought home buckets full of cash by reminding people about good old-fashioned cinematic scare grammar. The movie was far from original and director James ...
‘Fargo’ 2.01 Recap: “Oh, This Is a Deal”
The first season of FX’s ‘Fargo’ spin-off was originally supposed to be a limited-run series. When the show proved popular and the network asked for another season, creator Noah Hawley wasn’t sure he even w...
Weekend Movies: Finally, A Frightening Friday the 13th
This summer was one for the books. Tentpoles flopped while horror thrived. Fittingly, this Friday the 13th offers another horror sequel, as well as a mobster comedy infused with action. Which will you choose?
Now Playing: ‘Conjuring’ Up Some Scares
It’s been a couple of years since we’ve had a really great and pure horror film, capable of producing genuine scares. ‘The Conjuring’ may just re-vitalize the genre this summer. Filmmaker James Wan brought ...
Now Playing: More Juvenile Crap from Diablo Cody
While I fully respect Jason Reitman for having the ability to uniquely and beautifully put moving images on the big screen, he’s got to quit making Diablo Cody’s screenplays into movies. He’s better than that. It...
Now Playing: Insipid ‘Insidious’
Something I’ve heard, when describing ‘Insidious’, the new ooh-spooky horror film from the ‘Saw’ team of director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell (who also acts), is that it’s a horror...