THE BYE BYE MAN Isn’t Good
The Bye Bye Man, a new horror film in the vein of SINISTER, is unfortunately not a good movie, but is it at least enjoyably bad? Also no.
Author: Calvin Cleary
DEMON is a remarkable Polish horror film
Marcin Wrona’s DEMON is a remarkable psychological horror film about the sins buried beneath Poland’s Nazi-era history.
THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR remains essential
THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR is one of the most remarkable and inflammatory movies ever made. It’s more relevant today than ever before.
DC v. Marvel: In Need of Meat-And-Potatoes Storytelling
The DC film universe is in trouble. What can it learn from the surprise success of its Marvel Cinematic Universe counterparts?
JASON BOURNE is eating its own past
JASON BOURNE brings Matt Damon back to one of his best roles. But nearly a decade later, is the superspy magic completely gone?
STAR TREK BEYOND saves a franchise from itself
STAR TREK BEYOND is a loving ode — to a franchise, and to optimistic science fiction generally. An almost perfect blockbuster.
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Is A Stealth Remake of ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’
X-Men: Apocalypse is a very bad movie. It also might be a remake and critique of Brett Ratner’s much-loathed X-Men: The Last Stand.
THE INVITATION is unmissable
THE INVITATION strikes a delicate tone between psychological thriller and mumblecore drama thanks to excellent direction from Karyn Kusama.
TAKE AIM AT THE POLICE VAN is a forgotten noir classic
TAKE AIM AT THE POLICE VAN is a dense, twisty Japanese noir from one of their finest studio directors of the 1960s.
BC BUTCHER is a labor of love
BC BUTCHER functions more as a labor of love to a lost era of schlock than a movie in its own right, but there’s a loose, campy charm to it.
Gaspar Noé’s LOVE blurs the line between art and pornography, but is that anything new?
Gaspar Noé’s LOVE is a groundbreaking, visceral experience. But is it actually a good movie, or is it too self-impressed for that?
SCREAM to SCREAM 4: Dead Ends
SCREAM resurrected the American horror industry after more than a decade of slim pickings, before it, too, fell victim to industry excess.
SAW to THE FINAL CHAPTER: Dead Ends
Our deep dive into the movies that killed horror megafranchises continues with the messy, misguided SAW: THE FINAL CHAPTER.
ALIEN to ALIEN: RESURRECTION: Dead Ends
ALIEN is one of the greatest horror franchises in history. Let’s take an in-depth look at the movie that killed it for a generation.
Warner Bros. Approaching Man With No Experience to Direct THE FLASH, Because I Guess Everyone Else Was Busy?
Warner Bros. a guy with no directorial experience a shot at helming blockbuster film THE FLASH, because I guess everyone else was busy?