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Heretic is a surprisingly smart, deliciously demented horror film from the duo of Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (the original writers of A Quiet Place, whose most recent big-screen foray was the dino-fest 65). The movie features a twisted, twisty scree...

Kevin Costner knows Westerns. He also loves them. Thus far, the one-time matinee idol has directed four films; three of them have been Westerns. (The fourth, The Postman, was a Razzie-honored post-apocalyptic misfire.) After his directorial debut,...

Three Russians and three Americans living in harmony aboard the International Space Station (I.S.S.) – that’s the setup for Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s science fiction thriller, I.S.S. The film’s early scenes depict the day-to-day interaction...

In making IF, writer/director John Krasinski’s heart was almost certainly in the right place. The movie wants to be an ode to the innocent magic of childhood and how we might be in a better place as adults if we could remember those qualitie...

Imaginary is Blumhouse through-and-through. Once in a while, Jason Blum’s template results in an honest-to-god inventive horror experience but, more often than not, his cheaply-made, throw-way films belong buried six feet under with the various ...

Remove Sydney Sweeney from Immaculate and what remains scarcely seems worth the time to watch. Set in a cloistered location, the film builds suspense through the insular nature of the setting but the storyline is muddled, the pacing is uneven, and...

Inside Out 2 is about the best one could hope from for a sequel to a movie whose main selling point was its unconventional perspective. The original Inside Out worked brilliantly because of its freshness but that quality is diminished in the follo...

In a way, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life feels like a case of bait-and-switch. By putting the celebrated 19th century author’s name in such a prominent position, there might be an expectation that the film would be a little more Austen-centric tha...

If nothing else, the experience of watching Joker: Folie a Deux argues against its very existence. Sitting in movie theater as this motion picture unspools, one can understand any reluctance director/co-writer Todd Phillips may have had developing...

Stunt coordinator-turned-director J.J. Perry, making his sophomore feature, knows what he wants from his movie and understands the B-movie aesthetic necessary to get it. And there are times when The Killer’s Game works on that level. The stunts ...