Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (review)
Lacks all sense of magic, of myth, of danger, of humor, of power. A compete and utter all-around disaster…
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The Invisible War (review)
An enraging film, as it is meant to be, and not just because it is a military microcosm of rape culture at large.
Mama movie review
Ultimately more sad than scary in ways that are about the power, for both good and ill, of parental love…
How to Survive a Plague (review)
A glorious ode to the supposition that a small group of committed people can change the world, and a reminder that the work is not yet done…
5 Broken Cameras documentary review
A horrific portrait of everyday life on the West Bank, yet one also powerfully warm, funny, and human…
False Trail (Jägarna 2) (review)
If you’re weary of Peter Stormare’s one-dimensional Hollywood villains, here’s a chance to see him in his natural environment…
A Good Day to Die Hard (review)
Bland generic action pudding that manages to be sociopathic, too.
Beautiful Creatures (review)
If only movies could be not tossed aside lightly but thrown with great force…
Warm Bodies (review)
Contents itself with the mildest of tweaks at both the zombie and the romantic-comedy genres… (new on DVD/VOD in the US and Canada)
Spiders (review)
What has happened to America’s cheesy film industry? Where is the pride of our grade-Z filmmakers? Does no one care anymore about making decent bad movies?
