Carry-on, a return to form for director Jaume Collet-Serra, checks all the boxes for a gripping…
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The Changeling (1980) review – A well-executed haunted house horror film
The Changeling, directed by Peter Medak, is a well-executed haunted house horror film with a solid…
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Gladiator II (2024) review – Denzel Washington shines in this flawed yet enjoyable sequel
Gladiator II, the sequel to director Ridley Scott’s only Oscar-winning epic film, Gladiator (2000), feels more…
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Red Rooms (2023) review – A gripping and unsettling psychological horror
Red Rooms, a Canadian psychological thriller written and directed by Pascal Plante, begins with the trial…
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Candyman (1992) review – One of the finest horror films of the 1990s
Bernard Rose’s Candyman is based on Clive Barker’s “The Forbidden,” a short story set in Liverpool…
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Rolling Thunder (1977) review – A gritty ’70s revenge action thriller
Rolling Thunder, directed by John Flynn and based on Paul Schrader’s original script, is a 1970s…
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The Substance (2024) review – Coralie Fargeat’s sophomore feature is wild, sexy, stylish, and an incredibly grotesque Sci-Fi body horror masterpiece
Following her remarkable directorial debut, Revenge (2017), Coralie Fargeat’s sophomore feature, The Substance, is a wild,…
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Woman of the Hour (2024) review – Anna Kendrick makes a solid directorial debut
Based on a true story, Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, is a slick…
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Smile 2 (2024) review – A superior sequel
Parkin Finn takes his clever premise from Smile (2022) and elevates it to the next level…
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Demon Seed (1977) review – Despite some intriguing ideas, the film’s execution falls short
After reading the synopsis of Demon Seed, which describes the story of an AI that gets…
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