A Tale of Two Films – Dark Horror vs. Dark Comedy
DIRECTED BY JAMES WATKINS/2024
When I heard that the Dutch horror film Speak No Evil (2022) was ge...
The X-Men Franchise, Shot Down in a Blaze of Glory?
DIRECTED BY SIMON KINBERG/2019
Longtime readers of Marvel comics know that the Phoenix entity is ...
M. Night Shyamalan's Sequel to Unbreakable is Worth the Wait!
DIRECTED BY: M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN/2019
After 19 years, and the surprise tie-in to 2016's ...
Charlize Theron Socks her way Into the Great Action Film Pantheon
DIRECTED BY DAVID LEITCH/2017
When it comes to crafting cool movies with serious stakes, t...
A Strong Cast Can't Save Split from M. Night Shyamalan's Self-indulgence
DIRECTED BY M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN/2017
M. Night Shyamalan is a mixed bag as a writer/di...
Superheroes Serve "Hamburgers For The Apocalypse"
DIRECTOR: BRYAN SINGER/2016
In Cameron Crowe’s love letter to rock n’ roll, Almost Famous, a die-hard Davi...
A Hard Look at What Tragedy Does to a Marriage... But Who is to Blame?
Director: NED BENSON/2014
It has been reported that the The Disappearance of Eleanor ...
Marvel's Mutants Are Back On Top
DIRECTOR: BRYAN SINGER/2014
Much like Fox’s titular mutant superhero team, director Bryan Singer and the X-Men franchise are c...
The Film Mutates Upon Critical Re-assessment
The other night, I watched the Marvel mutant prequel X-Men: First Class. This was the first time I’d seen it si...