Conclave is an outstanding dramatic thriller that reminds us in this early fall season that theatrical once relied on such classical prestige pictures to buoy the awards race. An exceptionally structured adapted screenplay from a novel carries us through a number of voting rounds inside the secret chambers of the Vatican during the time when the world’s Cardinals gather to vote on the succession of a new pope. The tension revolves around whether staunch adherence to tradition will defeat a…
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Smile 2 2024
Smile 2 does everything a film lover could hope for in a sequel. It raises the stakes, builds out the environment, and seriously levels up in craft and production value. I was less than luke warm about the original, but like many could sense there was certainly potential there. The lead performance of Sosie Bacon carried the film and there was just enough innovative craft elements to make it a little film that could.
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Demon City 2025
A straight forward revenge action movie that lacks any vicarious excitement. That’s quite a concept. I would have more fun splattering tomato juice against a wall than watching the proliferation of digital blood meagrely applied here. Clearly Netflix’s originals digital slop factory is review proof. It’s chief existence would seem to be creating aggressive screensavers in as many “For you” categories as possible. It boggles the mind that something as loaded with possibility for fun as this, could be made to be this lifeless, dull, and immediately forgettable. But here you have it, an action movie you can actually fall asleep to.
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The Monkey 2025
Another terrible date night movie. Ten minutes in it became painfully obvious this is a major dud. Complete lack of investment in character or any reason to care about murdered towns folk couples with gallows humor that lacks any reason to exist when no dread has been created. Replete with an insufferable cameo from the Elvis/Bruce Campbell conjuring (wannabe) director Perkins. Hope the folks making this had a good time at least. Don’t expect that you will though.
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Nope 2022
The visuals and the sound design definitely deliver in the back half. It’s a shame about the whole no story, no believable characters thing for the first half. It feels like nothing actually happens until we get into fulfilling the visual promise inherent in alien abduction. Even though there are very promising visuals and thrilling sequences that use IMAX cameras to their fullest potential, It’s a head-scratcher that character and story were not considered with any depth.
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Suitable Flesh 2023
What a massive dud that made for a long and depressing watch on a Saturday night. This is billed as a fun throwback 80's genre horror replete with cheesy sex scenes. The problem is that it exists as a reminder why we don't make movies like this anymore. The film makes no sense within its own logic, never mind the logic of the cinematic world we live in now. Maybe a few ppl will get off on this on Shudder down the line. Other than that, I hope all involved find better material.
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