9.0/10
Aster's gorgeously shot, fully lit commune horror follow up to Hereditary. An achievement to be so brightly filmed and so haunting at the same time. Walking out of a 10am July 4th showing of this into full sunlight was an experience I won't forget. Elite grief horror.
7.8/10
Simplicity. It can work in so many ways for me. It doesn't take $300M and a chopping floor nightmare to make something people want to see. This is a movie with basically like 5 actors and a car. And it's one of the better movies I've seen so far this year.
It's strength is the pacing. It honestly feels fairly short for being 90 minutes, and that's because it helps you to invest so well. There's no fat, and…
8.0/10
What an absolute shitshow of horror nostalgia and indulgence. Oz Perkins is a complete goon that deserves his recognition. Horror and comedy have an unholy matrimony that I hope endures with things just like this.
Oh yeah, Stephen King and James Wan are here too. It's a sicko party.
The Monkey is pure toasted cheese, bubbling with an energy that was a Goosebumps book come to life for adults, soaked in slapstick 80s horror and that difficult spot of…
8.6/10
Into The Spider-Verse was one of the best animated movies I had ever seen. And upon re-watching that, it still stands true. So Across The Spider-Verse kind of had a lot of pressure on it. Honestly, it delivered. I love the way these movies have revolutionized the way animation can be done to tell a story. Not just with how crisp it is, but how dynamic it is. How it can change its style and mix different themes and…
