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Bone Lake
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Bone Lake won’t remind of you of steamy, late-night thrillers on Skinemax, but it should scratch that itch for compelling thrillers aimed at adult audiences.
Posted Oct 08, 2024
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V/H/S/Beyond
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Shows that the franchise concept continues to have legs even if it too often reverts back to the same ol’ thing — shaky cam chaos! It does feel a bit long, both the feature as a whole and most of the individual segments, but it never truly kills the vibe.
Posted Sep 28, 2024
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MadS
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Should leave horror fans far from mad as it offers up a fresh, energetic, and frightening take on outbreak horror.
Posted Sep 28, 2024
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Ghost Killer
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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The ALL OF ME / NINJA II mashup you didn't know you wanted.
Posted Sep 21, 2024
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Rebel Ridge
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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A beautifully crafted pressure cooker, grounded in simplicity and truth and fueled by palpable rage against injustice and corruption.
Posted Sep 10, 2024
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Out Come the Wolves
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Out Come the Wolves is a tight, thrilling, and viciously intense tale of survival that knows our own inner weaknesses can be every bit as dangerous as exterior threats.
Posted Aug 29, 2024
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Penalty Loop
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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An absolute and utter joy of a film. Shinji Araki juggles genres like Steve Martin’s 1995-2005 filmography, moving between thrills, drama, comedy, and various genre conventions to deliver something truly special.
Posted Aug 07, 2024
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Witchboard
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Witchboard is an okay romp, a slightly better one if Chuck Russell makes some judicious cuts before its eventual release, but it can’t touch the original or even come close to the highs of his own 80s classics.
Posted Aug 07, 2024
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Oddity
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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The first film in a long, long time to have me on edge and second guessing my decision to watch with the lights off.
Posted Aug 05, 2024
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Cuckoo
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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The inspirations are evident, from Argento to Verbinski, but the execution and imagination make for a horror film that moves with grace and style, with scares and laughs, and with thrills and real emotion — all while being just a little bit bonkers.
Posted Aug 04, 2024
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The Roundup: Punishment
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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It’s as perfect a formula as you could hope for as Don Lee’s oversized charms enliven both the warm laughs and the bloody beatdowns.
Posted Aug 04, 2024
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Breaking and Re-entering
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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The closest thing you’ll find to a Steven Soderbergh Ocean’s film that isn’t actually a Steven Soderbergh Ocean’s film.
Posted Aug 04, 2024
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Operation Undead
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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An affecting and powerful look at the human toll of war, whether physical, emotional, or psychological, and it’s something you won’t soon forget. Oh, and it’s also overflowing with hungry, hungry zombies.
Posted Aug 04, 2024
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Bookworm
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Sure, it’s lightweight, but it’ll have you smiling, and that’s no small thing.
Posted Jul 21, 2024
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Longlegs
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Longlegs, ultimately, is a chiller that excels in crafting and maintaining an atmosphere that wants nothing less than to convince you that all is lost and safety is an illusion of the cruelest kind.
Posted Jul 12, 2024
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Kill
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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Kill isn’t just its title, it’s also the lead character’s mantra — and yeah, it is glorious.
Posted Jul 08, 2024
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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A great American western, and the first part of something even grander.
Posted Jul 08, 2024
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The Exorcism
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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The ideas at play here, along with Russell Crowe’s dedicated presence, are enough of a draw to make the film worth a peek, but there are far more entertainingly devilish films around.
Posted Jun 25, 2024
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Life After Fighting
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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It’s the kind of immensely entertaining action movie that will have you cheering as very bad dudes are ended with a violently righteous fury.
Posted Jun 14, 2024
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Under Paris
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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This is killer shark horror/thriller done right across the board, from money well spent on CG to a cast and crew locked in and ready to create a seriously fun tale of nature gone amok with an assist from our own poor ecological choices.
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is a big, brutally entertaining blast that pairs real heart with a whole lot of stylish and thrilling butt-kicking.
Posted May 29, 2024
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Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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This belated sequel survives on the talents of both Bornedal and his cast, but the weight of its trauma-centric narrative risks sinking it all.
Posted May 15, 2024
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Force of Nature: The Dry 2
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Once again brings some intelligently thrilling goods from down under.
Posted May 15, 2024
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Infested
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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Infested wants to remind you why you were scared of spiders as a kid — and why you should still be terrified of them even as an adult.
Posted May 03, 2024
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Sting
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Sting finds some minor thrills as the extraterrestrial arachnid goes about its creepy, flesh-eating business, and fans of the subgenre will enjoy those highs. The human element is nowhere near as strong, though.
Posted May 03, 2024
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Challengers
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Challengers is the real deal, a film that’s as honest and insightful as it is pleasingly exhausting. You’ll leave the theater smiling, satisfied, and wet head to toe, and that, my friends, is a great time at the movies.
Posted Apr 12, 2024
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Monkey Man
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Dev Patel’s ambition is evident even if it doesn’t always reach its target.
Posted Apr 12, 2024
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Late Night with the Devil
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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The hook works even if the execution stumbles, and along with some smile-inducing effects work.
Posted Apr 11, 2024
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Exhuma
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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The journey moves viewers from the ghostly to the monstrous with meaning and history behind the horror, and while there are thought-provoking elements at play here there’s also a desire to deliver big, creepy, gory, beautiful thrills.
Posted Apr 11, 2024
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Love Lies Bleeding
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian will have you cheering for true romance.
Posted Apr 11, 2024
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Dune: Part Two
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Villeneuve brings the epic scope, Zendaya brings the heart and humanity.
Posted Apr 11, 2024
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No Way Up
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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Jump in with the appropriate B-movie expectations, and you’re likely to be pleasantly surprised by its personality, thrills, and resourcefulness.
Posted Feb 25, 2024
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Dark Harvest
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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Gory delights and a wickedly cool, squash-headed creature are tasty treats that make up for the clunkiness elsewhere meaning it’s a film worth giving a spin to this spooky season.
Posted Feb 09, 2024
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The Deep Dark
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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A low budget keeps its ambition from tipping over into greatness, but it still delivers chills and a solid creature feature down in the dark.
Posted Feb 09, 2024
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The Marvels
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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Unlike too many of its predecessors, this is a fast-moving and fun entry in the MCU.
Posted Feb 09, 2024
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Thanksgiving
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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Leftovers may be scarce, but you’ll definitely be returning to this one year after year.
Posted Feb 09, 2024
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Silent Night
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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Silent Night can’t touch Woo’s all-timers, but it’s still an entertaining, action heavy ride with some surprising heart.
Posted Feb 09, 2024
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In a Violent Nature
(2024)
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Rob Hunter
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It’s only January, but one of the kills executed so beautifully by In a Violent Nature feels like a shoo-in for the year’s best and most memorable.
Posted Feb 09, 2024
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Monster
(2023)
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Meg Shields
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It’s an admirable balancing act that speaks volumes of Kore-eda’s strengths as a filmmaker. And that he does all of this without falling into an overblown melodramatic trap is nothing short of a miracle.
Posted Dec 07, 2023
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Hundreds of Beavers
(2022)
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Meg Shields
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This is dam good stuff.
Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Fingernails
(2023)
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Meg Shields
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To its credit, Fingernails looks like cinema. But it feels like a gargantuan waste of time...
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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The Beast
(2023)
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Meg Shields
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Featuring the two scariest things the French can imagine: pop-up ads and Ego death.
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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Dream Scenario
(2023)
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Meg Shields
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Finally. ‘Inception’ for people who know what “milkshake duck” is.
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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The Holdovers
(2023)
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Meg Shields
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After the uncharacteristically terrible Downsizing, The Holdovers marks an unequivocal return to form for its director.
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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Not every tale suggests a need for more backstory, and Pet Sematary needs absolutely none.
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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One-Percent Warrior
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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While the first half underwhelms on the action front it succeeds with a fun script and another quietly charismatic turn by Sakaguchi at his most playful.
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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When Evil Lurks
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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When Evil Lurks takes no prisoners as a horror film where innocence is either non-existent or ineffective against the dark, and Pablo Fuu‘s score helps drive the energy and the horror towards that abyss.
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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No One Will Save You
(2023)
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Rob Hunter
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Kaitlyn Dever is quietly becoming one of the all-time greats.
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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The Boy and the Heron
(2023)
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Meg Shields
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It is both a full-throated celebration of creativity, as well as a lamentation for the effort and cost it takes to sustain the dream of making things slowly, lovingly, and with care.
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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Dicks: The Musical
(2023)
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Meg Shields
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A profoundly silly, stupid, and ridiculous film that is easily one of the comedic highlights of the year.
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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