2022 has been a strange year for movies. We had one foot in the door of a return to normalcy but still had one foot in the door of COVID-19 issues at the box office. Whether it was horror movies, superhero movies, big-budget tentpole films, smaller films, or two separate multiverse-breaking films,
This is a SPOILER-FREE REVIEW FOR NOPE. The only thing discussed about the plot is what's seen in the trailers. Jordan Peele is the next in line for those crossover blockbuster directors like Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, or Francis Ford Coppola, he might even be at their level with his first
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the
Magnificently rendered and beautifully shot, Samurai and the Prisoner is endlessly entertaining even as it sprawls about the walls of the castle and keeps its measured, somber approach. It blends a classic murder mystery with historical epic, which is a strange combination that someone only as
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
