Recap: The Idol (S1, Ep4) — Penultimate Episode Painfully Drags Its Way Towards the Finale
This one wasn’t even fun. I really, truly hated last week’s episode of The Idol with a passion that I haven’t felt for bad TV this year. After two decent […]
Review: Director’s Cut of God Is a Bullet Takes No Prisoners with Violence, Action or Drama in Cult-Centric Story
Just a few housekeeping notes before I dive into this review: for reasons I’m not quite clear on, the version I viewed of writer/director Nick Cassavetes’ latest work, God Is […]
Review: Low-Grade and Truly Indie, Watcher Is Sharp and Highly Effective
One of the highlights of last year’s horror anthology V/H/S/94 was director Chloe Okuno’s creature-feature segment “Storm Drain.” Now making her feature-length debut, Okuno brings us the psychological thriller Watcher, about Julia (Maika […]
Dispatch: On Its Second Day, Sundance Film Festival Offers Films That Impress, Underwhelm and Unnerve
Just two days in and the 2022 Sundance Film Festival has featured a number of noteworthy premieres, from documentaries about royalty (both literal and of the music industry sort) and […]