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STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOSUNDANCE 2020: Rebecca Hall Is Next Level Good in the Scariest Ghost Story in Years: ‘THE NIGHT HOUSE’
Rebecca Hall gives a commanding turn as a widow in the midst of a haunting in this kaleidoscopic maelstrom of scares. Director David Bruckner…
STREAMING · AMC+SUNDANCE 2020: Giggly Horror-Comedy ‘SCARE ME’ Finds New Ways to Tell Old Stories
‘Scare Me’ milks its juicy premise - two horror storytellers trying to frighten each other on a cold, dark night - for all that…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOSUNDANCE 2020: ‘COME AWAY’ Scrambles Its Fantasy Fiction, Fails to Appeal to Both Adults and Kids
There are moments where things connect in 'Come Away' but, more often than not, lack of tonal cohesion leaves this quasi-Peter Pan/Alice in Wonderland…
STREAMING · NETFLIX‘THE GENTLEMEN’ Review
THE VERDICT: I absolutely loved The Gentlemen. It’s hip and hilarious. Punchy and penetrating. It can be a mean film but it means well.…
STREAMING · AMC+Trippy ‘COLOR OUT OF SPACE’ Makes Technicolor The Bad Guy
Just as weird and trippy as you would expect from a Lovecraftian movie about a malevolent color, ‘Color Out of Space’ uses familiar genre…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEO‘UNDERWATER’ is Peak Incoherent January Hollywood Flotsam
Perfect for fans who love both bad sci-fi rip-offs and TJ Miller comedy, Underwater is often a spectacularly incoherent mess you can’t help but…
STREAMING · DISNEY+‘STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER’ Blindly Resurrects the Past To Finish The Saga
The Star Wars series as we know it comes to a close in a clunky and almost-kinda-maybe satisfying fashion, but not without its shortcomings.…
STREAMING · PARAMOUNT+Seattle Film Critics Society Deservingly Awards ‘PARASITE’ Best Picture, ‘UNCUT GEMS’ Takes Two Awards
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Ad Astra – Allen Maris, Jedediah Smith, Guillaume Rocheron, Scott R.Fisher
STREAMING · NETFLIXStunningly Mounted ‘1917’ A Towering Technical Achievement
‘1917’ takes an intimate humanist approach to war epics to often staggering results, the proven pairing of Sam Mendes and cinematography Roger Deakins impress…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOFYC Capsule Review: ‘BOMBSHELL’
Like Adam McKay before him, Jay Roach has shifted from the world of comedy to that of the didactic and politically-tinted American drama and with…
STREAMING · HBO MAXFYC Capsule Review: ‘PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE’
Céline Sciamma’s simmering Portrait of a Lady on Fire burns with a quiet feminine passion. In 1770, two young women confront love and lust…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOFYC Capsule Review: ‘THE AERONAUTS’
When The Aeronauts lifts off the ground, the film from Tom Harper truly does take off. Down on ground-level, everything is a bit more…
STREAMING · THE ROKU CHANNEL‘UNCUT GEMS’ Bets Big on Sandman’s Dramatic Chops
Adam Sandler puts on his serious shoes as a neurotic compulsive gambler in the Safdie Brother’s high-stress drama ‘Uncut Gems’. A challenging picture sure…
STREAMING · DISNEY+Darker ‘FROZEN II’ Feels Like A Solid, Really Expensive Straight-to-DVD Sequel
The sure-to-be-popular Disney sequel checks pretty much all the boxes a good sequel should, going in a darker (though still highly risk-averse) direction in…
STREAMING · NETFLIXSalty Grandpa Recounts a Life of Killing in Scorsese’s Opus ‘THE IRISHMAN’
Martin Scorsese’s passion project finally comes to life (through the magic of distracting de-aging technology) telling a long-winded but mostly gripping story of the…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOShia LaBeouf Excises Demons In Emotionally Raw ‘HONEY BOY’
The Shia LaBeouf renaissance continues with the formidable autobiography ‘Honey Boy’ wherein LaBeouf devastatingly plays his own abusive father in this soul-searching drama about…
STREAMING · NETFLIX‘MARRIAGE STORY’ Is a Heartbreaking Depiction of Love Ending (That’s Especially Traumatic for Divorce Kids)
As real and unblinking a tale of American divorce as there has ever been, ’Marriage Story’ earns career best performances from Adam Driver and…
STREAMING · PARAMOUNT+Contemplative and Dour ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’ Deserves the Patience it Requires
With forceful dramatic inertia and a thoughtful depiction of trauma and addiction, 'Doctor Sleep' is not your average horror movie. But what less can…
STREAMING · THE ROKU CHANNEL‘KNIVES OUT’ Boasts Killer Ensemble Cast, Mediocre Mystery
Those wanting a taste of throwback whodunnit murder mystery will find much to enjoy within Rian Johnson’s star-studded ‘Knives Out’, just know that you…
STREAMING · PARAMOUNT+Imperfect ‘TERMINATOR: DARK FATE’ a Welcome Return to Franchise Fun
A head and shoulders improvement over 'Genisys' and easily the best 'Terminator' since the 90s, 'Dark Fate' celebrates the reunion of Linda Hamilton, Arnold…
STREAMING · PARAMOUNT+Incisive ‘PARASITE’ a Boundary-Smashing Stroke of Genius
Like a rival organism depleting its host, ‘Parasite’ may lay waste to the mind but it nests in the soul, lingering with the viewer…
STREAMING · AMC+‘GREENER GRASS’ a WTF Explosion of Boundless Weirdness and Creativity
‘Greener Grass’ uses dream logic and ontological sloppiness to create a singularly bizarro sendup of modern person as social media package. The twisted, random,…
STREAMING · HBO MAX‘ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP’ Is Mindless Zom-Com with Neither Bite Nor a Point
‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ may want for brains but the undeniably talented cast make it a decent, if dated and totally unnecessary, watch. Too bad…
STREAMING · PARAMOUNT+Expect Double the Will Smith, Half the Fun in ‘GEMINI MAN’ Dud
Will Smith continues his epic streak of terrible movies in the simple-minded and often poorly-staged wanna-be-cerebral thriller. Ang Lee’s talents as a director are…
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By: Matt Oakes
Started blogging about film in college when the university paper wouldn’t have him. Dislikes your consensus film Twitter favorites. Devotee of horror movies that make him die a little inside. Catches films at festivals when he can. Proud SFCS and OFCS member and Tomatometer-approved critic. Editor-in-chief of Silver Screen Riot.
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