Category: Movie Reviews

The self-serious tone, plodding pace, and lack of a central lead keep this horror thriller series from living up to its potential.

This isn’t the kind of story that movies usually tell, but it’s one that should be told more often.

It remains clear-eyed, even as it makes the happily-ever-after seem possible after all. 

It’s a shame “Echo Valley” never quite finds its footing until the end because it has so many promising qualities.

The movie’s not a barn-burner or future classic, but new Westerns are thin on the ground these days, and this ultimately is a better-than-decent one. 

It doesn’t craft a narrative. Ardern crafts her own narrative.

“Best Wishes to All” is the type of unsettling, high-concept horror film that knows exactly what it wants to be and executes it with unforgiving verve.

The people in Haugerud’s humanist drama are ultimately more like cyphers than flesh-and-blood people.

The obviousness of it all inspires no tension, only impatience.

It’s a film that reminds you how much silly plotting you’ll accept as long as you’re laughing.