“I’ve spoken with an angel.”

Bring Her Back is one of the more harrowing and bleak horror films I’ve seen about the unbearable power of grief and guilt. 

Sally Hawkins proves once again how much of a superb and flexible actress she is. Her character brings this sense of brokenness that hovers over the entire film while still being unnerving when the story calls for it. She is fully worthy of award considerations and nominations. 

This film feels so cold.…

“The world is changing. Truth is vanishing. War is coming.”

Mission Impossible-The Final Reckoning is the definition of a mixed bag. 

The first 90 minutes are so oddly paced, overstuffed with flashbacks to previous films in the franchise and repetitive exposition that drastically dragged down the film for me.

So much of the emotional connectivity and fun did feel lost through most of the nearly three-hour runtime. The lack of an active and engaging villain really hurts the film as…

This is such a fucking ingenious idea. I honestly can’t believe it exists. 

Dan Trachtenberg continues to push the Predator property in artistically interesting and creative directions. This is such an impressive anthology film as it weaves these three stories together into an actual narrative that has a significant payoff for all three main characters. 

All three stories utilize the medium of animation to the fullest potential with entertaining and visceral action set pieces. I loved that the animation aligns…

“Rules, and consequences.” 

The streak for the best live-action anime franchise continues. 

The story and emotional core of the film are tied to a pretty standard and bland revenge tale but when it’s time to deliver on action Ballerina brings the over-the-top insanity the John Wick franchise is famous for. 

This installment just continues to reinforce why I call these films live-action anime. The film even has its version of the classic anime beam battle that had me grinning ear…

"This creature is more powerful than evil, he is death itself."

"We have not so much been enlightened as we have been blinded by the gaseous light of science."

In of atmosphere, tone, and art direction, this take on the legendary vampire story feels like Robert Eggers' magnum opus. The film is nothing short of jaw-dropping visually and technically. 

Eggers uses color, lighting, and shadows brilliantly throughout the film to craft so many scenes with this sense of foreboding…