Starts out pushing a type of camp I mostly only tolerate, and ends as the type of camp I fucking LOVE, where logic and narrative coherence go out the window and the film becomes a beast of pure aesthetics. Could’ve used more of that looseness in the early going, though—even the visual delights, which are otherwise pleasingly consistent, take their sweet time to begin in earnest. (I get that it’s by design, but I needed the movie to give me…

Stylistically, the Saw franchise was stuck in the early 2000s until the bitter end, but it makes sense that the Spierig brothers went for a more conventional cinematic approach to appeal to the Blumhouse generation. This was a mistake on their part, however. James Wan’s madcap editing idiosyncrasies (and the sequels’ diminishing returns of the same) were always the heart and soul of the series, and without those touches, the fun factor is severely diminished. The story is pretty tepid, even…

Fashionably Late: Hoop-Tober 5.0
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I've watched a few anthology films this Hoop-Tober, but you know what I haven't done? I haven't reviewed any anthology films segment-by-segment! Seeing how Tales from the Hood and its sequel are the month's bonus round anyway, I think this is as good a time as any.

Rogue Cop Revelation

Right off the bat, the movie makes the rather clumsy choice of opening with its most over-the-top segment, and then dampening its impact…