‘BlacKkKlansman’ review — Spike Lee’s response to Trump and hate
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Karl Delossantos
Hey, I'm Karl, founder and film critic at Smash Cut. I started Smash Cut in 2014 to share my love of movies and give a perspective I haven't yet seen represented. I'm also an editor at The New York Times, a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, and a member of the Online Film Critics Society.
‘Thoroughbreds’ review — Coming-of-age has never been so diabolical
Thoroughbreds is a twisted and darkly funny coming-of-age debut film about what it means to be evil Thoroughbreds is about evil. What makes someone evil? However, it begs that question in two ways. What makes someone evil—meaning what action or actions that a person takes that makes them considered evil—and what makes someone evil—in that what…
‘The Meg’ review — All shark, no bite
The Meg doesn't deliver on its summer B-movie promises, though Jason Statham does his best to hold the movie together. Jason Statham fighting a giant prehistoric shark is a log line that promises a perfectly campy B-movie summer blockbuster. And that fact that it's coming out in the heat of August only supports that theory. However, The…
‘Blockers’ review — A surprisingly progressive teen sex comedy
Blockers is an uneven, but hilarious, profound, and progressive take on the American sex comedy The teen sex comedy has been a staple in American cinema for decades with massive hits like American Pie and The 40-Year-Old Virgin anchoring the contemporary era. However, these raunchy gross-out comedies have been due for a refresh for some time.…
‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ review — The blockbuster of the summer
Mission: Impossible — Fallout is yet another great entry in this long-running franchise thanks to Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise. Over the course of six movies, Mission: Impossible has basically turned into the franchise where Tom Cruise does crazy stunts. Fallout, the newest entry, is no exception—and I'd have it no other way. Christopher McQuarrie—he wrote and directed this…
‘Sorry to Bother You’ review — A wild, terrifying, and brilliant social satire
Sorry to Bother You is uncategorizable as a movie because nothing has taken the same risks, but the outcome is stunning Sorry to Bother You is overwhelming, mesmerizing, confusing, terrifying, and perhaps, almost too smart for its own good. That being said, there’s never been a more stunning takedown of capitalism than this movie. Get Out…
‘The Fog’ review — John Carpenter’s horror classic is a ghost story worth watching
The Fog is a short and effective ghost story told by horror master John Carpenter. Now, it returns beautifully restored in a collectible steelbook thanks to Shout Factory. The Fog opens on a campfire surrounded by a group of engrossed kids and an old maritime storyteller regaling them with the tale of a ship that crashed…
‘Set it Up’ review — Netflix rekindles the flame of romantic comedy
Set it Up follows two overworked and underpaid assistants as they "parent trap" their horrible bosses. 30-second review: I think anyone that grew up in the 2000s has a soft spot for that perfect romantic comedy. The kind that has perfect one-liners that you can work into everyday life and characters who live lives that you…
‘Alex Strangelove’ review — A coming out dramedy with an identity crisis
Alex Strangelove, now streaming on Netflix, is a coming out dramedy with an identity crisis despite a charming lead performance by Daniel Doheny. Netflix's Alex Strangelove follows on the heels of Love, Simon, the first LGBT teen movie from a major studio. Love, Simon succeeds mostly in part to its lack of self-importance. It treats protagonist Simon as any…
‘Hereditary’ review — An unsettling and unforgettable horror debut
Hereditary may be slow-burn, but it burns bright and intense. With some of the most unsettling horror images and setpieces, it is one of the best horror movies in recent memory. When horror is done right, terrifying, heart-stopping horror, it grabs every one of your senses and makes you hyper-aware of all of them. It…