Black Panther: Wakanda Forever follows the nation as it navigates grief, politics, and new enemies after the death of King T'Challa. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is closer to a drama meditating on loss and grief than it is a comic book movie. Even when those elements come in, they're tied into the plot. The tone…
Bringing a piece of American history to life, Till is the story of a mother’s love as a woman fights for justice after her young son is murdered in the 1950s Continue reading ‘Till’ breathes life into American history | movie review
All Quiet on the Western Front, the second adaptation of the novel of the same name, follows a group of young soldiers that learn the hard way that war is hell Continue reading In ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ war has never looked worse and never looked better | TIFF review
Slow burn horror movies done right can be some of the scariest movies in the genre. Here are some of our favorites! Horror movies today rely on unsuspecting *JUMP SCARES* to entertain audiences. But we all know—at least you should—that a good horror movie is built on suspense and tension. That's why some of the…
In Haunt, a group of college students makes their way to a haunted house in the middle of nowhere seeking thrills — they get more than they bargained for. 90-second review: I came into Haunt with a great deal of anticipation considering directors Scott Beck and Brian Woods just came off writing—and nearly getting nominated for an Oscar—for A Quiet Place. Not to…
Rebecca Hall plays a widow haunted by her dead husband in their lakehouse in The Night House The scares in The Night House come hard and fast, aided by director David Bruckner's masterful grasp of a dread-filled atmosphere. See all our reviews from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival here. What does a house feel like…
Forty-four years after Laurie Strode survived Michael Myers' massacre, she goes up against a familiar enemy in Halloween Ends. Halloween Ends shouldn't work—and almost doesn't. It's an absurd and deeply weird interpolation of the Halloween lore that feels less like another installment and more like a story within its world—like Halloween III: Season of the…
Our three favorite witches are back in Hocus Pocus 2 as they try once again to beat the sunrise (and a group of meddling teens) to attain immortality. Continue reading ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ is 90s nostalgia done right | movie review
La La Land heartbreakingly portrays the highs and lows of chasing dreams. Though packaged as a high-energy feel-good musical, it contains poignant notes that make it great. I didn’t like La La Land when I watched it. Frankly, I was disappointed. I was even shining off a spot in my top ten movies of the year…
A homeless young gay man enlists in the Marines as a way out of his struggle in The Inspection. As he goes through boot camp, he grapples with his masculinity and queerness. The Inspection is a deeply personal look into a queer Black man's experience in Marine boot camp and how his struggles lead him…
