Cinema reviews, news, and other musings. "For me, cinema is a vice. I love it intimately" -Fritz Lang
Atmospheric, eerie, and at times blatantly blasphemous, Michael Mohan’s latest picture Immaculate (2024) solidifies the return of the exploitative nunsploitation subgenre of horror. Although nunsploitation films have been sporadically released throughout the past few years with such pictures as The Nun (2018), Prey for the Devil (2022), and Consecration (2023), among others, the latest Sydney… Continue reading Immaculate (2024), Directed by Michael Mohan
Appropriately released theatrically on International Women’s Day, Alejandro Gómez Monteverde’s emotionally riveting biographical picture Cabrini is another knockout film from Monteverde and Angel Studios, both continuing their cinematic pursuits in amplifying light on courageous stories that bring hope and inspiration in times of darkness. Following up on his previous picture, last year’s Sound of Freedom,… Continue reading Cabrini (2024), Directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
An early 2024 gem that will, unfortunately, fly under the radar as a result of being released in the overlooked month of February, Zelda Williams’ feature-length directorial debut of a motion picture written by Diablo Cody, the quirky and nonsensical Lisa Frankenstein is destined to be a future camp classic! A cartoonishly joyful film that… Continue reading Lisa Frankenstein (2024), Directed by Zelda Williams
A pop-culture cinematic icon, not only in its country of origin Japan but worldwide, the beastly radioactive and destructive creature from the sea Godzilla has inspired and thrilled generations of moviegoers for seventy years and counting! A product that emerged from the devastation, despair, defeat, and existential crises of post-World War II Japan after the… Continue reading Godzilla Minus One (2023), Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
Although Angel Studios as a film and television production and distribution company has existed since 2017 with the phenomenal series The Chosen as one of their earliest and ongoing projects, 2023 has proven to be a stellar year for the Christian-based production company with releases such as Sound of Freedom, After Death, and most recently… Continue reading The Shift (2023), Directed by Brock Heasley
Although horror film extraordinaire Eli Roth does not necessarily craft the most groundbreaking or artistic motion pictures, the heart, passion, and excitement for horror are evident when watching a Roth picture. Regardless of the lack of criticism, praise, and acknowledgment Roth and his cinematic achievements receive from dismissive and pretentious critics, Roth’s main intent is… Continue reading Thanksgiving (2023), Directed by Eli Roth
Masterfully directed and crafted by Kenneth Branagh, Branagh’s third outing as Detective Hercule Poirot in A Haunting in Venice is a visually sumptuous, inventive, eerie, and highly entertaining murder mystery. Adapted from the godmother of murder mysteries and whodunnits Agatha Christie’s Hallowe’en Party (1969), Branagh, once again, translates Christie’s literary writing into a work of… Continue reading A Haunting in Venice (2023), Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Beautifully crafted and emotionally resonating and compelling, Stephen Gray and Chris Radtke’s recently released documentary feature After Death examines the once taboo but now more frequently discussed phenomenon of near-death experiences. Consisting of interviews with numerous survivors, both believers and non-believers, each recounts their experiences of approaching death, transcending their physical bodies, and their journeys… Continue reading After Death (2023), Directed by Stephen Gray & Chris Radtke
Continuing the meta self-awareness of its predecessor and odes to horror cinema and filmmakers, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s (also known as Radio Silence) Scream VI is non-stop fun with its plethora of thrills, humor, gory kills, and unserious style! Resuming where the previous film of the franchise left off, the four leads consisting of… Continue reading Scream VI (2023), Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
Two completely different films, one hilariously zany and visually inventive horror comedy by a unique filmmaker, and the other, a mystery thriller set in the Pacific Northwest that unexpectedly switches and explores different genre territory, Rob Zombie’s love letter to the beloved 1960s television macabre family, The Munsters (2022) and Robert Olson and Dan Berk’s… Continue reading The Munsters (2022) & Significant Other (2022)
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