Movies

‘Pearl’ a darkly moving, stylish origin story of ‘X’ villain

Cinephiles knew about writer-director Ti West and actress Mia Goth before 2022, but if “X” didn’t make this their breakout year, its prequel (made during

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‘Bullets Over Broadway’ (1994) well written, not well directed

Woody Allen’s 1920s theater-meets-the-Mob farce “Bullets Over Broadway” (1994) is a well-written screenplay from a great concept, peppered with funny performances and premises. Yet it

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‘The Ring Two’ (2005) an inferior, CGI-dependent sequel 

As “The Ring Two” (2005) opens, high school senior Ryan Merriman tries to pass the “You’ll die in one week” curse to classmate Emily VanCamp

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Smith taps funny bone, tugs heartstrings in ‘Clerks III’

One would be forgiven for forgetting that Kevin Smith is a talented filmmaker. He makes “hanging out with friends,” inside-joke-filled movies with ease, such as

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‘Barbarian’ a wild ride with scares big and small

Quentin Tarantino hasn’t done a straight horror film, but if he had, it might’ve looked something like “Barbarian.” This film immediately puts writer-director Zach Cregger

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‘Hellraiser’ still has plenty of (Ceno)bite in 11th entry

In an era when the big horror franchises are in a constant state of reinvention, it makes sense that in the 11th “Hellraiser” film (Hulu),

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‘House of Darkness’ an engaging ‘meet (not so) cute’

So many new horror movies are out in 2022 that I don’t have time to research them beforehand (plus, I like to avoid spoilers). If

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Is Jordan Peele’s latest a masterpiece? ‘Nope’

Writer-director Jordan Peele’s career-arc similarities to M. Night Shyamalan become more pronounced with “Nope.” But he’s declining faster. Shyamalan was still doing good work on

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‘Omen’ (2006) may not be necessary, but it’s great 

To mark the 30th anniversary of “The Omen” (1976) and take advantage of the 6-6-06 release date, a remake of “The Omen” came out in

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‘Halloween Ends’ by digging into shape of evil

With the release of “Halloween Ends” on Peacock and in theaters, we can now reflect on director/co-writer David Gordon Green’s overall goal for his “H40”

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