Family Drama

‘The Immortalists’ (2018) examines life through lens of death

Chloe Benjamin’s “The Immortalists” (2018) has a spicy premise – four young siblings in 1960s New York City learn the dates of their deaths from

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‘Night of the Hunter’ (1955) is influential … but is it good?

Charles Laughton was a one-of-a-kind, larger-than-life actor – for better or worse. And his one film as a director, “The Night of the Hunter” (1955),

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Fall TV premieres continue with ‘Disclaimer,’ ‘Day of the Jackal,’ ‘Creep Tapes’

My look at fall TV’s premieres continues into November with a trio of streaming offerings. Although these series have several episodes out now (I miss

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‘Caddo Lake’ an engrossing metaphysical mystery

“Caddo Lake” (Max) smartly taps into both emotions and metaphysics, along with the gorgeously foreboding bayou straddling Texas and Louisiana, in one of 2024’s minor

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‘My Old Ass’ is low-key one of the year’s best movies

The title doesn’t set the mood for one of the best movies of 2024. “My Old Ass” is the most delicately pleasant coming-of-age movie I’ve

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‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ is more of the same

In the Monsterverse, we’ve had a Godzilla origin story, a Kong origin story, Godzilla fighting that cool three-headed monster from Facebook memes, and Godzilla fighting

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‘Beetlejuice’ (1988) is a matter of taste, and it’s not mine

There’s much to admire about “Beetlejuice’s” (1988) historical significance. Tim Burton was becoming Tim Burton, Michael Keaton was becoming Michael Keaton (“Batman” followed one year

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‘Terrifier’ films introduce Art the Clown, reintroduce practical gore effects

Damien Leone’s two-decade film career has been defined by a bizarrely specific yet noble goal: to keep practical gore effects alive in an era of

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We’re caught in the Shyamalan ‘Trap’ yet again

Will we get “The Sixth Sense” M. Night Shyamalan or “Knock at the Cabin” M. Night Shyamalan? That’s the trap viewers get caught in every

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‘Speak No Evil’ imports chillingly awkward horror

“Speak No Evil” will be scary to many viewers, but especially those who worry over social interactions. Director/co-writer James Watkins (“Eden Lake”) remakes the 2022

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