Reviews
4K Review: SMILE 2, Grinning Its Way to Hell
Out today from our friends at Paramount, comes Smile 2 for the more brutal and terrifying section of your home video library. The writer/director/producer Parker Finn is back for more, and is following the horror movie creed that the sequel...
4K Review: The Epic Continues in KILL BILL VOL. 2
After annihilating a bevy of assassins including Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox), O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu), her Crazy 88s and her advisor Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus) in a veritable tsunami of blood in Kill Bill: Vol. 1, The Bride (Uma...
4K Review: The Essential Cinema of KILL BILL VOL. 1
Where to begin on part one of one of the greatest films of all time? Quentin Tarantino is a filmmaker with an immense knowledge of cinema; he’s always been a remix artist for me, a film DJ, and that has...
4K Review: JACKIE BROWN
I really, really wanted to love Jackie Brown. I’m a Pam Grier fan, and every other actor, of which there are several, are great. Other than adapting source material that Quentin Tarantino didn’t write (Elmore Leonard’s “Rum Punch” crime novel),...
WOLF MAN Review: Leigh Whannell's Backwoods Howler Doesn't Quite Hit The Mark
A man struggling in a strained marriage strikes out into the woods with his wife and daughter on a mission to reclaim a family farm and perhaps repair his relationship, but instead finds himself tangling with a vicious, primordial –...
SEVERANCE S2 Review: Madly Ambitious Mind Games
Adam Scott returns to a world where the work/life balance is always in question. Now streaming on Apple TV+.
NIGHT CALL Review: Unlocking Tension
Jonathan Feltre, Jonas Bloquet, and Romain Duris star in Michiel Blanchart's smashing debut, a crime thriller set during a Black Lives Matter protest in Belgium.
ESCAPE Review: A Chase to the North Korean Border
Lee Je-hoon, Koo Kyo-ywan, and Hong Xa-bin star in Lee Jong-pil's action-adventure, as a defector tries to cross the border of North and South Korea.
THE LAST SHOWGIRL Review: When the Dazzle Starts to Fade
Las Vegas might be something of an artificial city, but the people who the living and working (and dying) in it, day to day, are not. Like other big cities, there are people there with dreams, which more often than...
EAT THE NIGHT Review: Virtual Reality Meets Gritty Crime Film
Near the end of Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel’s (Jessica Forever) initially promising, ultimately disappointing feature-length film, Eat the Night, a virtual screen within a screen — an MMORPG (massive multiplayer role-playing game) — hundreds, if not thousands, of digital...
Now Streaming GOOSEBUMPS: THE VANISHING: Spooky Fun For Young Horror Families
Fraternal twins Devin and Cece have joined their single dad for the Summer. Cece is going to attend a Debate summer camp while Devin plans to pine after his longtime crush Frankie whilst avoiding the glares and threats of her...
BIRDEATER Review: Brilliantly Uncomfortable, Harrowing Thriller
Directed by Jack Clark and Jim Weir, the psychological thriller stars Mackenzie Fearnley,
Shabana Azeez, Ben Hunter, Jack Bannister, Clementine Anderson, Alfie Gledhill, Harley Wilson, and Carlone McQuade.
EXTREMELY UNIQUE DYNAMIC Review: Adorable, Affable Comedy Goes Deeper Than Expected
Ivan Leung and Harrison Xu star in a sparkling comedy, directed by Harrison Xu, Ivan Leung, and Katherine Dudas.
THE PROSECUTOR Review: Fighting for Justice With Words. And Fists. OK, A Lot of Fists.
Donnie Yen stars in and directs a true-life legal drama that doubles as a brutal action thriller.
SNAKE EYES Headlines Kino Lorber's 4K Roundup
Streaming might be the future, but physical media is still the present. It's also awesome, depending on the title, the label, and the release, so join us as we take a look at the new 4K UHDs, Blu-rays, and DVDs...
Busan 2024 Review: REVOLVER, Jeon Do-yeon Wants Her Money Back
Revenge drives Jeon Do-yeon in the Korean thriller.
Palm Springs 2025 Review: AUDREY, Darkly Comic Identity Issues
Natalie Bailey's brash comedy stars Jackie Van Beek, Jeremy Lindsay-Taylor, Josephine Blazier, and Hannah Diviney.
THE DAMNED Review: Cold Heart of Darkness
Odessa Young and Joe Coe star; Thordur Palsson directs the chilly, slow-burn horror thriller.
Now Streaming: HORROR'S GREATEST on Shudder, Season 2 Smashes Our Nostalgia Button
The second season of Shudder’s survey series, Horror’s Greatest, starts streaming today, a continuation of the series that debuted at the end of Summer on the platform. Once again we head back into the fray, surveying subgenres and themes that...
HARBIN Review: Early in Korea's Fight for Independence
Hyun Bin, Park Jeong-min and Jeon Yeo-been star in Woo Min-ho's historical drama.
