April 22, 2026 “The Crucifix: Blood Of The Exorcist” (* out of four) was a yawn-inducing rundown of exorcism and horror-movie cliches about a young couple (Hannah Bang Bendz and Alex Walton) who make a gruesome discovery in the grounds of their new home which plunges them into a whirlwind of spiritual battles, demonic possession, Paegan and Viking rituals, etc. etc. Yet another amalgam of “The Amityville Horror” and “The Exorcist” with other synthetic plotting stirred in a blender but the result is a real snooze. It’s movies like these that might make you become agnostic. Continue reading →
April 22, 2026 “At Death’s Door” (* out of four) was a deadening horror anthology about a group of various characters (Frank Palangi, Nicole Mecca, Erica James, and others) who have to look at choices and consequences as they all face the prospect of death in one way or another in 4 separate stories. None are worth watching. Star/writer/producer/director Palangi obviously was inspired by “Faces Of Death” and “Creepshow” but he should have set his sights a bit higher. Continue reading →
April 22, 2026 “Greenland 2: Migration” (**1/2 out of four) was a mildly engrossing sequel to the 2020 action melodrama about the Garritty family (Gerard Butler, Morrina Baccarin, Roman Griffith Page) forced to leave the solitude of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home. Visually spectacular with lush cinematography from Martin Ahlgren but dramatically it misses the mark and has too many lulls. Butler’s impassioned performance makes this hit-and-miss film overall worth watching. Continue reading →
April 22, 2026 “The Mortuary Assistant” (**1/2 out of four) was a moderately creepy adaptation of the title video game about a woman (Willa Holland) who takes a job as an assistant mortician and finds herself face-to-face with sinister and supernatural forces that threaten her sanity. Plodding and predictable at first but gets more stylish and scary as it goes along and is twisted and macabre enough to make it worthwhile for horror fans. Definitely shows the influences of early period Sam Raimi and late period Stanley Kubrick. Continue reading →
April 22, 2026 “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” (*** out of four) was a spellbinding sequel to the video game adaptation about the continuing adventures of Mario (voiced by Chris Pratt) as he ventures into outer space and encounters difficulties far beyond the Mushroom Kingdom. Packed with startling and psychedelic visual effects; the script and story don’t measure up but film is so fast-paced and visually extraordinary you won’t mind. About on par with the original and FAR better than the 1993 live-action version. Continue reading →
April 22, 2026 “No One Would Tell” (*1/2 out of four) was a torpid remake of the 1996 original that “no one” likely remembers or needed a remake of; a dedicated single mother (Shannon Doherty) loves her daughter (Mattreya Scarwenner) but when she starts dating a young man (Callan Potter) with possessive/psychotic tendencies, she becomes increasingly concerned and takes matters into her own hands. Stale and suspenseless thriller covers all-too-familiar ground. Shot in 2018 and being released now in the wake of Doherty’s death but her fans would fare better watching 90210 re-runs instead. Continue reading →
April 22, 2026 “Anywhere” (** out of four) was a middling Midwestern crime melodrama about a redneck (Sean Gunn) who is encumbered by rage and despair upon finding out that his brother (Joshua Burge) has been sleeping with his unfaithful wife (Haley McFarland) and that they plan to run off together and all of them plot against one another and finding their worst instincts rising to the surface. Writer/director Adam Seidel works in a mood and style reminiscent of early Coen Bros (particularly “Blood Simple”) but film’s script is ordinary and undercooked. Adam J. Minnick’s atmospheric cinematography is an undeniable standout throughout. Continue reading →
April 19, 2026 “Is Eight Enough” (* out of four) was a near-zero about a group of eight friends (Chris Acevedo, Rodney Alexandre Jr, Joy Bazemore, and others) who learn that one of them is being abused and they devise a murderous plan to eliminate the abuser but soon find themselves falling apart and turning against one another as they struggle to come together and unite to pull it off. Since none of the characters are at all likeable or even interesting, film has no spark or momentum or emotional center and winds up a waste of time. Film doesn’t end as much as it does stop but by then you’ll likely have had more than “enough”. Continue reading →
April 19, 2026 “Hive” (*1/2 out of four) was a third-rate Tubi timewaster about a babysitter (Xochitl Gomez) who starts to sense a dark presence amongs the playground children she is supervising and realizes the line between reality and recognition is being badly blurred and it starts to affect her overall sanity (and the audience’s). By the end of this clunker, you’ll likely wish she saw a good psychiatrist instead because this would have likely provided more thrills and certainly more intelligent dialogue. Gomez does what she can in the lead but film is devoid of any sting. Continue reading →
April 13, 2026 “The Relaspe” (*1/2 out of four) was a sordid underworld melodrama about a group of friends (Alex Javo, Marlon C. Hayes, Aaliyah Sheffield, and others) who lie, cheat, and double-cross one another with sex, drugs, and murder. Yet another character drama in which none of the characters are likeable (or even interesting) so you don’t care about anything that happens to any of them. Film is only about 53 minutes long but this really is one case where less is more. Continue reading →
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