https://dlepik.com/2026/05/02/the-whistler-1-2-out-of-four-was-a-boring-horror-thriller-about-a-young-couple-diane-guerrero-and-juan-pablo-raba-who-come-into-possession-of-a-venezeluan-farm-which-they-initially-regard-as/dlepikcomen2026-05-02T01:17:30+00:00“The Whistler” (*1/2 out of four) was a boring horror thriller about a young couple (Diane Guerrero and Juan Pablo Raba) who come into possession of a Venezeluan farm which they initially regard as great fortune but soon realize that (yawn) it has otherworldly and sinister and subversive forces that they have to combat in order to hope to stay alive. Takes forever to get going and even when it does- film is hopelessly Kubrickian derivative of “The Shining” and “A Clockwork Orange”. Camilo Monsalve’s colorful cinematography is one of film’s few virtues.https://dlepik.com/2026/05/02/undertone-out-of-four-was-an-underwhelming-horror-psychodrama-about-a-paranormal-radio-talk-show-host-nina-kiri-who-becomes-haunted-and-terrorized-by-recordings-sent-her-way-voiced-by-adam/dlepikcomen2026-05-02T01:16:55+00:00“Undertone” (* out of four) was an underwhelming horror psychodrama about a paranormal radio talk-show host (Nina Kiri) who becomes haunted and terrorized by recordings sent her way (voiced by Adam DiMarco) that question her state of reality and state of mind. Seemingly endless movie with twists-and-turns you simply don’t care about because you don’t care about the characters or their plights and film becomes numbing and monotonous. Film runs about an hour-and-a-half but believe me feels far longer.https://dlepik.com/2026/05/02/brothers-under-fire-1-2-out-of-four-was-a-colorless-action-melodrama-about-a-world-weary-military-captain-kiefer-sutherland-whose-squadron-ashton-sanders-fredy-yate-and-others-are-on-leav/dlepikcomen2026-05-02T01:14:41+00:00“Brothers Under Fire” (*1/2 out of four) was a colorless action melodrama about a world-weary military captain (Kiefer Sutherland) whose squadron (Ashton Sanders, Fredy Yate, and others) are on leave for a wedding in Mexico but soon find themselves under siege from a bloodthirsty Mexican cartel (Omar Chaparro, Solly McLeod, and others) and have to fight to the death to survive. You can only imagine what Sam Peckinpah or Walter Hill would have done with material like this but Justin Chadwick instead turns this into a plodding bore. Sutherland walks through a token paycheck role.https://dlepik.com/2026/05/02/apex-1-2-out-of-four-was-a-visually-spectacular-but-dramatically-empty-action-melodrama-about-a-trained-mountain-climber-charlize-theron-reeling-from-a-recent-tragedy-and-retreats-to-the-aus/dlepikcomen2026-05-02T01:14:10+00:00“Apex” (**1/2 out of four) was a visually spectacular but dramatically empty action melodrama about a trained mountain climber (Charlize Theron) reeling from a recent tragedy and retreats to the Australian wilderness; she is then hired by a local (Taron Egerton) to help with a climb but soon finds that he is a cunning psychopath who is out to kill her. Beautifully filmed by Lawrence Sher on stunning locations in Greenland and Australia but after a while there’s a fundamental hollowness to the script and story that film never fills. Moderately entertaining while it lasts but stops short of being really satisfying.