‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ ’25 and the importance of exploring themes
Movie commentary: I’m kind of obsessed with what they did last summer. Here’s a closer look at how the new film pays lip service to themes without digging into them.
Horror Movies
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ ’25 struggles to set its hook
Movie review: Though not without its good points, the fourth film in the saga raises an empty net in its final-act execution.
‘Phantom of the Paradise’ (1974) is De Palma’s ambitious pop opera
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Some will get into the groove of this “Phantom of the Opera” for the ’70s, others will be bored. I was somewhere in between.
Argento finally wraps trilogy with ‘Mother of Tears’ (2007)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This capper to the “Three Mothers” trilogy unfortunately gives way to Aughts trends, but it’s better than no movie at all.
Argento brings his B-game to ‘The Card Player’ (2003)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This underachieving giallo at least taps into trends of the time, including poker and early internet-based crime.
‘Sleepless’ (2001) more like a pleasant horror dream than a nightmare
Frightening Friday (Movie review): If you’re into giallo, Argento’s first film of the new century is a nice trip down memory lane.
Scares of ‘Dangerous Animals’ go beyond the sharks
Movie review: No one thinks it’s safe to go in the water anymore, but the heroes of this Australian horror flick might not have a choice.
Argento’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ (1998) a kitschy experiment
Frightening Friday (Movie review): While the film isn’t completely awful, it furthers the case that Argento is better with original material.
‘StageFright’ (1987) hits slasher beats right between the eyes
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This Italian theater-set slasher is drenched in style, and offers a respectable English dub.
‘Sorority Row’ (2009) lines up worst traits of the Naughties
Frightening Friday (Movie review): They’ll always know what you did last semester, but that doesn’t mean the paces have to be quite so formulaic.