‘Final Girls’ (2015) makes fun of old tropes, unfortunately shepherds new one
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This slasher satire ostensibly goes to 1986, but it can’t escape the 21st century’s flattened effect.
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‘Final Girls’ (2015) makes fun of old tropes, unfortunately shepherds new one
‘Blues Brothers’ (1980) is an absurdly bombastic crowd-pleaser
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Landis, Aykroyd and Belushi aim to be the comedy kings, and they hit their target with a rocket launcher rather than an arrow.
‘The Fly’ (1986) is a classic fairy tale … in reverse and inside out
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Just because Cronenberg’s film is many people’s introduction to body horror doesn’t mean he eases you into the subgenre.
‘Poseidon Adventure’ (1972): When playing follow-the-leader, pick wisely
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The Gene Hackman-starring, Irwin Allen-produced film influenced the next wave of ocean-based disaster movies.
‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is a fantastic bore
Movie review: The retro-futurism production design is on point, and so is the acting, but the story is overblown and flat.
‘Conjuring’ saga applies wallpaper as fast as it peels in ‘Last Rites’
Movie review: The saga’s emphasis on the investigators rather than the documented case is starting to become a bit much in the fourth entry.
I’m not scared of clowns. Can I still enjoy ‘It: Chapter Two’ (2019)?
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): Although the sequel has strong enough acting and direction to not be labeled a Loser, something is missing.
‘Collateral’ (2004) injects intimate moral philosophy into a crime thriller
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Standout turns by Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx make a relatively small, inconsequentially plotted film into a big deal.
‘House of Wax’ (2005) doesn’t melt under pressure to be a good romp
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Though the events are far from plausible, this remake serves up effective chills in the “weird small town” vein.
For those wonton more: ‘The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again’ (1979)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This second ride isn’t as smooth, but it knows its strengths are Knotts and Conway.