Feig’s ‘Housemaid’ (2025) should’ve cleaned up its script
Movie review: The director’s latest slick thriller boasts fun twists, but the plot and characterizations ultimately flee from plausibility.
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Feig’s ‘Housemaid’ (2025) should’ve cleaned up its script
‘Prince of Darkness’ (1987) is Carpenter’s thoughtful take on religious horror
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The director crafts a gritty urban take on “The Thing’s” claustrophobia with a vibrant cast of researchers.
‘NeverEnding Story’ (1984) celebrates storytelling, and isn’t endless
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Wolfgang’s Petersen’s film teaches young children that it’s OK to be a dreamer.
‘Life Stinks’ (1991) … and so does this movie
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): The writer-director-star struggles without an existing movie to provide a foundation for jokes.
King, Carpenter team up for killer car flick ‘Christine’ (1983)
Stephen King flashback (Movie review): The horror legends join forces for the only time, in an imperfect but memorable way.
Biting satire of ‘Network’ (1976) has become soberly prescient
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Lumet’s brilliant boredom-killer both satirizes and educates about the inner workings of a TV network.
‘Someone’s Watching Me!’ is even more 1978 than ‘Halloween’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Carpenter efficiently packages Seventies paranoia as a prime-time vehicle for Lauren Hutton.
‘Muppets from Space’ (1999) presents epic, funky identity quest of the Great Gonzo
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): In riffing on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” the late Jim Henson’s studio crafts a deeper character journey.
We’re all wearing Milk-Bone underwear in ‘Good Boy’ (2025)
Movie review: The 73-minute horror film gives a dog’s view of life, and perhaps monsters.
‘History of the World: Part I’ (1981) is a rough lesson
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Even comedy legends misfire sometimes, as proven in Brooks’ centuries-spanning collection of sketches.