Ballad of a Small Player Review: Edward Berger’s Visually Stunning Gambling Thriller is Far From a Winner
Ballad of a Small Player, which marks Edward Berger’s highly anticipated follow-up to Conclave, looks like a sure bet to
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Month: October 2025
Self-Help Review: Landry Bender Steals the Show in Erik Bloomquist’s Mixed Results of Cult Horror and Character-Driven Family Drama
Self-Help is one of those movies that uses the template — in this case, the cult horror subgenre — and
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Good Boy Review: Indy Steals the Show in Ben Leonberg’s Atmospheric Supernatural Horror Told From a Dog’s Perspective
Is Indy a Good Boy? The answer is a resounding yes, as Ben Leonberg, marking his feature-length debut after spending
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The Elixir Review: Kimo Stamboel’s Otherwise Technically Proficient Zombie Horror Suffers From a Hollow Storytelling
Kimo Stamboel, who is no stranger to the horror genre, takes on The Elixir, a.k.a Abadi Nan Jaya — a
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A House of Dynamite Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Rashomon-Style Nuclear Attack Thriller Misfires
On paper, A House of Dynamite looks like it’s going to end up in my Top 10 list as one
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Bone Lake Review: Mercedes Bryce Morgan Delivers a Twisted Fun of a Genre-Hybrid Thriller
It’s a mix-and-match genre hybrid in Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s Bone Lake, combining erotic thriller with psychological horror, dark comedy and
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100 Meters ひゃくえむ。Review: Kenji Iwaisawa’s Engrossing Rotoscoping Animated Feature of Uoto’s Manga Series Explores the Existential Depth of Sprinting
In general, the 100-meter dash in Kenji Iwaisawa’s 100 Meters a.k.a. Hyakuemu covers the shortest sprint event in outdoor track,
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Review: Maika Monroe and Mary Elizabeth Winstead Excel in This Better-Than-Expected Re-Imagining of the 1992 Nanny-From-Hell Thriller
Is remaking The Hand That Rocks the Cradle even necessary? That’s the initial thought which crosses my mind upon learning
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