For all of its do-it-yourself charm, Chainsaws Were Singing falls onto its own chainsaw by letting its own bit drag out far past its prime.
Author: James Preston Poole
Bone Lake is a playful, twisty-turny take on relationships and aging that gets its kicks playing on audience assumptions about said topics.
The Apprentice is an aspiring crook epic, aiming to lay bare the moral rot that comes with capitalism. More often than not, it hits its target.
Outside of Julia Garner’s understated performance and sharp direction, there’s not enough fresh to recommend visiting Apartment 7A
Adding a sci-fi element in the mix, V/H/S/Beyond succeeds for one reason: nearly all the segments are great.
Never Let Go, feels like a fight between an atmospheric high tension pot boiler and a slow character study that barely reconciles the two halves.
Terrifier 3Â is a film that throttles so far over the line into bad taste that it becomes utterly enthralling.
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is a riotous, eager return for Hong Kong action that honors the past while ambitiously breaking boundaries.