Till Death
Gerald’s Game meets Panic Room in Till Death, which sounds like a cash register breaking down but is actually a thriller about a woman (Megan Fox) waking up handcuffed to […]
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Dune: Part One
In the latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) takes command of the planet Arrakis with his Bene Gesserit concubine (Rebecca Ferguson), weapons master Gurney Halleck (Josh […]
Halloween Kills
Never outdone, Halloween has joined the slasher space race and followed in Jason X‘s footsteps by sending its killer (or at least the man whose face he wears) into space. […]
Senior Moment
What a year for William Shatner: the oldest person in space (currently delayed by wind – unsurprising at his age), a new album (“elliptical philosophical explorations about the very nature […]
The Maltese Falcon
Private investigator Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) is chain-smoking his way through the afternoon when in walks a beautiful woman (Mary Astor) seeking his help to follow a man she claims […]
Respect
Jennifer Hudson steps into the soul of Aretha Franklin and socks it to the critics in this biopic about the legendary diva’s early years. Respect is at its best when […]
Fantastic Fungi
Fungi are the most ubiquitous but among the least widely-understood life forms on our planet. Neither plant nor animal, they are in our bodies and beneath our feet, connecting forests […]
The Night House
The Night House is not a sequel to The Lighthouse, although it does take place near a large body of water. Following her husband’s suicide, Beth (Rebecca Hall) discovers mysterious […]
Naboer
Not to be confused with the Australian soap, Naboer (Neighbours) is a Norwegian psychological thriller also known as Next Door. Newly single John (Kristoffer Joner) helps the women in the […]
Malignant
Among the most outlandish mainstream horror films of recent memory, Malignant marks James Wan’s return to B movies (unless you count Aquaman). A kind of giallo Basket Case, this wacky […]
