For horror fans, The Cabin in the Woods is our 4th of July movie. I will not be celebrating my love of America this Independence Day because it has fallen so very far and is in dire need of recovery before any of us can be truly proud to live here. Also, I don't much care for Christian fascism presented as country loyalty. In the meantime, I invite you to rewatch this proudly American love letter to horror fans made…
On second thought... maybe don't find your friends. They're all insufferable gen z assholes.
I mean, I thought Bodies, Bodies, Bodies was way out of my demographic. Find Your Friends is another universe.
The only positive thing I can say about this ultra raunchy The Hills Have TikTok is that misogyny goes down hard.
My recommendation... watch ONLY the last 15 minutes - I give that part 5 out of 5. As for the rest of this 92-minute fake girl power train wreck...it's pretty terrible. Unless you're 19, in which case you'll probably love the shit out of it.
Pain. Longing. Sadness. Regret. Isolation. Confusion. Repression. These things are the foundation of human existence. But I don't believe I've ever experienced them as acutely as I did for 100 minutes in the movie theater last Saturday
When I really love a film, my words here are typically sparse. Just look back at my review for Titane if you don't believe me.
When a film deeply moves me, I struggle with the "right" words to describe what I saw on…
I'm not going to tell you that it's a goddamn masterpiece, but it is surprising and entertaining and one of the strangest films of the year. I highly recommend Zach Cregger's follow-up to Barbarian. I know there's a lot of hype around this film, some venturing into the hyperbole territory, but I disagree with that level of praise. Regardless... DO go see this film, especially while you have the chance to see it in a theater with an audience. That's…
