“Cities are distinguished by the catastrophic forms they presuppose and which are a vital part of their essential charm.” – Jean Baudrillard I did not like the last Scream movie and did not have hope that the same creative team would fare … Read more
“What is even more baffling than allowing a franchise to run on too long is not allowing one to reach its full potential.” – Justin Bruce Before watching this film, I made a pact with myself that if they killed … Read more
“Wa-ha, wa-ha, wa-ha; that’s It, folks!” – Doug Walker Beyond all odds, It 2017 beat the remake curse to be well-received commercially and critically. Coming now to conclude the tale is It Chapter 2, but the air in this balloon has … Read more
“Our life is made by the death of others.” – Leonardo da Vinci A property going from movies to television can be a real crapshoot. Sometimes you might get a M*A*S*H or Buffy, but quite often it’s a real dud. … Read more
“It stinks.” – Jay Sherman Wrong. This was the first thought that occurred to me when watching Child’s Play 2019 and it stayed the whole time. Nothing about it was right. Not in regards to the 1988 film, not in … Read more
“Fate is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.” – Publilius Syrus
Pet Sematary 2019 is essentially the novel and/or 1989 film buried in the cursed grounds of the plot and resurrected in the same manner: starts off seeming the same but a little off, then turns bad and wants to do you harm. Rotten and needlessly nihilistic, this version is ironic proof of its own message that sometimes it’s best to let the dead stay dead.
There’s simply nothing in it that will register as anything even remotely close to hilarious.
Rape-revenge films seem to receive some support from feminists, but I think even they would be hard-pressed to be in favor of this one.
Dueling tales of the ill-fated siblings who have an unhappy encounter with a witch. But which film does it better: The Hollywood heavyweight or the Low-Budget straight-to-DVD?
A great sense of dread and atmosphere established early in the film gets deflated by the lackluster conclusion and obvious climax.