Halloween Ends (2022)

Directed by David Gordon Green Trancas International Films/Rough House Pictures/Universal Pictures/Miramax/Blumhouse You remember in the remake of Friday the 13th how Jason had that underground lair? Well, Mikey Myers sorta has one of those in this idiotic picture, which additionally curries some Final Chapter/New Beginning zest. Which I guess is fitting, since this rebooted trilogy … Continue reading Halloween Ends (2022)

The Craft Legacy (2020)

written and directed by zoe lister-jones blumhouse productions/columbia pictures/red wagon entertainment Man (cue ironic sound effect) is there a lot to unpack here. Less a legitimate horror picture, or even a reboot of the 1996 teen scream queen forerunner, than a thinly disguised manifesto of sorts about inclusion and acceptance, this high-school witchery drama occasionally … Continue reading The Craft Legacy (2020)

Get Out (2017)

written and directed by jordan peele blumhouse productions/qc entertainment So, this movie is of course “about” racism – both overt and latent – and comprises an intriguing spin on the cannibalism of African American culture for pasteurized Anglo pastimes, along with a pointed recasting of some disgraceful historical practices. This is achieved without too often … Continue reading Get Out (2017)

Halloween (2018)

DIRECTED BY DAVID GORDON GREEN BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTIONS/MIRAMAX/TRANCAS INTERNATIONAL FILMS/ROUGH HOUSE PICTURES/UNIVERSAL Okay, look, I don’t particularly care that they’ve rejiggered the canon so this is the “sequel” to the 1978 original; it may as well be considered the true successor to Rob Zombie’s 2007 reboot for as much cachet as that accords it. “Michael Myers” … Continue reading Halloween (2018)

Split (2017)

directed by m. night shyamalan blinding edge pictures/blumhouse productions After watching this feature, I think I can better understand the opprobrium I’ve often seen hurled at its director in discussions of his oeuvre. Not that this is a bad movie, mind you; it does what it does fairly well, but it has a … credibility … Continue reading Split (2017)