Perhaps more than any other horror subgenre, it’s possession movies that too often find themselves treading the same ground. A prime example is “The Containment”, another possession chiller that hits so many familiar beats that you’ll immediately recognize the tune. It features all the normal tropes that we’ve seen a million times which numbs us … Continue reading
Warner Bros. Pictures has officially started its promotion of Denis Villeneuve’s highly anticipated “Dune: Chapter Three”. Based on Frank Herbert’s 1969 novel “Dune: Messiah”, the sci-fi epic is the final installment in Villeneuve’s brilliant film trilogy. The movie features several returning stars and some exciting new faces. The amazing ensemble includes Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Javier … Continue reading
The 2025 awards season mercifully comes to an end (in mid-March 2026!!!) with the 98th Academy Awards. The entire season has been almost robotic in its doting over the same tiny select handful of films. From small critics groups to major awards shows, it’s been the same few winners over and over again. That mostly … Continue reading
The very concept of “Slanted” put the film in a precarious position from the very start. It’s a deeply personal message movie that doubles as a bonkers social satire and triples as body horror chiller. It’s certainly an ambitious undertaking for writer-director Amy Wang who draws inspiration from her own life experiences and finds catharsis … Continue reading
Frequent readers of this site have probably heard me talk about growing up on the genre-blending adventure movies of the 1980s. Whether it was science-fiction fantasy or classic sword-and-sorcery, if it was on the television I was watching it. And while some haven’t aged as well as others, I still hold those movies in high … Continue reading
Guy Ritchie’s latest star-studded action-adventure cocktail is “In the Grey”, a film that has the same energy as the director’s 2024 film “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”. At least that’s the impression we get from its first trailer that just released yesterday. It’s a rip-roaring first look that shows off a nice cast, some good … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 