From the writer-director duo of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, “Freaky Tales” is a pulpy smorgasbord of genres, style choices, and characters, coagulating into an overstuffed Bay Area pastiche that has a hard time finding its footing. But once it does (roughly halfway through), the movie almost generates enough grindhouse goodness to save itself…almost. “Freaky … Continue reading
Alex Scharfman writes and directs “Death of a Unicorn”, a bonkers horror comedy that is another in a long line of ‘eat the rich’ satires. The movie’s title serves as a good nuts-and-bolts overview of the story. But the film’s ultimate interest is in skewering the uber-wealthy through an outlandish scenario that may be a … Continue reading
The latest horror movie in the ever expanding Blumhouse catalog is “The Woman in the Yard”. While it’s straightforward title may not generate the most excitement, the film’s star certainly does. Danielle Deadwyler hasn’t given a bad performance and should have at least two Oscar nominations to her name. So having her attached adds a … Continue reading
Jason Statham is an actor who knows where he shines. He’s a deceptively good actor with a surprising knack for comedy. But his bread and butter is the action genre. Statham has made a name for himself playing tough and gritty characters with his patented intensity and bone-cracking physicality. He certainly brings all of those … Continue reading
The savvy directing duo of Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell take a fairly simple idea and turn it into something horror-thriller fans should relish. “Wake Up” pits a group of hapless young people against a sociopathic killer – nothing new there. But it’s the gnarly tone, the razor-sharp execution, and the gutsy all-out ending that … Continue reading
While it’s true that television game shows are still around, they’re nowhere near the craze they once were. As a kid growing up in the 1980s, game shows by the dozens could be found all across daytime TV. “Card Sharks”, “Scrabble”, “Tic-Tac-Dough”, and “Super Password” are just some of the game shows I would sit … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 