There are few things more terrifying than Swedish hippies: well-mannered, meat pie munching, salt-herring slurping, commune dwelling devils that they are. Actually, that’s not true. There are few things less threatening than Swedish hippies. They’r ...
Film Review: Hereditary (R)
Hereditary “No nuts.” Hereditary has garnered a lot of hype on its way to movie theaters, drawing comparisons to such scary stalwarts as The Exorcist, Rosemary’s Baby, or Repulsion. And while those comparisons may be somewhat misleading in terms o ...
Film Review: ‘Ghostbusters’ (PG-13)
“Ain’t no bitches gonna hunt no ghosts.” Neither a direct sequel nor a true remake, ‘Ghostbusters’ takes a cue from the newest Star Wars movie by taking brand new characters and surrounding them in all too familiar territory. And it works for dire ...
Film Review: ‘The Witch’ (R)
“Woudst thou like to live deliciously?” Despite how terrifying the trailers make it look, ‘The Witch’ is not that kind of horror film. There are no bogeymen popping out of dark corners, no gratuity of gore and nudity (mostly). You will not be jump ...
Film Review: ‘Montage of Heck’ (2015)
By Ben Niedrach and Mary Lynn Ritch Nineties music began in a greenhouse in Washington. The guy that pulled the trigger was Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. We all know the story by now; tortured genius commits suicide due to the fact that he was a tortured ...
Film Review: ‘It Follows’ (R)
“It’s slow, but it’s not dumb.” Finally in wide release, “It Follows” is a rare breed of intellectual and innovative horror in a film genre too often mired in formulaic and uninspired exploitation. The premise is novel, but simple. After having se ...
The 2015 January movie guide
In the frenzy of Oscar season, now is the prime time to spend in the theater before the February drought. All of the “prestige” pictures have been trotted out for consideration. But which films are the bores and which are worth your $13? Well, fort ...