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Creating a Legacy
Fully emerging from Rocky's shadow, "Creed III" is an imperfect, but electrifying sequel that serves as an impressive directorial debut...

Chris Thomas
Mar 4, 20233 min read
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It's Nice to Have A Friend
"M3GAN", the latest cautionary tale of rogue artificial intelligence and dangerous playthings, proves to be more than just a one-trick...

Chris Thomas
Jan 18, 20232 min read
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The Black Panther Lives
This highly anticipated sequel to the 2018 mega blockbuster brings back most of the key names behind and in front of the camera for an...

Chris Thomas
Nov 14, 20223 min read
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Hunter, Hunter
After an abysmal outing in 2018, the "Predator" franchise has rebounded with "Prey", a stripped-down survival thriller that recalls the...

Chris Thomas
Aug 10, 20222 min read
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Cowboys & Aliens
Ambitious to a fault, Jordan's Peele's "Nope" is an occasionally uneven, but worthwhile spectacle that serves to bolster the director's...

Chris Thomas
Jul 29, 20223 min read
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Sweet Child O' Mine
"Thor: Love and Thunder" doubles down on the silliness of its predecessor at the expense of nearly everything else, amounting to a fun,...

Chris Thomas
Jul 14, 20223 min read
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One Call Away
"The Black Phone", directed by genre veteran Scott Derrickson, is an unnerving supernatural thriller that possesses more heart and depth...

Chris Thomas
Jun 29, 20222 min read
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The Bat Man
"Morbius" all but drains the lifeblood out of an interesting character in favor of a paint-by-numbers comic book adventure that would...

Chris Thomas
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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X Marks the Spot
Ti West's "X" is a spirited send-up of 70's exploitation movies, paying homage to adult films, slashers and thrillers from the heyday of...

Chris Thomas
Mar 28, 20222 min read
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Batman Begins Again
Looking to put a fresh spin on the iconic DC character, "The Batman" is an imperfect, but fairly well-rounded superhero epic that aims to...

Chris Thomas
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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Leatherface Kills
"Texas Chainsaw Massacre", the latest installment in the Southern-based slasher franchise offers up a slew of new victims for the slab,...

Chris Thomas
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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It's A Scream, Baby!
"Scream", the latest in a line of reboots to share the exact same name with its original predecessor, is a mostly satisfying fifth entry...

Chris Thomas
Jan 17, 20222 min read
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Spider-Man's Homecoming
"Spider-Man: Now Way Home" is a triumphant, nostalgia-fueled celebration of nearly two decades worth of the web-slinger's big screen...

Chris Thomas
Dec 18, 20212 min read
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The Eternal Struggle
Ambitious, but heavily flawed,"Eternals" attempts to showcase the prowess of Oscar-winning director ChloƩ Zhao amidst an unfocused and...

Chris Thomas
Nov 6, 20212 min read
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Michael Myers in the Middle
After a well-received reboot with "Halloween" in 2018, "Halloween Kills" is exactly the kind of middling, bloody sequel that helped lead...

Chris Thomas
Oct 16, 20212 min read
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Bright, Baroque and Bizarre
"Malignant", the latest scare-a-thon from James Wan, is a stylishly garish exercise that evokes 2000's-era thrillers and horror films...

Chris Thomas
Sep 13, 20212 min read
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The Candyman Can
Produced by the laudable Jordan Peele and directed by upstart Nia DaCosta, the latest "Candyman" installment may conjure up mixed...

Chris Thomas
Aug 29, 20213 min read
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The Good Die Young
M. Night Shyamalan's newest thriller, "Old", is ultimately a bit too long in the tooth, offering up shocks, characters and themes that...

Chris Thomas
Jul 25, 20212 min read
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The Tangled Web of the Black Widow
As Marvel Studios' first theatrical release in two years, "Black Widow" gives Scarlett Johansson the long-awaited opportunity to headline...

Chris Thomas
Jul 14, 20212 min read
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Returning to A Quiet Place
With John Krasinski back in the director's chair and handling writing duties alone this time around, "A Quiet Place Part II" is an...

Chris Thomas
Jun 2, 20213 min read
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