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IN A VIOLENT NATURE (2024)

“In a Violent Nature” features quite a lot of Johnny just walking around. When I say, “a lot,” I mean a lot. No seriously, it’s a lot.

July 4, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE WATCHERS (2024)

Anyone willing to lay down a back-breaking bag of disbelief may find the mood and the mystery captivating enough to hold an audience’s attention.

July 1, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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BLACKWATER LANE (2024)

The real mystery of “Blackwater Lane” is how it ended up independently produced when it fulfills all the common criteria for a filler film Netflix likes to overpay for.

June 26, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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WINNIE-THE-POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY II (2024)

“Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey II” is “marginally more tolerable” than the first film, though I’m not sure if its improvements were intentional or just incidental.

June 20, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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TRIM SEASON (2023)

Jane Badler plays Mona like a weird mix of Queen Elizabeth and Elizabeth Taylor draped in an absurdly comical number of costume pearl strings.

June 17, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1 (2024)

“The Strangers: Chapter 1” can’t stand on its own two feet since at least one more movie is necessary to make any sense out of this film’s first act.

June 13, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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UNDER PARIS (2024 - French)

Good luck to the guy who sued the movie for plagiarism. It should be a class-action lawsuit since any number of copycat clunkers can claim they were ripped off.

June 10, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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ATLAS (2024)

Other pieces combine for a sci-fi spectacle that is halfway decent as a live-action comic book, or as a VFX demo reel if you want to be cynical about it.

June 6, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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TAROT (2024)

“Tarot” makes one wonder, what’s the real difference between a soulless film created by AI and a soulless film created by actual people?

June 3, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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BREATHE (2024)

“Breathe” illustrates what the end of the world might look like if the apocalypse had a budget that couldn’t afford more than three items on a fast-food value menu.

May 29, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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HUMANE (2024)

Inconsistent in its varying intentions to deliver allegory as well as entertainment, “Humane” nevertheless averages out to be an engaging exercise in post-apocalyptic theater.

May 24, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE (2024)

I’ll gladly wolf down the cavity-causing junk food “Godzilla x Kong” entertainingly sloshes out with its ludicrously conceived ladle.

May 20, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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STING (2024)

“Sting” delivers spider-centric chills like Joe Dante does horror, except with more entertainment-minded wickedness than family-friendly whimsy.

May 16, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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FOUNDERS DAY (2023)

How someone who sees this in a theater or without a notepad can keep everyone and their relationships straight, I have no idea.

May 14, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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ABIGAIL (2024)

If you want to see impossible amounts of blood explode crimson colors like the world’s worst version of a gender reveal, well, “Abigail” at least has that.

May 11, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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ARCADIAN (2024)

The hook of Nic Cage in a Walking Dead wasteland is just a lure to pin people into a stripped-down drama about two brothers reconciling their differences.

May 7, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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INFESTED (2023 - French)

“Infested” will probably be more commonly classified as a “creature feature,” though I’d say it’s more of an interesting twist on the “siege thriller” formula.

May 3, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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IMMACULATE (2024)

Those who wait it out should agree “Immaculate’s” fat-free 80 minutes hits the Goldilocks sweet spot for a satisfying serving of twisted entertainment.

May 1, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2023)

It is moderately compelling in the moment, but it has a hard time holding up to even cursory scrutiny as far as believable “found footage” concepts go.

April 23, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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STOPMOTION (2023)

Some slow-burn dramas favor the slow. Some favor the burn. “Stopmotion” very much belongs in the former category.

April 17, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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