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STARVE ACRE (2023)

Not since “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” has a genre movie’s title inspired such an accurate impression of the film’s contents as “Starve Acre.”

August 13, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE MOUSE TRAP (2024)

They didn’t do anything with the “Steamboat Willie” concept except slap a Mickey Mouse mask on some guy and call it a day.

August 8, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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MAXXXINE (2024)

It works as a captivating creeper, I’m just not sure what “MaXXXine” really has to say once its B-movie bloodshed is all said and done.

August 5, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE (2024)

What begins as an introspective arc of an emotionally devastated person rediscovering her will to live becomes a broader story about connecting with others.

August 1, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023 - Japanese)

Affecting for its thoughtful context and entertaining for its gripping thrills, “Godzilla Minus One” is just about as good as Godzilla gets.

July 30, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE PRIMEVALS (2023)

“The Primevals” is the closest a monster kid will come to experiencing a “new” Full Moon film that feels like the imaginative oddities from the company’s heyday.

July 24, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE FIRST OMEN (2024)

With a free-rolling camera and provocative score full of unholy operatic shrieks, the film snatches its haunting style right out of the 1970s.

July 19, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE INHERITANCE (2024)

Perhaps the only thing capable of eliciting a louder “uh oh” is discovering Netflix passed on a project already in their pipeline, which is what happened here.

July 16, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE EXORCISM (2024)

The movie is less about a haunted film set and more of a character study exploring a shattered psyche trying to be pieced back together.

July 11, 2024 by Ian Sedensky.
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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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