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MARTY SUPREME is incredible, one of my favorite movies of the year that I want to rewatch multiple times. Here's my review! www.slashfilm.com/2039927/mart...

I reviewed STRANGER THINGS season 5. Some spoiler-free thoughts on the final season here! www.slashfilm.com/2036279/stra...

I was mightily impressed with Jessie Buckley's raw performance in HAMNET, but the film didn't quite hit me as hard as I expected...until the grand finale changed everything. Here's my review. www.slashfilm.com/2034805/hamn...

I was mightily impressed with Jessie Buckley's raw performance in HAMNET, but the film didn't quite hit me as hard as I expected...until the grand finale changed everything. Here's my review. www.slashfilm.com/2034805/hamn...

"I'm sorry I'm not as smart as you, Kirk. We didn't all go to Gudger College."

WAKE UP DEAD MAN is probably the most "serious" entry in Rian Johnson's KNIVES OUT trilogy, but it's still a lot of fun. Here's my review. www.slashfilm.com/2032606/wake...

The new Criterion 4K restoration of EYES WIDE SHUT looks a bit different than what hit theaters back in 1999. I talked with cinematographer Larry Smith about the changes. www.slashfilm.com/2031916/stan...

I spoke with cinematographer Larry Smith about Stanley Kubrick’s final masterpiece, EYES WIDE SHUT. Happy holidays! www.slashfilm.com/2031286/stan...

That time of year

TRAIN DREAMS is breathtaking; one of the best movies of the year. Really hope it doesn't get lost in the digital noise of Netflix. Here's my review. www.slashfilm.com/2030913/trai...

TRAIN DREAMS is breathtaking; one of the best movies of the year. Really hope it doesn't get lost in the digital noise of Netflix. Here's my review. www.slashfilm.com/2030913/trai...

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE. No flying cars, no miracle cures, no world peace, no financial stability. Just AI slop, debt you can never escape, online gambling apps, rude assholes, and politicians who fucking HATE you. EVERYTHING STINKS.

Just spoke with cinematographer Larry Smith about working with Kubrick, lighting EYES WIDE SHUT, and the new Criterion restoration. Interview coming soon!

Starting the holiday season a little early

We need more movies where people have to perform gooey autopsies on some sort of monster/alien creature to figure out how it works

Nic Cage isn’t the stepdad, he’s the dad that stepped up in THE CARPENTER’S SON, a horror movie about Jesus (!). I dug it. www.slashfilm.com/2023733/the-...

Sorry to say that THE RUNNING MAN is a bust. I'm a fan of a lot of Edgar Wright's work and think he's a skilled action filmmaker, but this one never finds its footing. Here's my review. www.slashfilm.com/2023415/the-...

Now I'm no political expert but it seems like a bad thing that we have a two-party system and one party is comically evil and proud of it and the other is pathetically weak and useless

Jennifer Lawrence is incredible in DIE MY LOVE. Here's my review! www.slashfilm.com/2019164/die-...

Yep, PLURIBUS rules. Here’s my review! www.slashfilm.com/2018254/plur...

Going outside after 4 PM in November

When it's Halloween but you still have to work

"John Carpenter is allowed to dislike a movie."

I was worried IT: WELCOME TO DERRY was going to be little more than a lazy way of cashing-in on brand name awareness, but hey, it's actually pretty good, and scary, and gory! Here's my review. www.slashfilm.com/2004307/it-w...

DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE has the same problems as pretty much every other formulaic musician biopic, but Jeremy Allen White is *so* good as the Boss that I was kind of able to roll with it. Here's my review. www.slashfilm.com/2003257/spri...

Tonight’s screening

Now streaming, the 5-part docuseries MR. SCORSESE is yet another reminder that Martin Scorsese is our greatest living filmmaker. Here's my review: www.slashfilm.com/1986047/mr-s...

Loved, loved, loved Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN in all its gothic glory. Felt like a film made specifically for me. Here's my review! www.slashfilm.com/1998790/fran...

Loved, loved, loved Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN in all its gothic glory. Felt like a film made specifically for me. Here's my review! www.slashfilm.com/1998790/fran...

Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN is gloriously gothic, a super stylish blood-drenched tragedy made for goth kids and goth kids at heart. Absolutely loved it to death.

Hey, we started a new podcast!

Good luck with that

Hell yeah baby

“Slow down, you maniac! Show some respect for this coffin full of bricks representing a young man lost at sea!”

Today is a very special day, a day for rememberance and gratitude. I’m talking, of course, about World Dracula Day. Thank you for your service.

Sorry to say the new FEAR STREET movie is pretty lousy (I loved the previous trilogy). Here's my review. www.slashfilm.com/1866140/fear...

Sorry to say the new FEAR STREET movie is pretty lousy (I loved the previous trilogy). Here's my review. www.slashfilm.com/1866140/fear...

The Democrats have swiftly appointed the Bag of Bones from Stephen King's BAG OF BONES to take the top spot of the House Oversight Committee

Tom Cruise when he sees you finished your popcorn before the movie

FINAL DESTINATION: THE PITT: Survivors of a tragedy in Pittsburgh brought into the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital start dying one by one in the ER. Can Dr. Robby stop death’s design before it’s too late?

Things just haven’t been the same since magic’s biggest secrets were revealed by the Masked Magician

Bring Her Back, the latest horror movie from A24 and the directors of Talk To Me, is extremely disturbing. Here's our review.

BRING HER BACK is the feel-bad horror movie of the year (complimentary), an extremely disturbing ride that had me nervous from start to finish. Good movie! Here’s my review. www.slashfilm.com/1861370/brin...

BRING HER BACK: The feel bad movie of the year. Major New French Extremity vibes. Immensely upsetting. Loved it.

As a ride or die MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE fan, it brings me no pleasure to tell you that THE FINAL RECKONING is a bit of a mess. Hell of a finale, though! Here’s my review. www.slashfilm.com/1859165/tom-...

As a ride or die MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE fan, it brings me no pleasure to tell you that THE FINAL RECKONING is a bit of a mess. Hell of a finale, though! Here’s my review. www.slashfilm.com/1859165/tom-...