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Film Review: Resident Evil
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation How do you translate a game outside of a game? That’s the question that has eluded Hollywood and places outside of Hollywood ever since the original live action Super Mario Bros. film was released in 1993, and while they have had success stories in some regards to adapting the most…
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Film Review: Forgotten Island
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation With some of the company’s most vibrant, hyperactive animation ever, Forgotten Island feels like the natural extension of DreamWorks’ current modus operandi after the surprise hit of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and it turning the tables on what people expected from the company after several years of seeming…
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Film Review: Hope
By Matthew Moorcoft Strong Recommendation Ever see a flick that you genuinely have no idea how to react to right out of the movie theater? That’s likely the reaction that most people will have to Hope, the first film in ten years from Korean director Na Hong-jin. A passion project that spent nearly half a…
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Film Review: Onslaught
By Matthew Moorcroft Weak Recommendation There is very little you need to know before starting Onslaught. The no bullshit, all meat approach that Adam Wingard takes for his first original film since since 2016’s The Guest (of which this is technically a spiritual sequel to, both in universe and out of universe) basically tells you…
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Film Review: Coyote vs. Acme
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation The fact Coyote vs. Acme even got released is something that is a miracle in itself. It’s very likely that the shelving, rescuing, and eventual release of the final film will remain as one of them most shared and famous movie stories of the past decade going forward, to the…
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Film Review: Buddy
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation You remember Too Many Cooks from 12 years ago? You probably should. The viral hit that both sends up classic sitcom intros while devolving into a mix of surreal dark comedy and horrific imagery feels like a precursor to the kind of stories that would begin to dominate the horror…
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Film Review: Tony
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Like all writers, a young Anthony Bourdain is doing literally everything else but actually writing. In fact, he’s mostly just kind of drifting, confident in his own bullshit to the point where he’s convinced he’ll get a writing fellowship by simply existing and that will get him the girl of…
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Film Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation One of the most famous scenes in horror movie history is also, maybe, it’s trashiest. The opening scene of Friday of 13th, which follows two camp counselors sneaking off for a fun time away from prying eyes only to meet their violent ends at the hands of an unknown assailant,…
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Film Review: The End of Oak Street
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Oak Street is on the verge of destruction. Or at least, the Platt family home is, who is currently in the midst of a parental squabble that is about to boil over into resentment that’s affecting everyone else around them. It only takes about 15 minutes in movie time however…
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Film Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Is Spider-Man ever allowed a chance at happiness? While this is eternal question of most great Spidey stories, the fantastic – and surprisingly thoughtful – Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the first take on the character in some time that actively frames that as it’s main thematic question. After the…
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