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Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare

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Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare Starring Martin Portlock, Megan Placito, Kit Green, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney Directed by Scott Jeffrey Two years ago Winnie-the-Pooh entered the public domain, and the horror community took note and immediately put out a movie called "Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood & Honey." I went in not expecting to see anything stellar or noteworthy, but to have a bloody good time with Winnie and Piglet killing people, but what I got was a snoozefest of a movie where neither Winnie nor Piglet talked, and their costumes looked like rubber masks the director found in a Halloween store. It was lazy, dull, and stupid, and I was very disappointed. Then, last year, they put out the sequel, and my expectations were lowered even more. But then before the movie began we got a video of the director and the star talking about their passion for horror movies and ones that've inspired them, as they plan to create their own horror cinematic universe with the Winnie-the...
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Starring Gerard Butler, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Evin Ahmad, Salvatore Esposito Directed by Christian Gudegast The first "Den of Thieves" was a surprisingly modest hit, reminiscent of "Heat" about two factions - a gruff, hard-drinking leader of a police unit, and a smart, suave ex-military man who uses his skills to avoid the cops. The result was a decently made action thriller with Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. as the leads, and their chemistry was undeniable. Now, seven years later, the sequel has been released, and while some of that magic has dissipated, there's still enough fuel in the tank to deliver another decent action movie. Nick O'Brien (Gerard Butler) is still upset about the robbery at the Federal Reserve led by Donnie Wilson (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) and vows to track him down, finding a lead in Europe after Donnie's crew steals a diamond from a drug lord. He tracks Donnie down in his home and offers a un...
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Juror #2

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Juror #2 Starring Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina Directed by Clint Eastwood People complain that theaters only show superhero movies and sequels of long-running IP, and to that end they have a point. While they complain about them, they'll still fill the seats to see them, no matter how bad they are. This leaves little room for actual original movies to get their place on the big screen, relegating them to the streaming services where many people won't get a chance to watch them. Such is with "Juror #2," a movie that is directed by Clint Eastwood (and might very well be his last before he retires) - a movie that got a very limited big screen showing before being dumped on Max, and a movie that is purely for the cinematic moviegoer, a film that doesn't spoon-feed you anything but forces you to make your own conclusions about the events that take place. Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) is a doting husband who's expecting to be a father so...
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Azrael

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  Azrael Starring Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Katariina Unt Directed by E.L. Katz "A Quiet Place" taught us that you can make a movie with very little dialogue something truly disturbing, intense, and powerful. Through actions, the characters were able to speak volumes, although it is aided greatly by the use of sign language. "Azrael" is another film of the same vein: a post-apocalyptic horror movie where no one speaks and are hunted by creatures in the night, but unlike "A Quiet Place" they're not gifted with any form of dialogue, leaving way too much open for interpretation with no answers as to why the film should even exist at all. After the Rapture, people still living have subjected themselves to having their larynx removed so they're unable to speak, considering it a sin. Azrael (Samara Weaving) and her lover Kenan (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) are on the run from her commune who hunt her through the woods, led by t...
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Better Man

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Better Man Starring Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Kate Mulvany Directed by Michael Gracey To be honest, I've heard of Robbie Williams but never was into his music or honestly cared to know anything about him in any capacity, but of course he would get the musical biopic treatment which meant I had to see it to find out what the buzz was about. The main driving force behind this biopic that makes it different from the others is the gimmick that Williams would be played by a CGI monkey, while everyone else would be playing humans, and it's kind of like that game where you would replace everyone in a movie with Muppets but one, which one would you keep human? Only in this case its reversed. Essentially, that's the only thing that makes this different from every other generic musical biopic out there, and while it's got some decent musical numbers, in the end, it's as formulaic as you'd expect. When he was a child (or a young monkey?), Robert Willi...
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A Different Man

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A Different Man Starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson, C. Mason Wells Directed by Aaron Schimberg There's a saying: beauty is only skin deep. While that's true, it's also true that if you're good looking, you'll get more opportunities in life than if you are ugly, or have some sort of deformity. People look at you differently if you're not beautiful, especially if you have some sort of ailment that makes you look completely abnormal, and sadly it'll mean you'll have a worse life because of it. However, it's also how you see things that dictate your life, and some people who have these ailments have gone on to live productive, happy lives despite their outside appearance because of the confidence they have inside. So when a man faced with a facial deformity has the chance to shed that outer skin and appear as a normal, attractive man, the world seems to be his oyster - but the outward change doesn't change the insecurities he harbo...
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Emilia Perez

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Emilia Perez Starring Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz Directed by Jacques Audiard Oftentimes movies take the safe route, offering a simple beginning, middle and end that makes sense, that doesn't roam outside the norm, and more generally people dislike it because of that. Audiences clamor for uniqueness, for something different than the norm. In that respect, "Emilia Perez" fits the bill entirely - although it's based off a novel, it's still got an original story to tell in a way you wouldn't expect. Musicals have a defining subgenre all its own, but one that's a rock opera featuring a drug cartel kingpin wishing to transition to a woman? You don't get more unique than that, and the result is an often positive film that has some odd choices, but perhaps that's the point of it. Rita Mora Castro (Zoe Saldana) is a lawyer in Mexico City who defends the guilty and feels terrible when they get off, and wishes for a new line of...
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