Quality reviews of films of questionable quality.
If you stick with it, Disciples of Shaolin offers surprising depth and style. Continue reading...
After driving their Batman franchise into the ground with 1997’s bloated and campy, Batman and Robin, Warner sought to reboot the series. Continue reading...
As the titular Chandu, Edmund Lowe is so miscast it borders on comedic. Continue reading...
Boris Karloff delivers a thoughtfully restrained performance in this first Mr. Wong film, though it sees him once again playing an East-Asian character. Continue reading...
The debut feature from Mandy writer-director Panos Cosmatos crafts an immersive world overflowing with ominous atmosphere, but its threadbare narrative kept me at arm’s length. Continue reading...
In this Swedish film, writer-director Johannes Nyholm posits grief as a time-loop. Continue reading...
When is a Hammer film not a Hammer film? Continue reading...
The Sect credits three talented screenwriters. Trouble is, they were all writing different movies. Continue reading...
Sometimes cheesy, sometimes brilliant, Count Yorga, Vampire is, above all, important. Continue reading...
The Oblong Box suffers from an identity crisis. Continue reading...
Kids are smarter than adults think they are. Continue reading...
The Black Room underwhelms, but not for obvious reasons. Continue reading...