Film Review: The Nun Is Campy Fun, But Relies on Some Bad Habits
Expanding the ever-widening Conjuring universe, this origin story/prequel of one of the universe’s spookiest threats is downright silly – which may not be the worst […]
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Film Review: Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Mistakes Frumpy for Failure
Netflix updates Cyrano de Bergerac for the social media era in this clunky teen rom-com, which distastefully hinges on a young girl’s perceived unattractiveness. Now […]
Film Review: Kin Misfires With Egregious Sci-fi Sequel Baiting
Jack Reynor keeps his brother and his big-ass gun safe in this tepid late-August shoot-em-up, its characters as mild as its ambitions. Detroit has had […]
35 Years Later, Cujo Remains a Scary, Shaky Stephen King Adaptation
Lewis Teague’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Cujo turns thirty-five today, and is a perfect example of the thrills and pitfalls experienced by the average King […]
Alcohollywood Podcast Ep. 332 – This Must Be the Place (2011)
This week, we make a triumphant return to the mailbag, taking a listener request to discuss Paolo Sorrentino‘s ponderous arthouse quirk-fest This Must Be the Place! […]
Ken Marino’s Canine Comedy Dog Days is Ruff Around the Edges
While trying to chase both sentimentality and laughs, Ken Marino’s ensemble canine comedy ends up barking up the wrong tree. If you knew Ken Marino […]
Alcohollywood Podcast Ep. 331: SHARK WEEK SPECIAL – Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)
Happy Shark Week everybody! It’s the most fin-derful time of the year, and since The Meg is foolishly coming out two weeks after Shark Week, we’re celebrating instead […]
Fantasia 2018: Hurt Is Blumhouse’s Latest, Spookiest, Most Uneven Scare-Fest
Blumhouse’s latest thriller is tense and deceptively clever, but undoes its thrills with no shortage of irritating fakeouts. Trauma appears to be the monster in […]
Skyscraper Review: The Rock Cooks Up Another Underdone Summer Thriller
While the Rock maintains his larger-than-life presence, this taller Die Hard knockoff buckles under the weight of its sizeable lack of humor. Ever since my […]
INTERVIEW: Bruce LaBruce on The Misandrists, Pornography and Feminist Brain-Swapping
We interview queersploitation provacateur Bruce LaBruce about queer cinema, working on a low budget, and his latest feminist satire The Misandrists. Arthouse queer enfant terrible Bruce […]