I caught an advanced A24 screening this evening of the instant Australian classic 🇦🇺 Bring Her Back (2025). The story follows two children with a traumatic past who are orphaned after witnessing their father’s death. They’re adopted by an eccentric woman who’s already raising an orphaned boy named Olie—but her motives may not be pure, and Olie may not be what he seems…
Directed by horror masterminds Danny and Michael Philippou (Talk to Me), the film stars Billy Barratt (Mary…
My wife and I watched Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025) in theaters last night. The story follows Stefani, a college student who begins having dreams about a historical tragedy. She soon discovers a family connection to the original group that cheated death, and now death is returning—not just for the survivors, but also their children. Stefani and her family find themselves directly in death’s crosshairs.
Codirected by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (who previously teamed up on Freaks), the film…
Rubber (2010) is currently available on Prime, Tubi, and Vudu. The bizarre storyline centers on a group of people stranded in the desert as a resurrected tire springs to life and begins using telepathic powers to make animals and humans explode. How will they survive this murderous, sentient tire?
Directed by Quentin Dupieux (Deerskin), the film stars Stephen Spinella (Milk), Roxane Mesquida (Gossip Girl), Jack Plotnick (The Insider), and Ethan Cohn (Lady in the Water).
The plot exists purely because,…
Boogie Nights (1997) is a film I recently watched on HBO Max. The story centers on a young man who has failed to meet his parents’ expectations but finds success—and notoriety—in a way they’d never approve of: the porn industry. Thanks to his unusually large endowment, he rises quickly to fame. Life as a porn star in the 1970s comes with wild highs and dangerous lows, and the film captures both with nuance and flair.
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson…
I caught an advanced screening of MaXXXine (2024) at Alamo Drafthouse. The storyline follows a young woman who has made her way in Hollywood the hard way. She is trying to transition from being a porn star to a legitimate actress and looks to make her mark in the horror genre. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose, targeting young women, and someone obsessed with her is stalking her using a private investigator.
Written and directed by Ti West…
I attended an advance screening of Thanksgiving (2023) this evening. The plot revolves around the infamous town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, grappling with a tragic Black Friday massacre. As the locals gear up to celebrate Thanksgiving a year later, someone decides to deliver festive justice to those responsible.
Directed by Eli Roth (Cabin Fever), the film stars Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy), Addison Rae (He’s All That), Gina Gershon (Killer Joe), Nell Verlaque (The Marijuana Conspiracy), and Rick Hoffman (Ballers).
The movie…
