A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010

The A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise is as personality-driven as its contemporaries are not. A reasonably competent stuntman stand in passes muster for most masked maniacs. But not so the Springwood Slasher, who’s as quick with a crack as he is with a scratch of a knifed glove. So when Michael Bay and companyContinue reading “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010”

Midsommar

After blasting out of the gate with a parricide shocker, Midsommar steers viewers into a more conventional folk horror direction, which at times becomes an uneven viewing experience. Much like he did in Hereditary, director Ari Aster is mining grief here, courtesy of survivor Dani (Florence Pugh of Oppenheimer, who gives a strong, grounded performance).Continue reading “Midsommar”