A delicious period piece, The Black Phone gives us atmosphere aplenty before veering into a somewhat unsatisfying middle act and later reclaiming its place among the better Blumhouse offerings with a compelling conclusion. Siblings Finney and Gwen are navigating a dangerous home life – thanks to an abusive, alcoholic dad – and stranger danger too:Continue reading “The Black Phone”
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Candyman 2021
A social justice screed cosplaying as a horror film, the Candyman remake is a colossal disappointment. Instead of talking like normal people talk, characters are mouthpieces for ideology: police bad, white people bad, gentrification bad. And that’s not subtext or metaphor, by the way. That’s all anyone prattles on about in this preachy mess ofContinue reading “Candyman 2021”
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