Ah, another “modern Prometheus” evil experiment movie. You seldom go wrong with a lab coat and nefarious doings in a basement lab. Enter, The Kindred, a movie with dollops of backstory and erudition to spare — usually the opposite in these kinds of things, especially ones filmed on the cheap. Dr. Amanda Hollins’ life workContinue reading “The Kindred”
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The Descent
The Descent is bursting with Bechdel goodwill. But that’s neither here nor there. At the end of the day, this semi-gratifying spelunker thriller comes up short, regardless of what’s between its legs. USA Today had an interesting take that’s more or less on-point: “For my money, [the] first 20 or so minutes are the bestContinue reading “The Descent”
Really Awful Movies 