Review: Viena and the Fantomes
“Viena and the Fantomes” suffers under the illusion that the vulgar, the formless and the unpleasant are more “real” than their opposites.
Review: Twisted Pair
What can be said about “Twisted Pair,” an 89-minute plunge into a vortex of total lunacy?
Review: You Should Have Left
Made with skill, if not inspiration, “You Should Have Left” is consistently engaging despite rarely from long-established haunted-house conventions.
Review: Olla
Director Ariane Labed leads us out onto a precipice and then leaves us there.
Review: The Wrong Missy
“The Wrong Missy” is a film that mistakes shouted improprieties for jokes and seeks comedy in episodes of sexual and violent behavior that are more unsettling than amusing.
Review: M
Eerie and threatening, “M” is a film less about individuals than about systems.
Review: The Vast of Night
Think of it as “The X-Files” by way of Archie Comics.
Review: From Caligari to Hitler
“From Caligari to Hitler” is pretty understated, for a film featuring, by proxy, numerous madmen, giants, vampires and killer robots.
Review: Scoob!
With weightless, over-designed visuals, gags about IKEA and “The X Factor” that would have been dated a decade ago, and a cloyingly sentimental story, “Scoob!” shows us the origins and early days of Mystery, Inc.
Review: The Fall
How long does it take to weave an almost intolerable atmosphere of tension and brutal menace? Try seven minutes.
