Monthly Archive: January 2025

Visually eerie but narratively muddled, it leans too hard on ambiguity. If you need a guide to understand it, something’s off.

Tries to coast on atmosphere but never builds a strong enough foundation—by the time the twist hits, it’s too little, too late.

Surprisingly gripping with a mean streak that keeps things tense. Exceeds expectations and then some.

Plays every haunted-house note by the book, with nothing new to say. Just another tired spirit overstaying its welcome.

Too offbeat for its own good, with grating characters and a script that leans hard on tired horror tropes.

Still delivers the punches, the swagger, and that irresistible Ma Dong-seok charm. Bring on twenty more—I’ll be watching every one.

Nowhere near the accidental magic of the original, but the chaos and Wiseau weirdness make it a worthy, if baffling, follow-up.

Tries hard to be wild and witty but lands with a thud—loud, chaotic, and rarely as smart as it thinks it is.

Stretched thin and far too drawn out, it loses momentum early and never quite finds the road back.

Bold premise aside, it struggles to find the right tone and never quite lands.

Surreal to a fault, it buries any real impact beneath layers of forced quirk. Feels more like a sketch reel than a cohesive film.

Nostalgic chaos with heart and humor—captures the Y2K vibe with style, even if it doesn’t always stick the landing.

Amy Adams gives it her all, but the thin story leaves her howling into the void. Striking ideas, just not enough substance.

Impressively gnarly effects and thrilling set pieces make this a beast worth hunting down. Old-school monster mayhem done right.

Just not my thing. Despite its strengths, the fantasy elements kept me at arm’s length.