Skull: The Mask, 2020 – ★★
The premise and creature design hint at something memorable, but it never fully capitalizes on either. A decent concept that deserved a stronger film.
The premise and creature design hint at something memorable, but it never fully capitalizes on either. A decent concept that deserved a stronger film.
I’d never even heard of these guys before, but I have to respect the sheer nerve it took to pull this off. The scrappy style…
I can’t say I understood most of it, but I was never bored. The dreamlike visuals and fragmented storytelling create a genuinely trippy experience that…
Painfully dull from start to finish. It keeps waiting for something memorable to happen, but the flat characters and lifeless pacing make every minute feel…
Delivers exactly what it promises—clean, punchy action with a slick sci-fi edge. The pacing rarely lets up and the set pieces hit hard. It keeps…
Feels like a bargain-bin riff on It, but without the character work to sell it. A few creepy moments, but mostly forgettable.
It spends so long wandering empty hallways you start checking the clock. The setup teases a slasher, but the pacing is dead on arrival and…
A slow crawl that tests your patience for most of the runtime, then flips into chaotic brutality right at the end. The tonal shift is…
More mood than momentum, drifting through eerie seaside dread with hypnotic narration and striking imagery. The slow burn can test your patience, but the atmosphere…
Held together almost entirely by Joe Spinell, who brings a sweaty, unsettling edge that keeps things watchable. The structure meanders and the pacing dips, but…
Barebones story just exists to string together carnage, but the practical effects do the heavy lifting. The gore is gnarly and creative enough to keep…
An action-comedy that never finds a rhythm. The pacing drags, the jokes land with a thud, and Dane Cook is painfully unfunny. Even the stunts…
Feels like it’s actively trying to lose you. The nonstop flashbacks blur together to the point where characters become interchangeable.
It’s clearly aiming for a slow descent into obsession, but the pacing feels off and the character work never pulls you in. The tone stays…