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The Darkness of the Road
A dull slog toward an ending you can see coming from miles away. The atmosphere can only carry it so far when…
★★☆☆☆
The Glenarma Tapes
Mostly just a bunch of people I couldn't see running around in the woods. Darkness can create tension in found footage, but…
★★☆☆☆
Confessions (Kokuhaku)
It takes an awfully long road to reach an ending that only landed as so-so for me. The stylish presentation and shifting…
★★★☆☆
Think Big
A bittersweet end to my Barbarian Brothers journey. They had the charisma, chemistry, and larger-than-life presence to be huge stars, but nobody…
★★★☆☆
Keeping Room, The
The Civil War setting gives everything a brutal, unforgiving edge. The isolation, constant danger, and desperate performances make survival feel exhausting even…
★★☆☆☆
Kidan: Piece of Darkness
Most of these tales land somewhere between mildly creepy and just okay. There are a couple of effective ideas, but too many…
★★★☆☆
The End of Oak Street
Terrific atmosphere and strong performances give this a tone that really worked for me. It knows exactly how to sit in that…
★★☆☆☆
Boogeyman II
The meta angle is easily the most interesting thing here, especially for such an oddball sequel. I liked the idea of the…
★★★★☆
Reacher: Season 4
It was refreshing to see Reacher on his back foot the entire season. And how can’t you love a whole season taking…
★★☆☆☆
Womb
Dull, dull, dull. It desperately wants to be haunting and provocative, but mostly it just made me check how much time was…
★★★☆☆
Hunting for the Hag
This really won me over. It starts out feeling like another scrappy found-footage movie, but the characters, escalating weirdness, and commitment to…