‘The Menu’ (2022) serves up weirdness, skimps on horror
Movie review: Director Mark Mylod’s film has the presentation of great psychological horror, but it’ll leave you hungry for plausibility and scares.
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‘The Menu’ (2022) serves up weirdness, skimps on horror
Smith proves he can do brutally great horror in ‘Red State’ (2011)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Known more for comedies like “Clerks,” Kevin Smith demonstrates his versatility with this shocking horror-actioner.
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ (2022) spectacular, insubstantial
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): However, it’s unlikely this fourth “Thor” installment will stick with audiences the way more serious superhero films do.
Novelty wears off fast in jerky sequel ‘V/H/S/2’ (2013)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This series of packaged-together short horror films takes a step backward in quality with its second entry.
‘Doctor Strange’ enters ‘Multiverse of Madness’ (2022), and it looks familiar
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The MCU’s Multiverse Saga is starting to play like lazy afternoon couch viewing more so than must-see superhero storytelling.
Leitch’s ‘Bullet Train’ (2022) barely stays on the rails
Movie review: Action director David Leitch delivers good choreography in “Bullet Train,” but it’s ultimately too ridiculous to make an impact.
John’s top 10 movies of 2022
2022 movies: The horror genre enjoyed a particularly strong year, but I rallied toward the comedies as I ranked my favorites.
‘Black Adam’ a goofily fun but hypocritical superhero romp
Movie review: The Rock is nicely understated as a rare Middle Eastern superhero, but the setting feels more like a computer than reality.
‘Rifkin’s Festival’ (2020) sees romance as ageless
Woody Wednesday (Movie review): Allen’s writing and directing skills are still sharp in his seventh decade of filmmaking.
Craig’s Blanc joins a newly loaded cast for ‘Glass Onion’
Movie review: Rian Johnson continues with what worked on “Knives Out” in this twisty romp of a mystery that gets a little overblown by the end.