Add Don’t Move to the ongoing list of decent 2024 horror offerings; this one is from producer Sam Raimi and currently streaming on Netflix. There’s really no way to discuss the film…
Tag: performances
Blowing smoke: Great performances and a beautiful look make ‘Conclave’ worth watching
“Who gonna be da pope?” That’s the central question propelling Conclave, a mostly well-done slow-burner from director Edward Berger starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and John Lithgow. They play three cardinals dealing…
Trite tornadoes: ‘Twisters’ is unremarkable despite decent performances and OK disaster sequences
The original Twister came out in 1996, 28 years ago. It had Bill Paxton in his prime, director Jan de Bont hot off of his Speed triumph, and characters using paper maps…
A director overindulges: Despite a great premise, solid performances and a good ending, Netflix’s ‘Leave the World Behind’ is just OK
Leave the World Behind, the new apocalyptic thriller from writer-director Sam Esmail, left me on the fence between “liked” and “disliked” more than any other 2023 film. It’s a great-looking movie with…