Back in Action Review

The generic title of the new Netflix action-comedy Back in Action could refer to both the movie’s pedestrian story and to the entirely unrelated reason that people might be interested in watching it. Our protagonists are Emily and Matt, two romantically involved CIA super-operatives who retire into anonymity due to Emily’s pregnancy, only to be…Read more

They Don’t Make ‘Em Like David Lynch Anymore

There’s a scene in the Twin Peaks pilot that starts with the normal, humdrum, boring rhythms of everyday life. We’re in a high school, where a schoolgirl sneaks a smoke, a boy is called to the principal’s office, attendance is being taken in a classroom. But then a police officer steps into the class and…Read more

Wolf Man Review

There’s a shot in Wolf Man that’s so good, it’s used twice. A parent and child – first father and son, then mother and daughter – are hiding in a hunter’s deer blind in the damp Oregon woods, cowering from an unseen threat. We hear that threat growling and panting as it approaches, until it’s…Read more

Until Dawn Film Adaptation Is About Teens Stuck in a Time Loop Where Every Cycle Is a New Horror Genre

Until Dawn fans have received their first look at the incoming film adaptation and its wildly different premise, alongside confirmation that a full trailer is "coming soon." Sony Pictures released the "Film First Look," below, which offers a few glimpses of horror action alongside commentary from Until Dawn's creators. Director David F. Sandberg also explained…Read more