Mama (2013)
Jan 14, 2013Two Feral Children and Ghostly Companion
A Guillermo Del Toro produced ghost story that fails to go anywhere. The promise of the film's trailer falls apart in the hands of a novice director who blows all of his scares
Andy Muschietti
It (2017)
Nov 4, 2017Stephen King Adaptation/Killer Clown Monster
I far preferred the 1990 mini-series to this cinematic remake of the Stephen King book. The film emerges as a lesser copy of the recent hit of Stranger Things, which did the whole 80s nostalgia/horror story far better, leaving this as just clumsy jumpshocks
It: Chapter Two (2019)
Nov 30, 2019Stephen King Adaptation/Killer Clown Monster
I had mixed feelings about the first part Andy Muschietti's adaptation of Stephen King's novel and far preferred the 1990 tv mini-series. The good news is that the second part here is a better film, although it too eventually gets buried in over an hour's worth of Muschietti's parade of jumpshocks
The Flash (2023)
Jul 29, 2023Comic-Book Superhero
Despite a poor box-office performance and a troubled production behind the scenes, it is a surprise what a good film this is, easily outstripping the last half-dozen MCU films put together