Land of Bad is a crisp military actioner. With a solid cast that includes two Hemsworth brothers, Liam and Luke, Russell Crowe and Milo Ventimiglia, the film takes us on a high-tension, tightly-crafted mission that sees a Delta Force team, and it’s accompanying drone (and operator) on the run after things go pear-shaped. The Delta…
Tag: 2024
Abigail (2024) – Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, and Tyler Gillett
After I enjoyed Radio Silence’s Ready or Not, Abigail climbed my list of things to watch in the immediate future. And It definitely entertains. Once again, a group of people find themselves trapped in a mansion (this time it’s the Guiness Manor in Ireland). This time it’s for twenty-four hours while they hold a young…
The Mistletoe Mystery (2024) – Nita Prose
I absolutely loved Nita Prose’s The Maid and The Mystery Guest. I love her writing style, I love the way she creates her story and mystery and the characters she’s created, over the course of two books have become friends. So, when I heard there was a Christmas novella, The Mistletoe Mystery, I wanted to…
Longlegs (2024) – Osgood Perkins
I really wanted to see this one in the theaters, but I could never make it work with my schedule, so when it finally popped up on a streaming service, I was all in. Immediately. And I loved it. It’s spooky, freaky, and Osgood Perkins masterfully frames his images. He makes use of negative space…
Batman: Resurrection (2024) – John Jackson Miller
It seems like for many of us, 1989’s Batman directed by Tim Burton, and it’s follow-up, Batman Returns from 1992 really resonated with John Jackson Miller. With Batman: Resurrection, Miller takes us to the intervening years, and explores some of the ideas that nag a lot of viewers about the events of Batman. And to…
I Saw the TV Glow (2024) – Jane Schoebrun
I Saw the TV Glow is a a fantastic tale of how we relate to pop culture, as well as how we as individuals identify, and the restrictions put upon us by our environment who won’t let us become who we are. While not for everyone, I found this film thought-provoking, wonderfully crafted and an…
The First Omen (2024) – Arkasha Stevenson
As much as I love Sam Neill as the Antichrist in The Final Conflict, and my first introduction to the series with the novelization of Damien: The Omen II, The First Omen has taken its place as my second favorite in the franchise. Working to tie itself into the original film directed by Dick Donner…
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) – Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
Mike (Will Smith) and Marcus (Martin Lawrence) return for a fourth time in Bad Boys: Ride or Die,. While I like the franchise, and I like the characters and the way the series has expanded, this one felt a little slower and not exactly top heavy but not as engaging as it should have been….
Salem’s Lot (2024) – Gary Dauberman
Maybe it’s all the Universal Monster movies I’ve been watching lately, but I found that, for the most part, Dauberman’s adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel (the first one I ever read), Salem’s Lot, works. I don’t like how he changed the climax of the film. He moves it out of the Marsten House…
The Queen (2024) – Nick Cutter
Canadian author Nick Cutter (aka Craig Davidson) really knows to deliver a tale that gets under your skin, and horrifies you, and he does it again with The Queen. Combining a coming-of-age tale with explicitly detailed body horror, this one was a page-turner from the beginning and is completely engrossing. Cutter plunges readers right into…
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