REVIEW: A Quiet Place is a (fantastic) nightmare of tension By Matthew Martin| April 6, 2018 Movie Reviews A Quiet Place is the best horror movie so far this year, built on a clever premise and bolstered by a great story with genuine heart at its core. Full review here... REVIEW: A Quiet Place is a (fantastic) nightmare of tension By Matthew Martin| April 6, 2018 Movie Reviews A Quiet Place is the best horror movie so far this year, built on a clever premise and bolstered by a great story with genuine heart at its core. Full review here...
REVIEW: Unsane is a solid thriller in a unique format By Matthew Martin| March 27, 2018 Movie Reviews Unsane is not going to revolutionize film, but that wasn't its intention. If anything it is a proof of concept to show that you don't need even amateur film-making tech to make a movie happen. You probably already have exactly what you need in your hand right now... REVIEW: Unsane is a solid thriller in a unique format By Matthew Martin| March 27, 2018 Movie Reviews Unsane is not going to revolutionize film, but that wasn't its intention. If anything it is a proof of concept to show that you don't need even amateur film-making tech to make a movie happen. You probably already have exactly what you need in your hand right now...
REVIEW: Mother! is a claustrophobic mess of a movie about nothing By Matthew Martin| September 17, 2017 Movie Reviews Mother! is one-half of a solid thriller. Unfortunately, the second half turns it into a shallow, blunt, in-your-face wannabe "message" movie. REVIEW: Mother! is a claustrophobic mess of a movie about nothing By Matthew Martin| September 17, 2017 Movie Reviews Mother! is one-half of a solid thriller. Unfortunately, the second half turns it into a shallow, blunt, in-your-face wannabe "message" movie.
Review: ALIEN COVENANT is a flawed, fun film. By Matthew Martin| May 21, 2017 Movie Reviews Alien Covenant is both a sequel to Prometheus (and the middle part of a trilogy) and a prequel to Alien. It does one of those things better than the other however... Review: ALIEN COVENANT is a flawed, fun film. By Matthew Martin| May 21, 2017 Movie Reviews Alien Covenant is both a sequel to Prometheus (and the middle part of a trilogy) and a prequel to Alien. It does one of those things better than the other however...
Spoiler-Free Review: GET OUT is the best thriller in years By Matthew Martin| February 27, 2017 Movie Reviews Get ready to feel tense and uncomfortable for a lot of different reasons... Spoiler-Free Review: GET OUT is the best thriller in years By Matthew Martin| February 27, 2017 Movie Reviews Get ready to feel tense and uncomfortable for a lot of different reasons...
Review: A CURE FOR WELLNESS gets worse as it goes on (and on) By Matthew Martin| February 21, 2017 Movie Reviews A Cure For Wellness is plagued by boring characters, a mystery you unravel long before the movie does and a plot that overstays its welcome by a good hour. Review: A CURE FOR WELLNESS gets worse as it goes on (and on) By Matthew Martin| February 21, 2017 Movie Reviews A Cure For Wellness is plagued by boring characters, a mystery you unravel long before the movie does and a plot that overstays its welcome by a good hour.
SPLIT Review: Was almost good, before suddenly it was almost great By Matthew Martin| January 24, 2017 Movie Reviews M. Night Shyamalan is back. It's not up to the caliber of his early work, but SPLIT will remind you why, for a time, he was considered the next great risktaker-storyteller. SPLIT Review: Was almost good, before suddenly it was almost great By Matthew Martin| January 24, 2017 Movie Reviews M. Night Shyamalan is back. It's not up to the caliber of his early work, but SPLIT will remind you why, for a time, he was considered the next great risktaker-storyteller.
Assassins Creed is exactly the opposite of what it should have been. By Matthew Martin| December 26, 2016 Movie Reviews Joyless, boring, and focused on all the wrong things, Assassins Creed did everything wrong and ruined the potential for what could have been a good film franchise. Assassins Creed is exactly the opposite of what it should have been. By Matthew Martin| December 26, 2016 Movie Reviews Joyless, boring, and focused on all the wrong things, Assassins Creed did everything wrong and ruined the potential for what could have been a good film franchise.
Arrival Review: Making a baby and a killer adaptation (Spoilers) By Matthew Martin| November 18, 2016 Movie Reviews Arrival brilliantly adapts the short story source material to create a compelling science fiction film that is both brainy and emotional. It's a must-see. Arrival Review: Making a baby and a killer adaptation (Spoilers) By Matthew Martin| November 18, 2016 Movie Reviews Arrival brilliantly adapts the short story source material to create a compelling science fiction film that is both brainy and emotional. It's a must-see.
Review: I Am Not a Serial Killer By Salome G| September 15, 2016 Movie Reviews Salome reviews I Am Not a Serial Killer: Young John might not be, but someone is. Review: I Am Not a Serial Killer By Salome G| September 15, 2016 Movie Reviews Salome reviews I Am Not a Serial Killer: Young John might not be, but someone is.
Review: Don’t Breathe – A new “best horror film of the year” By Matthew Martin| September 2, 2016 Movie Reviews Don't Breathe succeeds thanks to a fresh premise and a perfectly realized screenplay that has enough surprises to keep you guessing till the very end. Must see. Review: Don’t Breathe – A new “best horror film of the year” By Matthew Martin| September 2, 2016 Movie Reviews Don't Breathe succeeds thanks to a fresh premise and a perfectly realized screenplay that has enough surprises to keep you guessing till the very end. Must see.
Lights Out Review: What’s this? Horror AND a plot?! By Matthew Martin| July 27, 2016 Movie Reviews Lights Out takes a simple concept and turns it into one of the best horror movies of the decade. Lights Out Review: What’s this? Horror AND a plot?! By Matthew Martin| July 27, 2016 Movie Reviews Lights Out takes a simple concept and turns it into one of the best horror movies of the decade.
Review: Carnage Park By Salome G| July 18, 2016 Movie Reviews Salome G reviews Carnage Park, Mickey Keating's ode to 70s drive-in horror. Review: Carnage Park By Salome G| July 18, 2016 Movie Reviews Salome G reviews Carnage Park, Mickey Keating's ode to 70s drive-in horror.
Review: Midnight Special (mild spoilers) By Salome G| April 12, 2016 Movie Reviews Salome G checks out the very Spielbergian Midnight Special and wants to believe. Review: Midnight Special (mild spoilers) By Salome G| April 12, 2016 Movie Reviews Salome G checks out the very Spielbergian Midnight Special and wants to believe.
Review: 10 Cloverfield LN. is a masterpiece of tension and horror (Spoilers) By Matthew Martin| March 12, 2016 Movie Reviews The ending may surprise you, for good or for ill, but the first 110 minutes are suspenseful and brilliant. Spoilers inside as we talk it out. Review: 10 Cloverfield LN. is a masterpiece of tension and horror (Spoilers) By Matthew Martin| March 12, 2016 Movie Reviews The ending may surprise you, for good or for ill, but the first 110 minutes are suspenseful and brilliant. Spoilers inside as we talk it out.
Hateful Eight Review: Tension, Tarantino and Tedium By Matthew Martin| January 21, 2016 Movie Reviews The Hateful Eight is a good movie, but it is not a good Quentin Tarantino movie. It drags its feet too much too often to reach the level of his very best. Hateful Eight Review: Tension, Tarantino and Tedium By Matthew Martin| January 21, 2016 Movie Reviews The Hateful Eight is a good movie, but it is not a good Quentin Tarantino movie. It drags its feet too much too often to reach the level of his very best.
Spectre Review: Also known as “Christopher Waltz was born to do this” By Matthew Martin| November 16, 2015 Movie Reviews Spectre is a very good Bond film, but not a very great one. Come inside and let's talk it out. Spectre Review: Also known as “Christopher Waltz was born to do this” By Matthew Martin| November 16, 2015 Movie Reviews Spectre is a very good Bond film, but not a very great one. Come inside and let's talk it out.
Bridge of Spies Review: Spielberg, Hanks and the Coens By Matthew Martin| October 18, 2015 Movie Reviews This is the classic sort of movie that could have easily been made a generation prior, with Alfred Hitchcock directing Cary Grant from a screenplay by Truman Capote. Bridge of Spies Review: Spielberg, Hanks and the Coens By Matthew Martin| October 18, 2015 Movie Reviews This is the classic sort of movie that could have easily been made a generation prior, with Alfred Hitchcock directing Cary Grant from a screenplay by Truman Capote.
“The Visit” Review. A discussion on M. Night’s career, now featuring Yahtzee! By Matthew Martin| September 17, 2015 Movie Reviews The only feeling I have is "it didn't really really suck." But the fact that this movie is at least "adequate" is a step in the right direction for Shyamalan. “The Visit” Review. A discussion on M. Night’s career, now featuring Yahtzee! By Matthew Martin| September 17, 2015 Movie Reviews The only feeling I have is "it didn't really really suck." But the fact that this movie is at least "adequate" is a step in the right direction for Shyamalan.
