Movie Review – Oddity
Downright terrifying from beginning to its sardonic end.
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Movie Review – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Now that the film is available for streaming and on 4K, people should check out what they missed out on.
Movie Review – Unfrosted
A love letter to 1960’s nostalgia and an ode to a type of films we don’t see anymore.
Movie Review – Freaks vs the Reich
The writer/director manages to infuse a lot of deeper themes delivering a poignancy to the whole affair that goes way beyond the average Marvel movie.
Movie Review – The Stranger
An elaborate nail-biter of a movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat right up until the credits roll.
Movie Review – The Killer
Ray Schillaci reviews THE KILLER for TheMovieGuys.net: “provocative and enticing with its imagery as with most of Fincher’s films”
Movie Review – Dangerous Waters
So many twists and turns, it’s as if we are actually riding the high seas in a virtual storm.
Movie Review – Evil Dead Rise
For horror hounds, this film rocks. This EVIL DEAD is no holds barred.
Movie Review – Halloween Ends
HALLOWEEN ENDS is so true to its title. The viewer just keeps asking, when the hell will this end?
Movie Review – The Gray Man
Ryan Gosling as Six proves to be every bit of an action star as Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson.
Movie Review – Scream
The film is like junk food for the horror crowd and could generate a new audience for those uninitiated to the franchise.
PIC of the Week – Lamb
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 2/11/22 – Lamb
Movie Review – Black Widow
I can’t help but wonder if Black Widow would have been better suited to the smaller screen on Disney+
PIC of the Week – Rare Beasts
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 8/27/21 – Rare Beasts
Movie Review – Jolt
Not worth plunking down big bucks at a theater, but worth checking out in your living room on Amazon.
Movie Review – Fear Street Trilogy
What makes the FEAR STREET trilogy so entertaining is the mystery, the magic the director and writers have weaved, and a very engaging cast.
Movie Review – Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Ray Schillaci reviews ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE for TheMovieGuys.net: “There is plenty of fat that could still be trimmed off this graphic novel of a movie.”
Movie Review – Coming 2 America
Old and bad jokes, predictable plot line and tired comedians that lead to boredom.
Movie Review – The Rental
Thriller tropes and a story that feels as if it runs out of steam half way through guide this rental rather than character development.
Movie Review – We Summon the Darkness
An ’80s era flashy trashy comedy thriller that has quite a few surprises.
Movie Review – An American Pickle
A wonderful mix of big laughs and reflective moments that at times may move you to tears.
Movie Review – Radioactive
This Marie Curie film could easily be considered a close runner up to the 1943 Greer Garson film.
Movie Review – Stargirl
There is not one false note between Grace Vanderwaal and co-star Graham Verchere.
PIC of the Week – Flower + Buffaloed
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 6/25/20 – Flower & Buffaloed
PIC of the Week – Big Time Adolescence
Ray Schillaci’s PIC of the week at TheMovieGuys.net for 4/16/20 – Big Time Adolescence
Movie Review – The Dirt
Directed by Jeff Tremaine, it plays out like an extended musical episode of JACKASS.
Movie Review – The Last Laugh
Yikes. Where to begin on the awfulness of the new Netflix film THE LAST LAUGH?
Movie Review – Quincy
Any time the movie reveals something amazing that Quincy Jones that you either never knew for forgot about – DRINK.
Movie Review – The Devil We Know
This is not a horror film, but it is about a real evil – greed.
Movie Review – Funeral Day
A well-made piece of entertainment that one-ups pricier, higher profile movies out there.
Movie Review – Veronica
Paco Plaza has a gifted visual sense that can take something we might have seen time and time again, and make it completely fresh.
Movie Review – The Cloverfield Paradox
Did anybody actually read the script before shooting?
Movie Review – Kate Can’t Swim
A smart and surprising relationship drama with an accomplished cast.
Movie Review – Bright
Plays like the second installment of a mediocre trilogy.
DVD, Blu-Ray & Streaming – Better Watch Out
I have seen a number of Christmas thrillers, but BETTER WATCH OUT delivers such a noxious, bitter bite, I can’t help wonder why it was ever made.
DVD, Blu-Ray & Streaming – Too Funny to Fail: The Life and Death of the Dana Carvey Show
I was a big watcher of THE DANA CARVEY SHOW back in 1996. Well, as big as one could be watching a show that only lasted seven episodes.
DVD, Blu-Ray & Streaming – It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper and Beyond
The stories and news clips just aren’t enough to recommend this effort examining an era that’s been over-explored in countless docs.
DVD, Blu-Ray & Streaming – The Mummy
From the writing to the directing it is not just a misstep, it’s a giant leap backwards that makes movies like LEPRECHAUN look good.
DVD, Blu-Ray & Streaming – Cult of Chucky
Chucky is back in action with his unique set of skills: torment, torture and murder, all with a wink and a devilish smile.
Movie Review – To The Bone
There’s charm and accessibility, but is it any good?