The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)
Nov 18, 2007Christmas Film
Dull live-action tv remake of the Rankin-Bass stop-motion animated Christmas special
Dylan Minnette
Prisoners (2013)
Sep 23, 2013Vigilante Parent Tortures Child Abduction Suspect
Dark and gripping thriller from Denis Villeneuve about child abductions and a distraught parent who decides to torture a suspect to find their whereabouts.; Superbly well written thriller that raises some big contemporary issues about the legitimacy of torture. Both Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal give utterly convincing performances
Don’t Breathe (2016)
Sep 3, 2016House Breakers Stalked by a Blind Man
This, which is sort of The People Under the Stairs by way of Wait Until Dark, was greeted with terms like ‘an instant classic'. It is a well-oiled machine that produces some undeniable jumps but little remains in memory after it is over
Scream (2022)
Mar 5, 2022Slasher Sequel Parody/Deconstruction
Following the recent reboot of the Halloween franchise, many of the original cast and a new directorial team resurrect Wes Craven’s Scream franchise in some undeniably appealing ways