Woman of the Hour (2023)
True Crime/Serial Killer on a Dating Show
Actress Anna Kendrick directs a film based on a true-life serial killer Rodney Alcala who appeared on tv’s The Dating Game
Films of 2023
Wonka (2023)
Willy Wonka Origin Story
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has become a cult classic. This offers a Willy Wonka origin story but seems to be far too nice a work that is missing the dark bite of the original
The Wrath of Becky (2023)
Young Girl Takes Revenge
Becky was a modest effort with Lulu Wilson as a thirteen year-old violently fighting off home invaders. This is a sequel with her up against white supremacists
You Can Call Me Bill (2023)
William Shatner Interviewed
Alexandre O. Philippe has made a host of documentaries about film and fandom. Here he sits down with a 91-year-old William Shatner who talks candidly as he reflects on his life
You’ll Never Find Me (2023)
Psychological Games Between Two Strangers
Australian film where a girl turns up at the trailer home of a recluse. A series of tense psychological games ensue where it becomes apparent neither of them are being truthful
Zombie Town (2023)
R.L. Stine Adaptation/Zombies Emerge Out of a Film
An adaptation of an R.L. Stine book, a work of safe anodyne horror about zombies trapped inside a film made by director Dan Aykroyd getting loose and overrunning a town