#Twinless is an uneasy, sharp & disturbing quirkfest that surprisingly builds sympathy for insanely flawed & broken characters. It illuminates the unspoken effects of loss, rejection, loneliness, cruelty, dissociation, mental illness & shattered connections amongst family & society. #2025catchup
Even with some triteness & repetition, #ASH gradually & piercingly morphs into a lavishly neon, synth-y, phantasmagorical trip (Channeling #Mandy / #EventHorizon/ #Possessor / #Lovecraft), while forging its own mystifying orbital path where cosmic terror haunts & reigns throughout. #2025catchup.
The #Predator saga continues its resurgence thanks to #DanTrachtenberg as #Badlands shows the usual brutality & technological prowess yet subverts expectations with unknown creatures & being the most "human" entry, focusing on connection & creating your own clan amidst the carnage. #2025catchup.
The special/practical effects, costume/sound design, score ( #NineInchNails is PERFECTION) & production of #TronAres is downright ethereal in its spectacled precision. Unfortunately the humdrum script, lackluster retreads & omission of depth make this a skewed victory for the franchise. #2025catchup
#Together's adherent body horror is an engrossing application for its codependent & relationship themes. One second you're loving the chemistry & analyzing the characters' issues, another you're REPULSED by the grotesque imagery. #DaveFranco & #AlisonBrie are effortlessly riveting. #2025catchup.
With a suitable mixture of modern/90s intensity & a dash of piercing camp, #FightorFlight effortlessly soars at just the right altitude to deliver something graphic, silly & surprisingly keen. #JoshHartnett & #CharithraChandran shift through every thematic tone with their chemistry. #2025catchup.
#PlayDirty is #ShaneBlack's weakest film despite many of his hard-boiled trademarks (Crime/Christmas/Dark Humor) raging in fun effect. It's serviceably light, fun, cappy & violent, just not up par with his creative quality. Cast works tho, even with #MarkyMark's disinterested sabotage. #2025catchup.
#TheRunningMan dashes inbetween kinetic explosiveness, ubrupt hamminess, consequential class & social commentary. At times it tonally aligns & others smashes into a brick wall due to incoherency. Still a more faithful adaptation of @stephenking.bsky.social's novel than Arnold's though. #2025catchup.
#28YearsLater is a strikingly ambitious yet flawed sequel, building a bold direction in the iconography of the "infected" apocalypse. Vast cinematography, shifty tonality/editing, & sturdy performances make this a worthy continuation primed for the next chapter with #TheBoneTemple. #2025catchup.
Even with a solid concept, slick action, #CharlizeTheron, #KikiLayne, #UmaThurman & company giving it sizeable emotional depth, #OldGuard2 FUMBLES completely on being a competent sequel that gives everyone's effort justice. Maybe part 3 will fix this, IF #Netflix follows through. #2025catchup.
While a bit too kinetic & fast-paced at times, #TheBadGuys2 & its smooth, bright, meticulous, spastic & fluid animation keeps a viewer invested & trying to gaze upon everything on the screen so you don't miss a thing. One of the more charming underrated sagas that deserves attention. #2025catchup.
Grimacingly violent, jolty, & funny, #Novacaine works as an action/comedy & semi-examination on how dangerous it is to feel zero pain, whether living a normal life or risking it all to save the woman you love. The cast, led by the always solid #JackQuaid, greatly elevates the material. #2025catchup.
#Nobody2 manages to favorably place #BobOdenkirk as an everyman assassin that's inventive & relatable. This vacation bound sequel delivers what made the sleeper hit original bloody, audacious & vibrant. Couldn't ask for anything more from an unnecessary yet ambitious continuation. #2025catchup.
