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Evict This ‘Resident Evil’

July 22, 2022July 28, 2022 Ryan Kallberg 0 Comments Ella Balinska, Lance Reddick, Netflix, Resident Evil, Turlough Coventry

Netflix’s rendition of the franchise is a muddled mess

Irma Vep

The Meta-Return of ‘Irma Vep’

June 30, 2022July 4, 2022 Ryan Kallberg 0 Comments Alicia Vikander, Irma Vep, Maggie Cheung, Olivier Assayas, Vincent Lacoste

Olivier Assayas reshoots his 90s arthouse movie about movies into a satirical HBO miniseries about movies

Black Phone

Hanging on the Telephone

June 24, 2022 Ryan Kallberg 1 Comment C. Robert Cargill, Ethan Hawke, Joe Hill, The Black Phone

Ethan Hawke is awesomely creepy in the somewhat predictable ‘The Black Phone’

Time-Traveler's Wife

Not So Sexy ‘Time’

June 3, 2022 Ryan Kallberg 1 Comment Rose Leslie, Steven Moffat, The Time Traveler's Wife, Theo James

‘The Time Traveler’s Wife,’ a creepy, lurky, very uncomfortable romance

Russian Doll

Let Your Loved Ones Know About ‘Russian Doll’ Season 2

April 28, 2022May 2, 2022 Ryan Kallberg 1 Comment Amy Poehler, Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll

The show reminds us not to ignore your family. They won’t be there forever.

Tokyo Vice

To Live and Die in Tokyo

April 14, 2022April 19, 2022 Ryan Kallberg 1 Comment Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Michael Mann, Rachel Keller, Rinko Kukichi, Shô Kasamatsu, Tokyo Vice

‘Tokyo Vice,’ a lurid snapshot of Japan’s criminal underbelly

Halo

The Road to ‘Halo’ is Paved With Good Intentions

April 12, 2022April 15, 2022 Ryan Kallberg 0 Comments HALO, Master Chief, Pablo Schrieber, Paramount Plus, Peter Jackson

The legendary video game becomes mediocre TV sci-fi

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Don’t Mess with ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’

February 21, 2022April 3, 2022 Ryan Kallberg 0 Comments Halloween, Leatherface, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper

Netflix’s ham-fisted update of 1970s gore

Archive 81

Scary Tapes

February 4, 2022 Ryan Kallberg 0 Comments Archive 81, Dina Shihabi, Mamodou Athie, Martin Donovan

Netlfix’s ‘Archive 81’ revisits the horror of the mysterious analog 90s

Haunting of Bly Manor

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A Good Old-Fashioned Ghost Story

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Ryan Kallberg 0 Comments Henry Thomas, Mike Flanagan, T'Nia Miller, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Haunting Of Hill House, Victoria Pedretti

‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ on Netflix

The Haunting of Hill House

‘The Haunting Of Hill House’

October 23, 2018 Ryan Kallberg 0 Comments Netflix, The Haunting Of Hill House

Ten Hours Of Terror With A Satisfying Payoff