The sins of the father so often become the sins of the son, it’s a tale that has graced the silver screen countless times, from The Godfather to The Place Beyond the Pines. Yet, something very similar to this premise is rarely touched upon; the sins of the father becoming
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting comes in as Netflix's latest attempt to capitalize on the Halloween season. This YA adaptation boasts a promising premise that harkens back to family films of yesteryear, which unabashedly approached their high-concept premises with frights and creativity. Despite this conceit, Babysitter's Guide never imbues
Creepshow is back one last time (before season 2) and is just in time to be broadcast on Shudder for Halloween. An anthology horror series based on the 1982 movie of the same name, Creepshow brings back that style of horror that hasn’t been seen for years, inspired by the
African Apocalypse (dir. Rob Lemkin) is a startling film – both in the sense of the recorded accounts of atrocities that occurred within the Niger, Africa, but also the unsettling feeling of the repetitiveness of the conditions that allowed these crimes to occur. Femi Nylander is a British-Nigerian Oxford student who
For a director with several well-regarded classics under his belt (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Who Framed Roger Rabbit), Robert Zemeckis' career has since spiraled down a negative trajectory. Recent offerings like Welcome to Marwen and Allied rank among the director's weakest offerings, with these films showcasing Zemeckis' creative
