Film Review Archives
Scratch (2001, 102 min., R) 




Doug Pray's previous music doc -- 1996's Hype! -- chronicled the rise and fall of the Seattle grunge scene; by film's end you realized for all the crazy beauty in front of you, what you were ...
Scream (1996, 100 min., R) 




A triumphant return to form for Wes Craven, Scream is the kind of psychological slasher film for which horror fans have been waiting years. The stalk 'n' slash gorefests of the early to mid-Eighties may be ...
Scream 2 (1997, 120 min., R) 




Has it only been one year since director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson reintroduced the joys of the slasher film to the American moviegoing public with Scream?
It has, but it may ...
Scream 4 (2011, 103 min., R) 




This reboot of the franchise is too self-referential for its own good.
Scream 3 (2000, 116 min., R) 




Third time's the charm in the concluding (maybe) chapter of Wes Craven's self-referential (and self-reverential) teen slasher series. As per the rules of the game, anything goes this time out, meaning that embattled teen Sidney ...
Kirk Davis’ slick, locally produced film, adapted from the stories of Christopher Cook, plunges into Texas' small-town religious mores and comes up with some insightful revelations in this character-driven pastiche.
Set in 1950s Iceland, this film is equal parts noirish mystery and coming-of-age tale.
A curious little independent film straight out of Brooklyn that would have worked better as a 20-minute short than an 80-minute feature, One-Eye Jimmy haphazardly follows a day in the life of several Noo Yawk small-timers ...
Searching (2018, 102 min., PG-13) 




Innovative thriller keeps the tension on the small screen
Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman play 14th century knights commanded to transport a witch believed to be the source of the Black Plague.
Second Act (2018, 103 min., PG-13) 




Lean In meets The Secret of My Success in workplace rom-com
Richard Gere joins in the fun at this revived hotel for seniors.
In this unique family film that's also an ode to heroic movies gone by, a boy is sent for the summer to live with his two eccentric uncles in Texas.
Like a cross between the Brothers Quay, Jan Svankmajer, and David Lynch, Tom Thumb is a dark, eerie retelling of the familiar tale of the tiny boy and his magical adventures in a world of giants. ...
Violent French erotica about female empowerment is a turbocharged gender bender that's equal parts soft-core porn and overwrought symbolism.
Even the powerful combination of Johnny Depp and John Turturro can't save this Stephen King film adapatation.
This new animated film from Japan's Studio Ghibli is based on The Borrowers, a story about 4-inch-tall people who live undetected among their human hosts.
Former porn auteur Gregory Dark advances to making this rote exercise in slasher-film tedium.
Over-the-top gore is the rule when Chucky and Tiffany are resurrected by their anatomically incorrect offspring.
This fantasy film, adapted from Susan Cooper's series of novels, is utterly devoid of anything but bombastically simplistic notions.
Senseless (1998, 88 min., R) 




I suppose it's good to know that as long as Penelope Spheeris is around, David Spade will probably have a steady stream of pay-the-bills roles offered to him. Her comedies are always in need of someone ...
Nobody exports heartbreak like the French. This subdued, icy-cool tale of emotional meltdown and bitter acrimony among otherwise sane adults should hit home with anyone who's ever been put through the meat grinder o' luv. Those ...
Séraphine (2008, 125 min., NR) 




This is a rapturous, utterly engrossing account of the life of early 20th century French artist Séraphine de Senlis.
Notorious for its disturbing content, this film has been slightly edited for its American theatrical debut.
The resurrection of Ms. Turner, via the man who gave us Divine and dogshit. Who would have thought? Exactly what the title implies, Serial Mom is Waters' take on both America's infatuation with serial killers and ...
While not as awful as the last film adaptation of a Dean Koontz novel (the evil Corey Haim vehicle Watchers), Servants is a far cry from what it could have been. It's hard to imagine an ...
Seven (1995, 107 min., R) 




A serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi is hunted by two New York City detectives in this hellish take on Nineties film noir.
Robert Duvall and Lucas Black join forces for this film version of psychologist/golfer David Cook's memoir, Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia.
A knockout cast of oddball actors seize the reins in Martin McDonagh's smart comedy about dumb people doing really awful things.
Seventh Son (2015, 102 min., PG-13) 




Fantasy film about an apprentice Spook battling Julianne Moore's evil witch.