Uncharted

Video game adaptation gets away with running on star power

"...– Holland must first earn the trust of the mysterious Chloe Frazer (Ali) and stay one step ahead of..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Conor Barry, Richard Bolger, Benoît Roland Keira Woods' daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house. She..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Belle

Social media and fairy tales meet in this gorgeous, grounded version of Beauty and the Beast

"...destruction blazed by the Dragon (Satoh/Paul Castro Jr.), a mysterious horned and fanged beast caught up in his own..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Poupelle of Chimney Town

Charming enviro-metaphor anime appeals to the outsider kid in us all

"...in the original Japanese version) is literal trash. A mysterious creature that assembles itself around a crystalline heart with..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

See for Me

Home invasion thriller smartly updates Wait Until Dark

"...with a hidden safe on their mind and a mysterious voice at the end of the line manipulating their..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Legend of La Llorona

The weeping woman has reason to cry in this flat supernatural horror

"...read the part of the travel brochure noting the mysterious disappearances of numerous kids in the area, and before..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The King's Man

Spy comedy threequel is a king-sized disaster

"...in tow and occasionally secretly leading the way. A mysterious figure is manipulating world events for a very specific..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Robert Rodriguez Opens The Book of Boba Fett

The Austin filmmaker takes the mask off Star Wars' enigmatic bounty hunter for new Disney+ show

"...Book of Boba Fett, the new series about the mysterious Mandalorian. Not only that, but he's directing several episodes..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Boards the Flight of the Navigator

Beloved '80s sci fi adventure picked as Defender of the Universe

"...experiences an unlikely transformation when he comes across a mysterious app that gamifies every facet of his life (US,..."

Dec. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Beta Test

Jim Cummings burns the film industry to the ground (and it deserves it)

"...weeks to Caroline (Newcomb) but follows through on a mysterious invitation for a no-strings-attached sexual encounter, and his world..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Dune

The science-fiction epic gets the screen treatment its scale demands

"...interstellar space travel is made possible by spice, a mysterious powder found only on the desert planet of Arrakis...."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Blazing World

Stylish fairy tale-inspired drama is an overstuffed treat

"...has been haunted by a swirling vortex with the mysterious Lained (Kier) whispering and motioning for her to join..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Arrebato

Addicted to filmmaking in this newly restored Spanish horror

"...become almost a trope in modern horror cinema: a mysterious package, delivered to a filmmaker. In this case, it's..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Old Henry

Cowboy tale takes a little too long on a familiar trail

"...across a wounded man named Curry (Haze) with a mysterious bag of loot, whom he brings to his creaky,..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Marvel's master of kung fu makes a convoluted cosmic splash

"...the superhero playbook. Shang-Chi looks to xuanhuan (literal translation: mysterious fantasy), in which heroes, often foreign, face elements of..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Don’t Breathe 2

Misguided sequel tries to redeem the irredeemable

"...unlikeable leads. The Blind Man is no longer a mysterious character: The audience already knows his crimes, and it's..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

6:45

Time loop horror relives a perfect and perfectly terrifying day

"...Kids Go to Hell, are murdered by the same mysterious figure. Worse, still: She has her throat viciously cut,..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Old

Beach vacation, anyone?

"...and son Trent (River) – ends up on a mysterious beach where the body’s cells age at an accelerated..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Green Knight

Dev Patel and David Lowery enchant with this astounding Arthurian myth

"...be, the one to meet the challenge of the mysterious Green Knight (Ineson). The moss-encrusted figure interrupts the Christmas..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ride the Eagle

Jake Johnson gets his head straight in this comedic kin to Walden

"...path that intersects with an always-game Simmons as a mysterious interloper and Carden as an ex that may have..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Black Widow

What happened in Budapest no longer stays in Budapest as Marvel learns spycraft

"...mind control but pursued by his chief enforcer, the mysterious Taskmaster. Through the mandatory elaborate set pieces, they reunite..."

July 9, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Stranger by the Shore

A heartfelt queer first romance in this gorgeous anime

"...silently sitting on an oceanfront bench in Okinawa. This mysterious figure intrigues the moody twentysomething novelist Shun (Grelle in..."

July 9, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fathom

A search for whale song becomes an ode to patient researchers

"...missive from the Blazing World. The meaning of these mysterious, atonal musical phrases is still unfolding, and is one..."

June 25, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Censor

British video nasty throwback finds the real danger was in the cuts

"...down, and tying it all in to the old "mysterious film of unknown provenance" trope binds it even closer..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Occupation: Rainfall

Part two of the Australian alien invasion epic

"...split up the team as they search for a mysterious MacGuffin called Rainfall when the dynamics are barely established..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Quiet Place Part II

Creature feature is like great DLC rather than a sequel

"...and the newborn baby) on the run from the mysterious, deadly creatures that have scoured the Earth. Armed with..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Dry

Murder and secrets in the Australian Outback

"...of his school friend Ellie (Bettencourt), who drowned in mysterious circumstances right before he headed away. Instead, it's survivor's..."

May 21, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Djinn

The dangers of a wish coming true in this childhood horror

"...to do with the last tenant, who died in mysterious circumstances? Or is it simply that the tome and..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Army of the Dead

Latest zombie flick should just stay buried

"...established as soldier-turned-fry-cook Scott Ward (Bautista) is convinced by mysterious tycoon Bly Tanaka (Sanada) to assemble the typical unlikely..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Water Man

Tale of tales finds strength in fantasy as a young boy goes questing

"...From The Bye Bye Man to Come Play, mysterious urban legends have become a mainstay of modern horror..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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