Film

HOLLYWOOD—I’m a fan of horror movies, but in particular “Scream” has been a franchise that holds a special place in my heart. It changed the genre as we know it in 1996, not to mention it delivered one of the best sequels to date with a reveal at the end that left me and many aghast in “Scream 2.”...

HOLLYWOOD—The nominees for the 2025 Critic’s Choice Awards were unveiled on Thursday, December 12. Do I personally think they have an impact on Awards Season? No, plain and simple, they can create buzz, but they are in no way a predictor of what the Screen Actors Guild, Writers Guild, Directors Guild or the Academy Awards will pick as their...

HOLLYWOOD—Awards Season is upon us cinema lovers. On Monday, December 9, the nominees for the 2025 Golden Globes Awards were announced. Leading the pack of all contenders is the musical “Emilia Perez” which picked up 10 nominations including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Director and nominations for its stars Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana and Kala Sofia...

HOLLYWOOD—This had to be one of the most anticipated movies of the year for me. I mean nearly 25 years after the Best Picture flick “Gladiator” took the top prize, we are getting the sequel. Did I ever expect it? No. Was I glad to see it? Yes, but it leaves plenty for the audience to want. It is...

HOLLYWOOD—This might be a loaded question, but here we go. What is the scariest horror movie of all time? I know there are plenty of classics that people have, but we truly have to dig a bit deep on this because there are different realms of horror. You have supernatural, you have ghosts, you have haunted houses, you have...

HOLLYWOOD—Dare I say I thoroughly enjoyed this sequel to the 2022 smash hit, “Smile.” The movie followed a supernatural curse that passes from person to person after they witness someone die a horrific death at the hands of an entity that is unknown until this sequel. Yes, the movie does lose a few points on originality because it is...

HOLLYWOOD—I am a fan of horror films. I have been since I was a little kid in the 80s. However, it has come to my attention as of late that the genre feels like it is dead. I don’t mean ‘dead’ that its over and people are no longer interested in them, but there has been no significant shift...

HOLLYWOOD—When Todd Phillips released his 2019 film, “Joker” it was something to be studied. It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen in cinema. I remember watching this movie in the theater and being unnerved. There was a nervousness about the film as if it would spawn people to react in strange ways. I remember one guy in the theater...

HOLLYWOOD—A good thriller knows how to build tension, but at the same time something has to happen to where the tension doesn’t explode in the last 40 minutes of the show. That is what I felt with the American remake of the Danish flick “Speak No Evil.” Yes, there has been so much chatter about this thriller starring Jason...

HOLLYWOOD—I have been waiting for this movie since I first witnessed the trailer several months ago. I am a massive fan of horror, but more important than anything I am attracted to suspense. It is a difficult task for some filmmakers to intertwine horror and suspense in a way that works to near perfection. If I had to rank...