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Author: John Daniel Tangalin

Sophie Thatcher in Drew Hancock's dark comedy science-fiction thriller film, Companion
Comedy / Reviews / Science Fiction / TCS / Thriller

Drew Hancock’s ‘Companion’ (Non-Spoiler Review) – ‘Lucy’ Meets ‘Terminator’ In A Cabin In The Woods

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 - by John Daniel Tangalin

A rhetorically sound cross-genre film starring up-and-coming faces in cinema. Read our non-spoiler review of Drew Hancock’s ‘Companion’!

Drew Hancock’s ‘Companion’ (Non-Spoiler Review) – ‘Lucy’ Meets ‘Terminator’ In A Cabin In The Woods Read More
Jess Hong in Sasha Rainbow, Hweiling Ow, Mia Maramara, and Lee Murray’s Shudder psychological body horror drama thriller film, Grafted
Drama / Horror / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘Grafted’ (Shudder) Non-Spoiler Review – Classic Mad Scientist Tale Takes An Uncanny Direction

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 - by John Daniel Tangalin

A layered cross-genre film that isn’t mainstream but can easily be a favorite. Read our review of the Shudder body horror film, ‘Grafted’!

‘Grafted’ (Shudder) Non-Spoiler Review – Classic Mad Scientist Tale Takes An Uncanny Direction Read More
Harris Dickinson and Nicole Kidman in Halina Reijn's A24 erotic thriller drama film, Babygirl
Comedy / Drama / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

Halina Reijn’s ‘Babygirl’ (A24) Non-Spoiler Review – An Erotic Film Playing Into Power And The Perverse

December 28, 2024December 28, 2024 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Nicole Kidman is a woman in a male-dominated field longing to be dominated by a male. Read our full non-spoiler review of ‘Babygirl’!

Halina Reijn’s ‘Babygirl’ (A24) Non-Spoiler Review – An Erotic Film Playing Into Power And The Perverse Read More
Sarah Snook as the voice of Grace Pudel in Adam Elliot's adult stop-motion animation drama film, Memoir of a Snail
Animated / Drama / Reviews / TCS

‘Memoir Of A Snail’ Non-Spoiler Review – A Captivating Clayography On Cognition, Consumerism, And Creativity

December 15, 2024December 27, 2024 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Australian animator Adam Elliot’s newest stop-motion feature film does wonders. Read our full non-spoiler review of ‘Memoir of a Snail’!

‘Memoir Of A Snail’ Non-Spoiler Review – A Captivating Clayography On Cognition, Consumerism, And Creativity Read More
Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, and Maisie Ayres in Steffen Haars and Nick Frost's IFC Films and Shudder horror comedy film, Get Away
Comedy / Horror / Reviews / TCS

‘Get Away’ (IFC Films/ Shudder) Non-Spoiler Review – A Charming Parody To The Folk Horror Subgenre

December 14, 2024December 21, 2024 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Nick Frost leads a well-timed and properly written horror comedy. Read our full non-spoiler review of ‘Get Away’!

‘Get Away’ (IFC Films/ Shudder) Non-Spoiler Review – A Charming Parody To The Folk Horror Subgenre Read More
Taron Egerton in Jaume Collet Serra and TJ Fixman's action crime mystery thriller Neflix film, Carry On
Action / Mystery / Reviews / Thriller

‘Carry-On’ (Netflix) Non-Spoiler Review – ‘Die Hard 2’ Meets ‘Phone Booth’ In Suspenseful Security Cinema

December 12, 2024December 27, 2024 - by John Daniel Tangalin

An all-too-familiar crime thriller from Netflix and Dreamworks. Read our full non-spoiler review of ‘Carry-On’!

‘Carry-On’ (Netflix) Non-Spoiler Review – ‘Die Hard 2’ Meets ‘Phone Booth’ In Suspenseful Security Cinema Read More
Mikey Madison in romantic comedy drama film, Anora
Comedy / Drama / Reviews / Romance / TCS

‘Anora’ Non-Spoiler Review – Mikey Madison Stripped Into Her Best Role Yet

November 23, 2024November 23, 2024 - by John Daniel Tangalin

As expected, Mikey Madison has evolved excellently in her career as a performer. Read our full non-spoiler review of ‘Anora’!

‘Anora’ Non-Spoiler Review – Mikey Madison Stripped Into Her Best Role Yet Read More
Laurie Pavy and Milton Riche in David Moreau's Shudder horror thriller film, MadS
Horror / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘MadS’ (Fantastic Fest/ Shudder) Non-Spoiler Review – A Tricky, Trippy Test Of Talent And Trepidation

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Following its Fantastic Fest premiere, David Moreau’s Shudder horror-thriller impresses as a hellish “bad trip”. Read our review of ‘MadS’!

‘MadS’ (Fantastic Fest/ Shudder) Non-Spoiler Review – A Tricky, Trippy Test Of Talent And Trepidation Read More
James Harper Jones in Benjamin Barfoot's Shudder horror film, Daddy's Head
Horror / Reviews / TCS

‘Daddy’s Head’ (Fantastic Fest/ Shudder) Non-Spoiler Review – If The United Kingdom Made ‘The Babadook’

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 - by John Daniel Tangalin

Following its Fantastic Fest debut, Shudder has its own ‘The Babadook’ for the genre lovers. Read our full review of ‘Daddy’s Head’!

‘Daddy’s Head’ (Fantastic Fest/ Shudder) Non-Spoiler Review – If The United Kingdom Made ‘The Babadook’ Read More
Dylan O'Brien in Celine Held and Logan George's drama mystery thriller film, Caddo Lake
Drama / Mystery / Reviews / Thriller

‘Caddo Lake’ (Max) Non-Spoiler Review – The Most Daring Diachronic Mystery Thriller Since ‘Westworld’

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 - by John Daniel Tangalin

A mystery thriller about generational trauma starring Dylan O’Brien, Eliza Scanlen, and Lauren Ambrose. Read our full review of ‘Caddo Lake’!

‘Caddo Lake’ (Max) Non-Spoiler Review – The Most Daring Diachronic Mystery Thriller Since ‘Westworld’ Read More

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