New This Week

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
• Blu-ray Review - Smallfoot
• Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
• Roma
• Vox Lux
• Ben Is Back
• Feature - 12 Christmas Movies That Completely Flopped (and 12 That Were Massive Hits)
• Details on my book, My Year of Chevy: One Guy's Journey Through the Filmography of Chevy Chase

Current Releases

• Green Book
• Capsule Reviews - "Creed II" and "Boy Erased"
• Capsule Reviews - "Shoplifters" and "The Last Race"
• Capsule Reviews - "At Eternity's Gate" and "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
• Instant Family
• The Clovehitch Killer
• Overlord
• Welcome to Mercy
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• Bodied
• Hunter Killer
• Bullitt County
• Halloween (2018)
• Capsule Reviews - "All About Nina" and "The Wife"
• First Man
• Rodents of Unusual Size
• Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer
• Shine
• A Star Is Born
• Hell Fest
• Capsule Reviews - "Free Solo" and "The Predator"
• The Trump Prophecy
• Night School
• Little Women
• Summer '03
• Science Fair
• Fahrenheit 11/9
• A Simple Favor
• Searching
• Crazy Rich Asians
• Capsule Reviews - "I Am Not a Witch" and "Alpha"
• The Nun
• Operation Finale
• Beautifully Broken
• The Happytime Murders
• Arizona
• An L.A. Minute
• The Ranger
• The Meg
• BlacKkKlansman
• McQueen
• The Spy Who Dumped Me
• Tigers Are Not Afraid [Fantasia International Film Festival Review]
• Mission: Impossible - Fallout
• Puzzle
• Unfriended: Dark Web
• Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
• Dead Night
• Our House
• The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot [Fantasia International Film Festival Review]
• Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
• Lifechanger [Fantasia International Film Festival Review]
• Cam [Fantasia International Film Festival Review]
• Mega Time Squad [Fantasia International Film Festival Review]
• Won't You Be My Neighbor?
• Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana [Fantasia International Film Festival Review]
• Skyscraper
• The Devil's Doorway
• Uncle Drew
• Ant-Man and the Wasp
• Sicario: Day of the Soldado
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
• Hearts Beat Loud
• Boundaries
• Gags [Cinepocalypse 2018 Review]
• Clara's Ghost [Cinepocalypse 2018 Review]
• The Cop Baby [Cinepocalypse 2018 Review]
• The Bill Murray Stories [Cinepocalypse 2018 Review]
• Incredibles 2
• Ocean's 8
• Tag
• China Salesman
• Hereditary
• Adrift
• 211
• Action Point
• Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Feral
• Deadpool 2
• Breaking In
• Bad Samaritan
• Avengers: Infinity War
• Super Troopers 2
• Ghost Stories
• The Devil and Father Amorth
• Isle of Dogs
• Rampage
• Blockers
• A Quiet Place
• Where Is Kyra?
• Lowlife
• Ready Player One
• All I Wish
• I Can Only Imagine
• Pacific Rim Uprising
• Paul, Apostle of Christ
• Pyewacket
• Tomb Raider
• Capsule Reviews - "The Strangers: Prey at Night" and "Annihilation"
• The Hurricane Heist
• The Leisure Seeker
• Red Sparrow
• Mohawk
• Foxtrot
• Game Night
• Are We Not Cats
• Black Panther
• Poop Talk
• Fifty Shades Freed
• Basmati Blues
• Winchester
• A Fantastic Woman
• 12 Strong
• The Road Movie
• Paddington 2
• Hostiles
• Proud Mary

On Video & DVD

• Blu-ray Review - Candyman (Collector's Edition)
• Blu-ray Review - Single White Female
• Blu-ray Review - Urban Legend (Collector's Edition)
• Blu-ray Review - Urban Legends: Final Cut
• Blu-ray Review - Dragnet (Collector's Edition)
• Blu-ray Review - Creepshow (Collector's Edition)
• Blu-ray Review - House on Haunted Hill
• Blu-ray Review - Exorcist II: The Heretic
• Blu-ray Review - The Seventh Sign
• Blu-ray Review - The Tingler
• Blu-ray Review - Return of the Living Dead Part II
• Blu-ray Review - Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay
• Blu-ray Review - Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
• Basket Case
• The Gruesome Twosome
• Blu-ray Review - The Poughkeepsie Tapes
• Blu-ray Review - Teen Wolf (Collector's Edition)
• Blu-ray Review - Teen Wolf Too (Collector's Edition)
• Blu-ray Review - Slither (Collector's Edition)
• Blu-ray review - Wolf Guy
• Blu-ray Review - Willard
• Blu-ray Review - Ben
• Blu-ray Review - Beyond the Gates
• Blu-ray Review - Tales from the Hood
• Blu-ray Review - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Blu-ray Review - Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
• Blu-ray Review - Deadtime Stories
• Blu-ray Review - King Solomon's Mines
• DVD Review - The Monster
• Blu-ray Review - Poltergeist II: The Other Side and Poltergeist III
• Blu-ray Review - Jekyll and Hyde...Together Again
• Blu-ray Review - The Monster of Piedras Blancas
• Blu-ray Review - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition
• Blu-ray Review - The Ratings Game
• Blu-ray Review - LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout
• Blu-ray Review - Dolemite
• Blu-ray Review - Sssssss
• Blu-ray Review - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
• Blu-ray Review - Fatal Beauty
• Blu-ray Review - Justice League vs Teen Titans
• Blu-ray Review - The Hallow
• Blu-Ray Review - Point Break
• Blu-Ray Review - The Trip (1967)
• Blu-Ray Review - The Curse/Curse II: The Bite
• Blu-Ray Review - Batman: Bad Blood
• Blu-Ray Review - The Intern
• Blu-Ray Review - Max
• DVD Review - Hidden
• Blu-Ray Review - The Gallows
• DVD Review - Batkid Begins
• Blu-Ray Review - The Stranger
• Blu-Ray Review - The Duke of Burgundy
• Blu-Ray Review - The Harvest
• Blu-Ray Review - LEGO Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom
• Blu-Ray Review - Innerspace
• Blu-Ray Review - Justice League: Gods and Monsters
• Blu-Ray Review - The Water Diviner
• Blu-Ray Review - Scooby-Doo and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
• Blu-Ray Review - Dark Summer
• Blu-Ray Review - Alien Outpost
• Blu-Ray Review - Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
• Blu-Ray Review - Stigmata
• Blu-Ray Review - Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts
• Blu-Ray Review - Batman vs. Robin
• Blu-Ray Review - Eddie and the Cruisers/Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
• Blu-Ray Review - Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
• Blu-Ray Review - The Sure Thing
• Blu-Ray Review - New Year's Evil
• Blu-Ray Review - Annabelle
• DVD Review - The Man With Two Brains
• Blu-Ray Review - Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
• Blu-Ray Review - Lord of Illusions
• Blu-Ray Review - Frank
• Blu-Ray Review - Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
• Blu-Ray Review - Dolls
• Blu-Ray Review - The Doctor and the Devils
• Blu-Ray Review - Squirm
• Blu-Ray Review - Nightbreed: The Director's Cut
• Blu-Ray Review - The Vincent Price Collection Vol. II
• Blu-Ray Review - The Legend of Hell House

Past Columns

• Feature - 25 Wild Details Behind the Making of the "Home Alone" Movies
• Feature - "Osmosis Jones" Is a Fever Dream of a Movie
• Feature - 20 Wild Details Behind the Making of "Coraline"
• Feature - Everything You Didn't Know About Brie Larson, AKA Captain Marvel
• Feature - Making the "Vacation" Movies Was No Vacation For The Cast And Crew
• Feature - 9 Casting Decisions That Hurt Gilmore Girls (And 11 That Saved It)
• Feature - Looking Back on "Cool World"
• Feature - 18 Best Video Game Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes (And 2 Stuck With 0%)
• Feature - 20 Crazy Details Behind the Making of "Practical Magic"
• Feature - 10 New Character Additions That Hurt Star Wars (And 10 That Saved It)
• Feature - 14 Facts That Prove Aubrey Plaza Might Be April Ludgate IRL
• Feature - 20 Crazy Details Behind the Making of "She's All That"
• Feature - 25 Forgettable '90s Teen Movies Only Superfans Remember
• Feature - 20 Crazy Details Behind the Making of "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
• Feature - Kids' Movies That Proved Surprisingly Controversial
• Feature - 20 Crazy Details Behind the Making of "Enchanted"
• Feature - 13 Kids� Movies With 100% On Rotten Tomatoes (And 12 That Are Stuck With 0%)
• Feature - 15 Most Rotten (and 15 Freshest) Superhero Movies According to Rotten Tomatoes
• Feature - Why "47 Meters Down" Is the Second-Best Shark Attack Movie Ever
• Feature - 20 Forgettable '00s Animated Movies Only True Fans Remember
• Feature - 25 Forgettable '00s Action Movies Only Superfans Remember
• Feature - 20 Forgettable Prequel Movies Only Superfans Remember
• Feature - Four Must-See Movies at Fantasia
• Feature - 20 Weird Facts About the Making of Labyrinth
• Feature - The 25 Lowest-Grossing Superhero Movies Ever
• Blog - The Bizarre and Cruel Joke Inside "Tag"
• Feature - Deadpool 2: 20 Behind-the-Scenes Photos That Change Everything
• Feature - Deadpool: 15 Crazy Facts About Zeitgeist
• Feature - Deadpool: 15 Crazy Facts About Thor's Stormbreaker
• Feature - Twilight: 10 Casting Decisions That Hurt the Franchise (and 10 That Saved It)
• Feature - 18 Forgettable '00s Superhero Movies Only True Fans Remember
• Blog - How "Nothing But Trouble" Predicted Trump's America
• Feature - The Making Of 'The Shining' Was A Bigger Nightmare Than The Film's Story
• Feature - 19 Crazy Secrets Behind the Making of Mad Max: Fury Road
• Feature - 8 Live-Action Performances That Hurt Disney Characters (and 8 That Saved Them)
• Feature - 15 Secrets From "Community" You Had No Idea About
• Feature - 17 A-Listers Who Were Completely Deleted From Movies
• Feature - 15 Secrets Behind the Making of Clueless
• Feature - Batman: 8 Performances That Hurt the Movies (and 8 That Saved Them)
• Feature - 15 Things You Didn't Know About the Warcraft Movie
• Feature - 15 Mind-Blowing Things You Didn't Know About the Ghost Rider Movies
• Feature - 15 Things You Didn't Know About the Disappointing Superman Returns
• Feature - The Proud Mary Situation
• Feature - 15 Disney Movies Coming in 2018
• Feature - 20 Things I Learned From Movies in 2017
• Feature - 15 Things You Didn't Know About the Disastrous Judge Dredd Movie
• Feature - How "Streets of Fire" Went from Box Office Flop to Cult Classic
• Feature - 15 Biggest Weaknesses You Didn't Know Thor Had
• Feature - 15 Things You Didn't Know About the Disastrous Howard the Duck Movie
• Feature - Star Wars: 15 Things You Didn't Know About Admiral Ackbar
• Feature - 15 Shocking Behind-the-Scenes Secret of Your Favorite '90s Movies
• Feature - 15 Things You Never Knew About the Disastrous Catwoman Movie
• Feature - 15 Netflix Original Movies You Didn't Know Were Coming in 2018
• Feature - 15 Secrets Revealed About What REALLY Goes On in Movie Theaters
• The Night Watchmen [2017 Fantasia International Film Festival review]
• Drib [2017 Fantasia International Film Festival review]
• Tragedy Girls [2017 Fantasia International Film Festival review]
• Feature - Actresses Who Were Way Too Young For These Scenes
• Sequence Break [2017 Fantasia International Film Festival review]
• Replace [2017 Fantasia International Film Festival review]
• The Honor Farm [2017 Fantasia International Film Festival review]
• Feature - Things You Didn't Know About Men in Black
• Feature - The 15 Best '80s Teen Movies, Ranked
• Feature - 15 Things You Didn't Know About Batman & Robin
• Feature - 15 Flawed Movies That Could Be Vastly Improved by a Remake
• Feature - 15 Movies That Went To War With The Ratings Board
• Feature - The Worst Things To Ever Happen To Luke Skywalker
• Feature - The 15 Best Worst Movies of All Time
• Feature - The 15 Lowest-Grossing Movies of All Time
• Quiz - Can You Name This Adam Sandler Movie?
• Feature - Child Stars Who Did Surprising Things After Leaving Show Business
• Feature - 16 Things You Didn't Know About E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• Feature - 15 Awesomely Crazy '80s Horror Movies Every Horror Buff Needs To See
• Feature - 15 Movies With Bizarre Source Material
• Feature - Where Are They Now? The Cast of Some Kind of Wonderful
• Feature - 15 Things You Didn't Know About Pan's Labyrinth
• Feature - 15 Gritty Reboots That Completely Failed
• Feature - The Cultural Significance of Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
• Feature - 18 Underrated Movies Currently Streaming on Netflix That You've Never Seen
• Feature - Oscar Curse: Actors Whose Careers Went Downhill After Winning An Oscar
• Feature - The Worst Horror Movie Cliches That Just Keep Being Used
• Feature - 15 Amazing Actors Who Have Been Nominated for a Razzie Award
• Feature - Archie's 15 Most Messed-Up Stories
• Feature - 15 Old Movies You've Seen But Can't Remember the Name Of
• Feature - The Most Gruesome Deleted Scenes That Were Cut Out of Horror Movies
• Feature - The Biggest Movie Marketing Fails of All Time
• Feature - Most-Anticipated Horror Movies of 2017
• Feature - Critic v Trolls: Dawn of Hate Mail
• Feature - Speed Zone: The Forgotten Cannonball Run Sequel
• Commentary - When Filmmakers Throw Hissy Fits
• Ten Awesome Forgotten '90s Movie Songs
• Feature - Ten More Awesome Forgotten '80s Movie Songs
• Feature - Remembering Spies Like Us on its 30th Anniversary
• Feature - A Snowball's Chance: Awards Season's Least Likely Contenders
• Blog Post - My Summer in the Cinema
• Feature - You Can't Please Everyone: Fandom in the Modern Age
• Feature - Depression in Alex Ross Perry's 'Queen of Earth'
• Feature - The Two Sides of Bobby Dupea: Remembering "Five Easy Pieces"
• Feature - The Unbelievable True Story of 'Million Dollar Mystery'
• Feature - The 70mm Experience of The Hateful Eight
• Commentary - It's Not "Game Over" For Videogame Movies
• Feature - The Musical Magic of Purple Rain
• Feature - Dinosaur Week: A Sound of Thunder
• Feature - The Marvel Cinematic Universe Is Evil and Needs to Die
• Feature - Charge It to the Underhills: Fletch Turns 30
• Daily Grindhouse Post-Apocalyptic Week - Tank Girl
• The Least-Anticipated Summer Movies of 2015
• Op-Ed Piece - Unrest in Baltimore
• Feature - Ten Awesome Forgotten '80s Movie Songs
• Feature - Journey to the Bottom of the Box Office
• Feature: Are We Still Friends On Monday? The Breakfast Club Turns 30
• Feature - The Highs and Lows of Adoption in Cinema
• Column - "Yes, It's a Real Movie!": The Coed and the Zombie Stoner
• Blog Post - Why I Cover Faith-Based Films
• Five Independent Movies You Need To See Right Now
• Commentary - The Disturbing Pornographic Tendencies of No Good Deed
• Feature - No Good Deed Gets Punished
• Feature - Fifteen Films That Will Always Stick With Me
• Feature - My interview with Kelly & Cal director Jen McGowan
• Feature - Back to School Movie Guide
• Blog Post - Help Yourself to a Review!
• Blog Post - Why 4D Is Not the Wave of the Future
• Column - Yes, It's a Real Movie! - Zeta One
• Commentary - A Field Guide to the Movies That Make Us Cry
• Commentary - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Problem with Chick Flicks Today
• Blog Post - The Great Internal Fresh/Rotten Debate
• Blog Post - The Fallacy of the "Worst Movie Ever"
• Commentary: The Rise of the Faith Film
• Daily Grindhouse Column: Yes, It's a Real Movie! - Osombie
• Commentary - Phillip Seymour Hoffman and the Tragedy of Addiction
• Commentary - When Films Fudge Facts
• New Daily Grindhouse column: Yes, It's a Real Movie - Chatterbox (1977)
• Commentary - In Defense of Digital Projection
• Feature Article - When Horror Goes Bonkers
• Blog Entry - A Quote Whore Exposed
• Commentary - The Failure of the MPAA's "Check the Box" Campaign
• Commentary - The Tragic Decline of the Concert Documentary
• Blog Entry - The Super-Secret Film Critic Cabal
• Blog Entry - Write Like Armond!
• Commentary - The Proper Care and Feeding of the Superhero Movie
• Blog Entry - Eulogy for a Multiplex
• Check out my article "Phoebe Moves in Stereo: How Fast Times at Ridgemont High Gave Birth to a Classic Scene" in issue 19 of Paracinema Magazine
• Commentary - The Absurdity of Nonsensical Movie Tie-ins
• Blog Entry - The Dehumanization of Film Critics
• Commentary - The Most Annoying Trends in Animated Movies
• Feature - When the Must-Not-See Becomes the Must-See
• Blog Entry - Least Anticipated Summer Movies of 2013
• A Tribute to Roger Ebert
• Blog Entry - Most Summer Movies Have Plot Holes
• Blog Entry - Least Anticipated Movies of Summer 2012
• Blog Entry - Nicolas Cage "Insanity" Not Always a Good Thing