6.5
Settling comfortably into the familiar subject of a yakuza turf war, First Love sees eccentric director Miike delivering a standardized but darkly comedic action-crime odyssey.
9
Hellraiser remains a horror classic and successfully creeps me out even after seeing it so many times.
7
Wyrm is a unique coming-of-age story that had me rolling at times with its irreverent humor and marks a solid debut from director Christopher Winterbauer.
6
Overall, this is an average Arrow release for a below-average film, one that truthfully only hasn’t been forgotten due to the legend who directed it.
4.5
You can see the movie that Corporate Animals wants to be, as there are instances when its wild mixture of satirizing capitalism, horror comedy and peculiar banter create some moments that succeed in being uniquely funny.
2.5
Auggie broaches the issue of A.I. relationships with the diminutive, surface-level approach of a bad “Black Mirror” episode.
7
The strong script and deliciously deranged performances, coupled with its intriguing premise, ultimately redeem the film from a disappointing ending that unfortunately doesn’t amount to much.
7
Deerskin is one or two expertly told absurdist jokes whose repetition comes close to tedium.
7.5
If you want to see a trying, yet touching, story of survival, then look no further than Midnight Traveler.
8
As a self-criticising exploration of travelogue shows and the internal biases that structure them, To the Ends of the Earth is an enlightening dialogue about being feeling lost in a foreign country.
8
Preying on the anxieties over religious zealotry, Saint Maud is an auspicious horror debut that burns with a quiet terror.
6
As a documentary, Desolation Center is serviceable, but is best suited to those like me who have a fondness for this era of punk rock or who are curious in how these giant desert festivals got their start.
8.5
It is not everyday you walk away from a film and think the 30-minute, one-take aspect is the least interesting about it, but it is rings true for Ueda's layered horror comedy experience.
8
Chained For Life encompasses a number of big ideas into a relatively small film production.
7.5
Haunt is a horror film that’s minimal by design, stripping away needless exposition and boiling the formula down to its base essentials
