‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ review

More blood, more fun. But is it better? Warning: some spoilers ahead! Written by Wowie Lagman Blood is thicker than survival in the new Ready or Not movie–and there is a lot of that here. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet were aiming for something bigger with Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and […]

‘Project Hail Mary’ review

A delightful crowd pleaser This is easily one of the best men-in-space movies in decades Written by Wowie Lagman Could this be one of best sci-fi movies, question? Answer is ‘yes,’ statement. There are so many elements that worked well for Project Hail Mary, the latest from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with […]

‘The Bride!’ review: stitched together stylishly

Just like the story from which the movie was based on, the film feels stitched together from wildly different parts. Director Maggie Gyllenhaal has created a strange yet stylish reinvention of the Frankenstein myth that explores love, loneliness, feminism, and justice, among others. In the movie, Frankenstein’s monster (Christian Bale) goes to Chicago in search […]

‘Hoppers’ review: unexpectedly great

Director Daniel Chong’s Hoppers is (unexpectedly) one of Pixar’s funniest and most entertaining movies. 2025’s Elio was underwhelming. And while it was cute, it didn’t feel as impactful as previous Pixar movies. Or maybe it was because I am not the main target audience of a movie like this; maybe kids found it great. But […]

‘Scream 7’ review: nostalgia screams louder than fear

When it was announced that Neve Campbell would be returning to the Scream franchise, fans were delighted. I know I was. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is the heart of the Scream movies. Doing one without her doesn’t really feel right. But while Scream 6 was a solid installment, not having Sidney makes the experience incomplete. […]

‘Crime 101’ review

A satisfying slowburn Well-written script, solid story, and great cinematography elevate the movie’s appeal Crime thrillers are often characterized by high-octane car chases and unrelenting action to be effective. They need to have elaborate storylines that will push its characters to the limits to pull off a satisfying end. But that doesn’t apply every time. […]

‘Hamnet’ review: delightfully painful

Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet surprised—delighted, actually—me at its final act. At the start of the movie, I thought that it would be an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s longest play, Hamlet. Although it’s been ages since we studied the tragedy, I was quite certain during the first thirty minutes that what’s unfolding on the screen isn’t like […]

‘Wuthering Heights’ review: a cautionary tale

I think it’s clever that Wuthering Heights features actors who have some of the most beautiful faces in the industry today. Superficial as it sounds, their looks are most probably the only thing that will keep you from disliking the movie. Or I could be wrong. Because the movie is delightfully indulgent. I haven’t finished […]

‘Send Help’ review: Who will outwit, outplay, and outlast?

If Survivor would become a movie, this is probably it. In Send Help, director Sam Raimi returned to form by bringing together survival horror, dark comedy, and character study by putting two characters who are polar opposites in an environment where they are forced to, just like in the reality TV behemoth, outlast the elements […]

‘Mercy’ review: Edge-of-your-seat thrill makes up for its shortcomings

There are times when movies don’t need to say or do too much to be interesting, or even entertaining. A movie just needs to be enjoyable to watch. Such is the case in Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy. Starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, the movie centers on a futuristic AI-powered judicial program that uses an evidence-based […]