The Housemaid is such gloriously smarmy and snarky fun that even the bits that don’t work so well aren’t a big deal.

This Silent Night, Deadly Night remake is a nicely naughty jolt of blood-soaked holiday horror worth unwrapping.

Black Phone 2 calls viewers to attention with rigidly frigid authority, and it is only through togetherness, compassion, courage, and communal fortitude that individual humanity is discovered, forgiveness granted, and hope for a better tomorrow restored.

Beast of War is a gut-wrenching rollercoaster ride of survival and suspense.

Good Boy is going to go down as one of the year’s most disappointing misfires.

One Battle After Another is one of 2025’s best films.

Spending time with The Thursday Murder Club was an afternoon well spent, and if they hold additional meetings in the future, I’ll gladly clear my calendar in order to attend.

The Conjuring remains the best film in the ever-expanding “Conjuringverse.” It is also the best film in director James Wan’s career.

Strange Harvest got under my skin.