★★1/2 Lacking in freights and originality, the film pivots the spotlight onto the Warrens themselves, casting the real-life paranormal investigators as daring pioneers despite their exploits remaining dubious decades later.
★★★1/2 Austin Butler electrifies every scene with majestic charm in this surprisingly fun crime caper from Darren Aronofsky, though the director's signature grit sometimes clouds the film's light-hearted tone.
Quick thoughts and reviews of all the new releases I was able to catch in August.
★★ I found myself surprisingly unmoved by Mike Flanagan's TIFF winner, A hollow experience that tries to disguise its narrative void with a shallow meditation on life and death.
★★★1/2 Stellar performances and Aster's fearless direction pull you into this powder keg of a town, but by juggling too many sensitive topics, the films feels as subtle as a knife to the head.
★★1/2 While the jokes and story stumble in this legacy sequel, Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis shine, effortlessly stepping back into the roles they reversed more than twenty years ago.
★★★★1/2 Weapons tantalises its audience, weaving a Rashomon-inspired structure that pulls you headfirst into Zach Cregger's wild labyrinth of mystery and comical horror.
★★★★ Writer-Director Eva Victor thoughtfully explores a challenging subject in this black comedy that cleverly balances sombre post-traumatic drama with quirky indie satire
★★★★ Alison Brie and Dave Franco deliver career-best performances as a co-dependent couple in this gnarly body horror that is both darkly comedic and memorably unsettling.
★★★1/2 With a gravelly-voiced Liam Neeson taking over from the iconic, and similarly named Leslie Nielsen, this hilarious and fittingly silly "Naked Gun" reboot may help revive the long dormant spoof subgenre
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