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Kathryn Bigelow is one of my favorite filmmakers of all time. Period. I think her work is stunning. She’s an artist, a technician, a visual stylist, and a total badass who has worked in the kinetic, muscular, testosterone-heavy world of action and thriller cinema for most of her career, a genre long dominated by male directors, and she didn’t just step into it, she detonated it. This is not the kind of career you’d normally associate with a female filmmaker, which is of cour

Not only am I wearing my stylish Film Critic pants, but I am also sporting a lovely Easter Bonnet, so I am ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, April 18th, 2025. 1) SINNERS Look, I love a big swing, especially in genre filmmaking. I respect when a filmmaker goes for broke, throws it all on the screen, and isn't afraid to get weird. And there's no question that Ryan Coogler —yes, the guy who made Fruitvale Station , Creed ,  

There are two things in this world that I absolutely love: professional wrestling and zombie movies. So when you put those two things together—if you do it right—you’re going to have something that’s tailor-made for me. And that’s exactly what The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre  is: a perfect blend of body slams and brain splatters, a low-budget, high-energy mix of two of my favorite things. It’s a pro wrestling movie, it’s a zombie movie, it’s got action, horror, c

[For exclusive video versions of these special features, become a paid subscriber on Patreon! ] With the release of Robert Eggers ' masterful and terrifying new version of "Nosferatu,"  I thought I'd share 15 of my favorite vampire movies. I am a horror movie fanatic. After zombies, vampires are my second favorite type of creature in the world of horror. They are fascinating, seductive beings that only live by night (very sexy) and are connected directly to the libido and to