Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Deepwater Horizon feels deeply authentic, building remarkable tension until disaster inevitably strikes.
Ouija: Origin of Evil Finds Fresh Fear in Tired Tropes
Trust Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush) to turn a flippin’ board game into a good horror film.
The Accountant (2016)
The Accountant attempts to leverage Ben Affleck’s star power in a John Wick-esque action thriller, but the sums don’t quite add up.
Hell Or High Water (2016)
There’s a theory that there are no original stories left, only new ways to tell them. That’s definitely the case for Hell or High Water, an attempt to subvert the well worn cops-and-robbers story that almost succeeds.
A Perfect Day (2015)
A Perfect Day is a film about futility. Turns out, though, that it’s pretty futile to try and make a successful drama out of fundamentally powerless protagonists.
Julieta (2016)
Pedro Almodóvar’s latest mutes its melodramatic tendencies to contrast the vibrancy of youth with the mounting regrets of aging.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
The bluntly-titled Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers pairs competent scares with a surprisingly robust subtext.
Giveaway: Win Double Passes to Ouija: Origin of Evil [COMPLETED]
Thanks to Universal Pictures Australia, ccpopculture has 10 double passes to give away to Ouija: Origin of Evil, releasing in Australian cinemas Thursday October 20th.
The Girl on the Train (2016)
Some say Tate Taylor’s latest directorial effort is a return to the days of Hitchcock thrillers but sadly The Girl on the Train is riddled with cinematic mishaps that distract from what could be a great film.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
An unfairly maligned horror classic? Or just kinda shitty? (It’s the second one.)
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