A thriller like “The Weight” thrives on pure classic storytelling. Director Padraic McKinley and writers Matthew Booi and Shelby Gaines borrow from plenty of…
No corner of millennial nostalgia is safe. Even the smaller hits of the late ‘90s are now deemed worthy of a sequel. “Practical Magic…
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Family entertainment can have a tendency of being dumbed down, as if children are not meant to understand richer subtext. Of course, the point is that as a kid you’re entertained…
Truth be told, there is something inherently creepy, even sinister, about a lot of children’s characters. This is a topic that has been explored in films such as “Death to Smoochy,” “Brigsby…
For most of its first act, “Insidious: Out of the Further” taps into a particular, primal fear. At least for a good portion of…