Sequel, Film Objective

Prey: Consent to Kill

August 24, 2022August 5, 2022 by M.C. Myers

Prey expresses a strong period aesthetic powered by fresh performances but relies on a screenplay that misplaces its series’ core values.

Obi-Wan Kenobi Part VI Review: Final Fizzle

June 29, 2022June 24, 2022 by M.C. Myers

The final episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi gets everything to where it was going. Not even its best part could be worth the wait.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Part I-III Review

June 8, 2022 by M.C. Myers

So far, Obi-Wan Kenobi seems to be relying more on Star Wars fans to be excited in the absence of creativity than on its own inspiration or technical ability.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters – Faithless Tribute

September 11, 2022June 1, 2022 by M.C. Myers

Godzilla: King of the Monsters avoids the essence of its brand almost as aggressively as it avoids working on its script.

Exorcist II: The Heretic – Horror as Anti-Horror

April 15, 2022 by M.C. Myers

Despite its meandering awkwardness, one of the most hated horror films of all time features a compelling creative vision and the visuals of an epic.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022): Glossy Legacy

March 25, 2022 by M.C. Myers

The new Texas Chainsaw Massacre film is exactly what you would expect from rebooting this dirty series into the glossed-up legacy sequel model.

Batman Returns: Action Fairytale

February 25, 2022 by M.C. Myers

Tim Burton’s Batman Returns is a dark Christmas fable, an action fairytale. It’s the whole experience of reading comics in one painful, beautiful mythology.

Jurassic World Dominion Trailer: How Jurassic Park Evolved Into This

June 8, 2022February 11, 2022 by M.C. Myers

Jurassic World Dominion is supposed to be the climax of decades of franchise build-up. Here are my thoughts on the trailer and how this series got here.