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February 6, 2026
‘The Strangers: Chapter 3’ Film Review: Even The Stabbing Feels Perfunctory in Weak Wrap to Horror Trilogy
Those stalwarts holding out stubborn hope that Renny Harlin’s “Strangers” trilogy would end with more bang than whimper might choose The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” as their theme song after sit...
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January 29, 2026
‘Shelter’ Film Review: Jason Statham Versus the World Again, Scottish Edition
Taking a breather from the imperiling of Gerard Butler — their latest collaboration “Greenland 2: Migration” opened just three weeks ago — director Ric Roman Waugh puts Jason Statham through a simi...
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January 23, 2026
‘Clika’ Film Review: Mexican American Music Trends Get Hollywood’s Attention in Otherwise Uninspired Drama
A first wade into feature filmmaking for L.A.-based indie Mexican American music label Rancho Humilde, “Clika” recalls the low-budget films that first cashed in on the newfangled rock ’n’ roll craz...
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December 11, 2025
‘Troll 2’ review: Mythological Monsters Return in a Slick If Unsurprising Sequel to Global Netflix Hit
After putting a neat Norwegian spin on slasher horror (“Cold Prey”) and 1970s-style disaster thriller (“The Wave”), Roar Uthaug turned to the rampaging-giant-monster genre with “Troll,” and was no ...
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December 11, 2025
‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Review: Slay Bells Ring Anew for an Under-the-Radar Franchise’s Return
The ranks of Christmas-themed horror movies swell further every year, digested with relish by genre fans and cheerfully ignored by everyone else. But in 1984, a menace to Yuletide morality yea more...
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December 4, 2025
‘Man Finds Tape’ Review: A Found-Footage Angle Both Complicates and Hobbles Intriguing Horror Debut
Though not a Pentecostal horror movie, “Man Finds Tape” does feature both sermonizing and snake-handling (of a sort). The tie between those two elements is murky, however, as is much else about thi...
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November 27, 2025
‘Jingle Bell Heist’ Review: Two Aggrieved Strangers Plot a Payback Crime in Amiable Netflix Romantic Comedy
There’s less Christmas cheer than anti-Scrooge snark in “Jingle Bell Heist,” a lightweight crime caper doubling as yuletide romantic comedy. Cinematographer-turned-director Michael Fimognari, assum...
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