There’s enough novelty and nostalgia in this update of 1992’s “Pet Sematary” to forgive its reliance on cloying, overproduced scenes.
7 out of 12 Tamales
Tag: Horror
“Us”: One-Sentence Review
“Us,” more entertaining than insightful, works well at the horror genre level, but it’s not the profound social mouthpiece “Get Out” is—yet you can’t help but admire director Jordan Peele’s chaotic effort.
9 out of 12 Tamales
“Greta”: One-Sentence Review
The strongest emotions “Greta” builds are not terror or suspense but frustration and consternation for the characters’ lack of basic logic and intuition—yet you can’t help taking a liking to Isabelle Huppert’s take on Greta Hedig.
5.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Escape Room”: One-Sentence Review
“Escape Room” squanders a solid horror premise and fills its problematic screenplay with listless caricatures who make you root for their inevitable demise.
4.5 out of 12 Tamales
“The Haunting of Hill House”: Home-cooked Tamales Review
Rewarding viewers for staying with its clever—if overstuffed—jigsaw plot, “Hill House” scares as much as it entertains.
8.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Overlord”: One-Sentence Review
“Overlord,” directed with frenetic energy by Julius Avery, is a Molotov cocktail of historical fiction meets zombies worth chugging.
10 out of 12 Tamales
“28 Days Later”: Throwback-Tamales Review
“28 Days Later’s” realistic what-if-the-zombie-apocalypse-came-to-fruition depiction gives this pièce de résistance of a horror film a surprisingly human edge.
11 out of 12 Tamales
