Dracula: Voyage Of The Demeter (2023) - Movie Review

It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these on here, but we’ve got another preview screening to get through today (thanks again to StudioCanal for reaching out and letting me attend)… and this is an interesting one. After dealing with some Dracula fanfiction over the past twelve months, between the god-awful The Invitation and the pretty goddamn good Renfield, we now have a specific adaptation of the original Bram Stoker novel. More specifically, the chapter ‘The Captain’s Log’ which, in context to the rest of the book, is mainly just an interlude to explain Dracula shifting from one place to another so that the bigger story can continue.

The Unforgivable (2021) - Movie Review

After how well the remake of The Guilty turned out, I was more than willing to give this film a chance. An American remake of a British TV miniseries, starring Sandra Bullock in a consciously-against-type role of a woman who has just been released from a 20-year stint in prison for murder. It certainly caught my attention just from that setup, and I can already see all manner of possibilities for thoughtful translation between cultures. But unfortunately, just about every major decision here feels backwards.

The Nightingale (2019) - Movie Review

Much like with Ari Aster and Midsommar, this review is basically going to be me admitting that I severely underestimated the director on their previous work. Except I can’t even blame the density of the material this time around; I legit just wasn’t experienced enough in cinema to give Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook its fair due.

For the incredibly unconventional and confronting work it was, one that dealt with parenthood and depression in a way that truly blind-sided me on first viewing, it really took me a second viewing to properly get over what were ultimately some rather minor grievances with the film’s tone. Or, more accurately, my inability to understand the tone. And much like with Midsommar, I’m not leaving anything to chance now that I’m fully aware of what this director is capable of. And oh boy, is this one hell of a follow-up to one of the greatest horror flicks of the 2010’s.