The Blackening (2023) - Movie Review

After striking out three times in a row with the Ride Along movies, Shaft, and Tom & Jerry, I can’t say I was looking forward to what director Tim Story was going to make next. Hell, I probably would’ve just missed it entirely, as I plan on doing with his other film from this year, Dashing Through The Snow (not enough reviews left in the year to devote time to intentionally disposable Christmas fluff). Then I started hearing… good things about it? Like, not since Barbershop has the man’s work garnered this much praise and success. And considering this is the same year that got critics to turn around on Saw, I figured it was worth giving the guy another chance in this instance, and frankly, I’m glad I did.

Little (2019) - Movie Review

This is gonna be somewhat of a redemptive piece for me, since technically, I should have seen this movie already. I was supposed to see this movie earlier in the week for FilmInk, but due to… well, let’s be honest, me screwing up, I didn’t get to the preview screening. This isn’t going to be in any official capacity, and I do try and watch every movie I can anyway, but out of a sense of professional pride (stop laughing), I had to get this film out of the way first.

That said, having now sat through this, I can’t help but be a little thankful that I missed out the first time around because, if I went to the preview screening, I likely would’ve sent my editor a page covered in my own arterial spray as my write-up. Yes, I type out all of my reviews, but trust me, I would’ve found a way to do that regardless because that is how painful this thing is to sit through.