D.C.Reviews

  Written and Dreicted by Maggie Gyllenhaal The Bride! is a very different take on the story of Victor Frankenstein and his monster. The movie outright tells yout his as the opening and various other parts of the film are narrated by the Author Mary Shelley (also played by Jessie Buckley) who explains that this version of the story is all about the motherf**king bride. And boy is this story about The Bride as Jessie Buckley explodes on the screen in a performance that absolutely insane in the all the best ways possible. Everything from her demanor and the way she moves and reacts is so good and further proves her excellence as an actor and performer. Christian Bale plays Frankenstein or as he is known in this story Frank. His performance is the perfect accompany piece of Buckley's bride as he brings the chaos, he brings a real sense of energy and physicality when needed.  The Bride! is visually class and showcases a time in New York and Chicago that really was heavy and bursti...

  Rose Byrne gives a career best performance as a woman struggling to cope with life, her sick daughter and a whole lot else in a movie that is very unsettling and arguably more terrifying than many most horror releases in my opinion. The story follows a woman named Linda who tries to navigate what is a very difficult situaiton in her life with her sick daughter, a husband who is never at home and on top of all that an apartment that literally falls apart as her roof collapses. Mom and daughter end up staying at a hotel but it's not ideal as the daughter is attached to a machine that is allowing her to eat through it. Varuous stints in and out of hospital also only add to the extreme severity of the issue. Life is a nonstop struggle for Linda and Rose Byrne plays it flawlessly her heightened senses of dread, stress and wanting to be the best are really pushed to the forefront making this movie a fascinating watch to unfold. It's so uneasy at times and so tough to just sit throu...

The serial killer known as Ghostface returns once again and so too does Sidney Prescott the original final girl in this franchise. Neve Campell is back after not appearing at all in Scream VI. In a way this movie feels like coming home as it focuses solely on Sidney, her daughter Tatum and her husband as a new killer looms with blood, gore and plenty of scares along the way. For what it's worth I really did love Scream VI and would've love to see that story continue but what we've gotten here isn't all bad far from it. The dynamic between Sidney and her daughter whom she constantly tries to protect is fascinating to watch unfold throughout. Mother and daughter are the heart of this movie that really tries to hit home that fear is around every corner in every shape and form possible.  The opening is always important for Scream movies, from the iconic original to the others it sets the tone for what's to come and this opening well it's not great at all. Framed as ...

  The latest movie from Director Emerald Fennell comes in the form of Wuthering Heights a movie that has been adapted from it's well known book on countless occasions with many more in the future no doubt. This version of Wuthering Heights however feels like Fennell's very own with her signature flair for visuals that are both other wordly and striking all present throughout. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as once best friends before becoming strangers to ultimately becoming estranged lovers. It's a simple story of lust, love and tragedy but it is elevated here not just by it's visuals but by the performances by the two leads who ooze sexual chemistry and passion each moment they're on screen together.  Having been a fan of Emerald Fennell ever since Promising Young Woman in 2020 I wasn't too fond of Saltburn which was her last movie but I really did love pretty much everything about Wuthering Heights. Now whether it's true to the book I'm not sure ...

  The third and final movie in the Strangers trilogy has finally drawn the three part horror story to a close and it is as boring and uninspired as the other two entries. Final girl Maya returns and after the ending of chapter 2 she is put squarely in the sights of the strangers as she struggles to survive admist being hunted and ultimately captured and forced to become a killer rather than a victim. This movie really strugglers from having any sense of real urgency as it meanders from one scene to the next. Various flashbacks to the past showcasing The Strangers many kills over the years does little to help as not knowing about these characters is what at the end of the day makes them so scary and real. Performance wise it's pretty subpar Maya played once again by Madelaine Petsch is fine but really lacks any sort of energy especially in high tensions cases, I get it's because she's supposed to be scared for her life but it really hinders these moments rather than add to t...

  This is now year two of ranking the 10 Best Picture nominees on this blog and what a year it has been for cinema. There's some really classics and heavy hitters this year and below lays my ranking of the 10 pieces of film that I feel like impacted me the most. I really hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed watching these movies and hope to continue this tradition that I started on here last year well into the future.  1) Sinners - Never in doubt! Not only was Sinners the most original movie of 2025 but it was the most enjoyable experience I had in a theater. From it's lead or leads of Michael B Jodan as twins to the various supporing characters that all led so much to the story Ryan Coogler created an instant classic that really showcased Vampires in their most sinister form in quite some time on the big screen. And that among many others things is why Sinners ranks number 1 for me and while I don't think it will win Best Picture unfortunately it would be a well des...