Kevin Lee
Freelance Film Critic at AwardsWatch
Freelance Film Critic at Film Inquiry
Freelance Film Critic at Rotten Tomatoes
Critic, Producer, Screenwriter and Director at Freelance
film & TV development producer • writer/director of ALY • film critic/screenwriter • words @awards_watch @FilmInquiry @ThatShelf • 🍅-approved • MFA '23
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3 weeks ago |
filminquiry.com | Kevin Lee
SXSW 2025 was a huge festival for horror, so much so that the lineup could’ve been mistaken for Fantastic Fest! There was plenty of genre filmmaking to go around, from the mainstream studio hits to the small indie productions, with each film addressing horror tropes in their own unique way. Drop (Christopher Landon)First is the new Blumhouse hit Drop, which is a simple, straightforward thriller largely confined in a fixed location.
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1 month ago |
awardswatch.com | Kevin Lee
A familiar premise isn’t always a bad thing when it comes to horror and science fiction, so long as it’s presented through a new point of view with its own identity. Such is the case with The Astronaut, a film with an admittedly unique perspective on the alien subgenre, but sadly takes too long to make its voice heard.
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1 month ago |
awardswatch.com | Kevin Lee
Composer, music producer, and filmmaker Flying Lotus openly expressed at the SXSW premiere of his new film Ash that the film is heavily inspired by some of his favorite video games, ranging from Silent Hill to Dead Space. Frankly, that is the perfect description, as you can easily tell where the passion is coming from. Like most mystery horror games, the film opens with our protagonist Riya (Eiza González) waking up on a distant planet with no memory of who she is and how she got there.
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1 month ago |
awardswatch.com | Kevin Lee
The horror genre is arguably the most forgiving genre when it comes to reinventing the chainsaw, as in you really don’t have to do much for horror to be a good time. All it takes is one switch-up or a slightly different point of view and it all feels fresh again. For a title as openly obvious as Clown in a Cornfield, you get a pretty good idea of what it’s like. But thanks to director and co-writer Eli Craig (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil), this clown still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve.
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1 month ago |
awardswatch.com | Kevin Lee
What do you get when you mix fatherhood anxiety with male loneliness and a touch of aliens? The result is Descendent, a thoughtful piece of sci-fi drama that feels way more personal than the premise may suggest. Writer/director/actor Peter Cilella, in his directorial feature debut, takes great care in the film’s opening minutes.
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