Kimber Myers

1 week ago | crookedmarquee.com | Kimber Myers

A lonely, bullied orphan and an alien forge an unlikely friendship in this Disney movie. No, it’s not Lilo and Stitch, even though that live-action remake is still in theaters. Elio is the photographic negative of the film that beat it to the screen just weeks ago — and which is likely to threaten the box office prospects of this one. Instead of an alien landing among humans, Elio’s story makes it a kid’s turn to live amongst them in space.

3 weeks ago | crookedmarquee.com | Kimber Myers

Despite its pedigree — a Mike Flanagan adaptation of a Stephen King short story from a collection called If It Bleeds — The Life of Chuck is not horror. Apologies to anyone hoping for a little degloving or soul eating à la Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep. It does feature a brief appearance from A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Heather Langenkampand some disturbing ideas, but this oddity doesn’t fit neatly with the rest of the director’s genre work, even his previous takes on King.

1 month ago | crookedmarquee.com | Kimber Myers

By its nature, precision on screen can seem stuffy or dull. A filmmaker following the rules — even the ones they’ve set for themselves — could lead to a resulting film that feels by-the-numbers or coldly rigid.

1 month ago | crookedmarquee.com | Kimber Myers

I have never heard a movie audience cheer so loudly at the death of a child onscreen as I did in Final Destination Bloodlines. Yet such celebrations aren’t unusual for the Final Destination franchise, known as much for its creative kills as for establishing most of its doomed characters as real pieces of shit before they bite it. In this cruel cinematic universe, you’re not supposed to feel sadness or empathy when an asshole credited simply as “Racist” dies.

1 month ago | crookedmarquee.com | Kimber Myers

Like a bottle of prosecco gone flat, this Italian-set sequel to A Simple Favor has lost all the fizz of its predecessor. Another Simple Favor has a vague whiff of what made the original so much fun, but that makes its current flat state all the more depressing. This thriller is supposed to be a good time — filled with shocking twists, sizzling chemistry, and enviable fashion — but Another Simple Favor is such a yawn. Even the outfits have largely lost their luster. What is even the point?