I’m not quite sure what to make of “Cobweb.“ On the one hand, it’s creepy and evocative. While it never produces any real jump scares, it maintains a sense of unease throughout its entirety. On the other hand, once it’s done, and you sit back to think about what you watched, a lot of it…

The imaginary friend has a long lineage in Hollywood. I’m reminded of “Harvey,“ which featured a Jimmy Stewart character who claimed to rub shoulders with a giant talking rabbit. There’s a lesser-known comedy from the 80s, “Drop Dead Fred,“ where Phoebe Cates’ childhood pal reappears in her life when she’s an adult, causing havoc.. “Daniel…

This one could’ve been worse. A lot of these cheeseball 1970s/80s slashers tend to feel more like an episode of Quincy M.E. or The A-Team, than anything with genuine tension or drama. (Note for young folks: I’m referencing old TV shows that upon re-watching almost always make you ask, “How did I ever watch this?”) …

When I was growing up in Honolulu in the 1970s, my mom often took me to strange movies that my young brain really had little chance of comprehending. Orson Welles’ version of the Franz Kafka short story “The Trial“ (starring Anthony Perkins) was one such film. I recall seeing it as a confusing melange of…

Hmmm…. how do I say this nicely? This movie was a bag of crap balls. Let’s peruse the setup. Teenage Ellie lives with her parents and younger sister in a suburban planned community, presumably somewhere a bit east of LA. Both parents are screwing around—Mom with the hunky neighbor, Dad with the hired help. When…

I am a big fan of the hard rock group AC/DC. This is despite the fact that they’ve been releasing what is essentially the same album—with largely interchangeable pounding hard rock riffs—for something like 50 years. I would despise any other band for this crime, but these guys have found a formula that works and…

I’ll cut to the chase for the short attention span crowd: “The Other” is worth a watch despite a few flaws. The setup: A young white couple take in a Black foster daughter who’s around ten or so. Kathelia stands out because she seems entirely mute and spends most waking moments staring out at the…