Author: Alex

The Aftermath of Tasmania The zombie genre has been shambling along for decades, often struggling to find a new pulse. We have seen the fast zombies (28 Days Later), the fungus zombies (The Last of Us), and the comedy zombies (Shaun of the Dead). Enter We Bury the Dead, released January 2, 2026, which asks a different question: What if the dead aren’t just hungry, but heartbroken? Director Zak Hilditch (These Final Hours) returns to the apocalypse, this time focusing on a catastrophic military failure in Tasmania. An experimental weapon has wiped out the city of Hobart, killing 500 people…

The Prince Returns There are few stories as well-trodden as Bram Stoker’s Dracula. From Bela Lugosi’s theatrical cape to Gary Oldman’s steampunk shapeshifting, the Lord of Vampires has worn a thousand faces. So, when French auteur Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Léon: The Professional) announced he was taking a stab at the legend, audiences knew two things for certain: it would be visually spectacular, and it would be weird. Dracula: A Love Tale, released on February 6, 2026, delivers on both promises. It is a sprawling, operatic retelling of the origin story that leans heavily into the “Love” part of…

Fast, Furious, and Dumb There is a specific film genre that critics often struggle to quantify. It isn’t “high art,” nor is it a “so-bad-it’s-good” disaster like The Room. It occupies the middle ground: the “Turn Your Brain Off” blockbuster. Amazon MGM Studios’ latest offering, The Wrecking Crew, is the undisputed king of this genre for 2026. Born from a pitch by stars Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista themselves, the film promised a buddy-cop dynamic between two of Hollywood’s biggest heavyweights. The result is exactly what you would expect—and perhaps a little bit less in the IQ department. This is…

Life After the Impact In 2020, Greenland surprised audiences by being a disaster movie that prioritized human anxiety over CGI spectacle. It wasn’t just about a comet hitting Earth; it was about the bureaucratic nightmare of trying to save your family when the world is ending. Six years later (both in our time and roughly in the film’s timeline), director Ric Roman Waugh and star Gerard Butler return with Greenland 2: Migration. The premise is tantalizing: The comet has hit. The world is broken. The Garrity family survived the bunker, but now they must survive the peace. Released on January…

A Raimi Return When you see Sam Raimi’s name attached to a project, you expect certain things: inventive camerawork, dark humor, and bodily fluids flying at the screen. Send Help, his latest directorial effort, delivers all of that in spades. The premise is deceptively simple: Linda (Rachel McAdams), a meek and mistreated employee, and her insufferable boss Bradley (Dylan O’Brien) survive a plane crash and wash up on a deserted island. What starts as a survival drama quickly descends into a battle of wills and wits, and eventually pure madness. It’s Cast Away meets Misery with a healthy dose of…

The January Dump Continues January is often the graveyard of cinema, and following the surprisingly decent 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, we have returned to the status quo with Mercy. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Profile) and starring Chris Pratt, this film currently sits at a dismal 21% on Rotten Tomatoes. The premise is Minority Report meets Unfriended. In the near future, capital crimes are judged swiftly by an advanced AI named “Mercy” (Rebecca Ferguson). When Detective Sal (Chris Pratt) is accused of murdering his wife, he finds himself strapped to a chair, facing the very system he championed.…