Send Help review: HR would not approve
‘Send Help’ is an amusing thriller that turns the tables on a condescending boss when he becomes stranded with a disgruntled subordinate.
On Screen
Smart reviews for the visually obsessed. On Screen features film reviews and festival coverage, spotlighting cinematic craft, storytelling and standout performances.
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Mercy review: It looks smarter than it is
‘Mercy’ occurs in a future that thinks it’s solved false convictions by replacing the courts with artificial intelligence.
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple review: A genre masterwork
‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ is a riveting sequel that expertly builds on the previous narrative, elevating the story and the franchise.
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Dead Man’s Wire review: Van Sant tells an unbelievable true story
‘Dead Man’s Wire’ is the true story of a man who took his mortgage company to account at gunpoint in the 1970s.
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Primate review: We’re rooting for the chimp
‘Primate’ follows a chimp that terrorizes its adoptive human family, who prove ill-equipped to ensure their own survival.
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Marty Supreme review: You have to take the good with the bad
‘Marty Supreme’ follows a self-assured young man with a unique dream and devastating tunnel vision to achieve it.
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The Housemaid review: A thriller that keeps everyone guessing
‘The Housemaid’ adapts a novel about two women who are nearly destroyed by the many secrets they each keep.
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Dust Bunny review: A stylish film debut from a genre heavyweight
‘Dust Bunny’ combines all the creative flair Bryan Fuller’s shown on the small screen with a charming blend of fantasy and horror.
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Silent Night, Deadly Night review: A new twist on the holiday murder spree
‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ reimagines the festive serial killer as a vigilante Santa crossing names off the naughty list.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 review: The dark middle before a promising conclusion
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ still delivers the scares, but is too busy setting up the plot to advance its once-plausible characters.
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Hamnet review: Amazing things come out of grief
‘Hamnet’ goes off-stage to show the devastating events that may have inspired Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, ‘Hamlet.’
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Rental Family review: Brendan Fraser wears his heart on his sleeve
‘Rental Family’ is one of the year’s standout feel-good films as an American finally stops feeling like an outsider in his new home.
