Grant Hermanns

With its molasses pacing and bland direction, this film is an absolutely forgettable dud.

The creepy imagery in the first act improperly sells just how dull the movie ultimately ends up being for the majority of its overlong runtime, and while its snail-like pacing and lackluster acting fail to make its psychological themes land with anything more than a mute thud.

It hits the familiar beats that many find comforting, it has an undeniably adoring dog front and center for much of its runtime, and has a well-meaning enough outcome to its plot. But for those looking for something that doesn't quite literally skate the surface of its premise and characters, this is definitely not the film for you.

Year of the Fox is a movie far too marred by its narrative missteps to fully embrace its better parts. The dialogue becomes increasingly predictable and mind-numbing, which makes for a very misguided effort.

While she may not have been given the best material to work with, Meg Clarke proves to be one of the few bright points in The Banished as Grace.

Unfortunately, the filmmaker's style lacks the same panache or intrigue as many other creature feature directors before him, which could partly be attributed to Gator Lake being his feature directorial debut, but also could just be that the movie's modest budget prevented some of his grander ambitions from coming to fruition.

With The Ruse , writer-director Stevan Mena aims to go for a more grounded and slow-burning thriller, but unfortunately, it lacks any kind of burn or tension.

Given The Furst Brothers are clearly aiming for an over-the-top and ridiculous tone, I'm sure the awful CGI was part of their vision, but rather than feel like a tongue-in-cheek genre film, it instead makes the movie one of the best it's-so-bad-it's-good horror films I've seen in a long time.

The Trouble with Jessica's cast still can't overcome just how unlikable their characters are.