By Jack Silbert on May 26, 2026
3.5 stars out of 5 The poster tagline is “Be careful what you wish for” and that neatly sums up the Twilight Zone-esque plot of this movie: Nebbishy guy makes wish (on a Zone-era novelty item) that his unrequited devotion to the hot girl will be reciprocated eternally. He then learns the dangerous downsides of […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged Andy Richter, Curry Barker, Zach Cregger
By Jack Silbert on August 19, 2025
4 stars out of 5 Three years ago, I was quite taken with Zach Cregger’s off-kilter horror flick Barbarian. This summer, Zach is back with Weapons, and he’s once again playing with the horror formula. He sets things up with a strong conceit: Julia Garner (who I last saw in Wolf Man) is a third-grade […]
Posted in movie reviews | Tagged 20s movies, Alden Ehrenreich, Amy Madigan, Josh Brolin, Zach Cregger
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