Jason Arment reviews Ready or Not, a black comedy horror film about a newlywed swept up in her new family’s wedding ritual. (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Echoes of a Depraved Mental Health System Haunt The Mountain
Jason Arment reviews The Mountain, a film loosely based on the lobotomist Walter Freeman about a tour to promote his recently-debunked procedure. (Kino Lorber)
Luz in Review: The Thesis Project That Could
Jason Arment reviews Luz, a supernatural horror film by Tilman Singer that pays homage to horror films that have come before. (Yellow Veil Pictures)
Film Review: Suffering Through Midsommar
Jason Arment reviews Midsommar, a folk horror film by Ari Aster, the same writer and director of the commercially successful Hereditary. (A24 Films)
Film Review: Dogman, “Not Every Dog Gets Its Day”
Jason Arment reviews Dogman, a film about a dog groomer involved in a dangerous relationship with Simone, a former boxer and neighborhood bully. (Magnolia Pictures)
The Dead Don’t Die: Film Review (Spoiler: It’s Terrible)
Jason Arment reviews The Dead Don’t Die, the latest film by Jim Jarmusch with a star-studded cast, a disappointing entry in the zombie genre. (Focus Features)
Rafiki: Film Review, LGBT Rights in Kenya
Jason Arment reviews Rafiki, a film about a love that grows between two young women and sheds light on LGBT rights in Kenya. (Film Movement)
Film Review: Charlie Says
Jason Arment reviews Charlie Says, a film derived from the books The Family: The Story of Charles Manson’s Dune Buggy Attack Battalion and The Long Prison Journey of Leslie Van Houten. (IFC Films)
Diane: Life, Death, and Growth in Rural America
Jason Arment reviews the movie Diane, written and directed by Kent Jones and starring Mary Kay Place. (IFC Films)
The Beach Bum: Nearly Unreviewable
Jason Arment pans the movie The Beach Bum, advising that your time (and your money) is better spent elsewhere.