Short & Sweet Movie Reviews

Director: Eli Roth Starring: Nell Verlaque, Rick Hoffman, Karen Cliche, Addison Rae, Jenna Warren, Patrick Dempsey, Gina Gershon Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery Writer: Jeff Rendell, Eli Roth Runtime: 106 min Rated: R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, pervasive language and some sexual material Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , 4K Ultra HD , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired…

Director: Brian Netto, Adam Schindler Starring: Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock, Moray Treadwell Genre: Thriller, Horror Writer: T.J. Cimfel, David White Runtime: 92 min Rated: Rated R for some strong violence and language Buy This Movie: Netflix This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : When a killer injects her with a paralytic agent, a woman must run, fight and hide before her body completely shuts down. Review: A movie directed by Sam Raimi is usually a cinematic treat. A movie produced…

Director: Brad Anderson Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Sandra Mae Frank,, Mekhi Phifer, Mark Strong, Michael Eklund Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller Writer: Dan Hall Runtime: 99 min Rated: R for violence, pervasive language and some drug material Buy This Movie: DVD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Boston Detective Frank Shaw (Joel Kinnaman) returns to duty after a career-altering injury leaves him with permanent hearing loss. Tasked with interpreting for Ava …

Director: Jade Halley Bartlett Starring: Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega,, Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, Gideon Adlon Genre: Drama Writer: Jade Halley Bartlett Runtime: 93 min Rated: R for sexual content, language throughout, some teen smoking and drinking Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : A talented young writer (Jenna Ortega) embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher (Martin Freeman) assigns a project that entangles…

Director: Justin Baldoni Starring: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar, Kevin McKidd, Amy Morton, Isabela Ferrer Genre: Drama, Romance Writer: Christy Hall Runtime: 130 min Rated: PG-13 for domestic violence, sexual content and some strong language Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Though coming from a complicated past, Lily Bloom has always known the life she wants. While …

Director: Jeremy Saulnier Starring: Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Emory Cohen, David Denman Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama Writer: Jeremy Saulnier Runtime: 131 min Rated: TV-MA Buy This Movie: Netflix This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail. Review: Jeremy Saulnier , the writer and director of the revenge thriller &…

Director: Gene Quintano Starring: Christopher Lambert, Kim Greist, Christopher Lloyd, J. T. Walsh Genre: Comedy, Crime, Action, Adventure Writer: Donald E. Westlake, David Koepp Runtime: 87 min Rated: R Buy This Movie: Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : During a diamond heist, two inept jewel thieves unwittingly steal Turkey's most prized possession, The Byzantine Fire, and soon find they are on every jewel thieves, cops and political fanatics' hit lis…

Director: Renny Harlin Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Rami Jaber, Hermione Corfield, Jamie Chung, Mike Angelo, Tim Roth, Nick Cannon Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Action, Thriller Writer: Kurt Wimmer, Robert Henny Runtime: 94 min Rated: R for some language/sexual references and brief drug use Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caugh…

Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Starring: Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Will Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito Genre: Horror, Thriller Writer: Stephen Shields, Guy Busick Runtime: 109 min Rated: R for strong bloody violence and gore throughout, pervasive language and brief drug use Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : After a group of would-be crimi…

Director: Parker Finn Starring: Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Kal Penn, Rob Morgan, Genre: Horror Writer: Parker Finn Runtime: 115 min Rated: R for strong violent content and grisly images, and language Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , 4K Ultra HD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrenc…