5 stars because Katherine McNamara is the most beautiful woman alive and her acting was fantastic. Also, Victoria Justice is the second most beautiful woman alive.

I liked this movie but it is a little frustrating since it came close to greatness, but never reached it.
The concept is awesome, the title is clever, and it features some of the best monster design out there amongst modern horror films.
What holds it back is two things. One is the first half could have been a little quicker paced. The bigger issue is how tame the movie is. Despite the excellent practical effects, there is very little…
The first Pooka film was one of my favorites of 2018. It was a dark Twilight Zone esque morality tale featuring a really cool toy called Pooka. This sequel goes in a totally different direction, but thankfully it works and it is easily my favorite movie of the year so far. At this point, I would say that the Pooka series is the best thing that Blumhouse has done.
Pooka Lives! is a much lighter and more fun movie than…
Congratulations to Halloween: Resurrection, you are no longer the worst major slasher movie. Most of this movie feels like an experiment in how boring someone can make a slasher movie. It takes itself deathly serious, then the third act becomes ridiculously goofy while maintaining the same tone. The goofiness of the third act works against any serious message that the film was trying to convey.
Outside of two very brief homages, this is a remake in name only. I…