If you’re going to do diet M. Night Shyamalan, at least copy “The Sixth Sense” and not “Lady in the Water…” “The Watchers” is the directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of director M. Night. In the film, a young woman (Dakota Fanning) gets lost in the woods and stumbles across a mysterious… Continue reading ‘The Watchers’ Review: Feel Free Not to Watch This Familar Horror Film
M. Night is back, baby! (Even though he’s made like three decent films the last ten years.) “Knock at the Cabin” is the latest film from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan, and follows a family of three (Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, and Kristen Cui) that get held hostage by a group of strangers (Dave Bautista, Nikki… Continue reading ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Review: A Tiny Home Invasion Thriller with World-Ending Stakes
You know society is officially starting to get back to normal when we get another M. Night Shyamalan joint. “Old” is the latest twisty-turny thriller from writer/director M. Night Shyamalan, and his first since 2019’s “Glass.” It stars Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Thomasin McKenzie, and Alex Wolff as a family who get stranded on… Continue reading ‘Old’ Review: Latest M. Night Shyamalan Effort Is Sometimes Awkward, Sometimes Tense
Haven’t we learned from the likes of “Zoolander” and “Tron” that making sequels to beloved films over a decade after the first installment causes nothing but harm… “Glass” is the third film in writer-director M. Night Shyamalan’s “grounded superhero” trilogy following “Unbreakable” (2000) and “Split” (2017). Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis reprise their roles… Continue reading ‘Glass’ is Such a Letdown that it Will Break Your Heart
An ending can often make or break a film; a strong case can be made this film’s ending breaks it. “Split” is the latest film from writer/director M. Night Shyamalan and follows a man with a multiple personality disorder (James McAvoy) who kidnaps three teenage girls (Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson and Jessica Sula). A… Continue reading ‘Split’ Features Great Performances, Not So Strong Execution
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