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  • From Pints to Probes, a Mini-Review of Hulu’s Alien Invasion/Saint Patrick’s Day Movie “Crawlers”

    From Pints to Probes, a Mini-Review of Hulu’s Alien Invasion/Saint Patrick’s Day Movie “Crawlers”

    If you were thinking that Saint Patrick’s Day is a unique backdrop for an alien invasion horror movie, you’d be right. Historically, the few horror movies that do center around the holiday usually have a “killer leprechaun” plot, which makes the body-swapping alien concept of Hulu’s “Crawlers” so unique. Set in the town of Emerald…

  • First Time Caller Is a Triumph of Minimalist Filmmaking

    First Time Caller Is a Triumph of Minimalist Filmmaking

    Good dialogue is often underrated these days. I love action just as much as anybody, but I also don’t mind films that are all about people sitting around and talking. If the script and the performances are good enough, an interesting conversation can be just as captivating as any John Wick movie, so when I…