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To this day, I’m one of those people who will tell you that Unbreakable is the best movie that M. Night Shyamalan has ever made. When looking at his history, that ended up not being all that difficult to accomplish, but it’s legitimately a good feature film. After so many years, I didn’t expect a pair of sequels in Split …

During their trip to Boston, I was fortunate enough to speak with actress Anya Taylor-Joy and writer/director Cory Finley about Thoroughbreds., their film also starring Olivia Cooke and the late Anton Yelchin. I already knew this picture was a unique one based on its origins and content, but sitting down with them allowed me to learn more about what made it …

It’s hard to get excited about anything that M. Night Shyamalan puts out these days. Outside of two of his earliest movies (The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable), his work simply hasn’t been any good. Even with that being the case, I always find myself hoping that he’ll be able to recapture that magic he had all those years ago. With …

Movies that move slowly are always risky to put out there to the public. In order for them to succeed, they’ll usually require some kind of suspense, great acting, wonderful storytelling and/or effective directing. Depending on those factors, I myself can appreciate a film made in this style, but there are also times where they just serve as a way …