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‘Black Phone 2’ Review: A Gorier, Scarier Yet Pointless Sequel

It’s been over 3 years since The Black Phone came out and became easily one of my favorite Blumhouse movies ever produced. I love the performances, the plot, the suspense, the score, and I just think it’s a perfectly crafted and directed film. I’ve always been a fan of Scott Derrickson and his work in … Read more

Top Gun: Maverick Passes $1 Billion While Elvis and The Black Phone Open Strong

Top Gun: Maverick has been a resounding success for Paramount as the legacy sequel grossed $30,500,176 (-31.7%) in its fifth weekend — narrowly beating out new release Elvis ($30.5 million) — to fly its way back up to first place after coming in third last weekend. This is Tom Cruise’s first $1 billion grosser, and … Read more

The Black Phone Review: An Underwhelming Game of Telephone

When The Black Phone was initially pushed from its early 2022 release dates (the film moved from late January to early February) to late June, I was devastated. The teaser trailer and images for the film displaying Ethan Hawke in a haunting mask kidnapping children made this one of my most-anticipated films of the year. … Read more