A pair of travelers deal with three unwanted, masked houseguests in Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 1. Let’s revisit before Chapter 2’s review!
Author Archives: Bob Foster
Eleanor The Great [2025]
A nonagenarian connects with a grieving young woman over the lie that she’s a Holocaust survivor in Scarlet Johannsen’s fine-enough directing debut, the June Squibb drama Eleanor the Great.
Alien: Earth [2025]
A Xenomorph and other monsters crash land on Earth, leading to corporate factions fighting over them (and a whole lot more) in Noah Hawley’s TV series, Alien: Earth.
One Battle After Another [2025]
Several forces vie for control of a young woman, mainly her father, in one of the year’s best films, Paul Thomas Anderson’s wildly entertaining One Battle After Another.
Haunted Hotel [2025]
A family tries to run a failing haunted hotel in Matt Roller’s hilarious adult animated horror-comedy Haunted Hotel, streaming on Netflix.
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey [2025]
Two single adults connect through a magical trip of self-reflection in the sloppy schmaltzly slog of Kogonada’s A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.
Silencio [Fantastic Fest 2025]
The life and loves of a vampire and her daughter are explored in three time periods in Eduardo Casanova’s campy, metaphor-heavy dramatic comedy Silencio, a feature film edit of a 3-episode TV show, presented as part of Fantastic Fest 2025.