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CinemaSlant's reviews

by CinemaSlant
This page compiles all reviews CinemaSlant has written, sharing their detailed thoughts about movies, TV shows, and more.
63 reviews
The Shade (2023)

The Shade

4.4
6
  • Jul 15, 2025
  • Slow burn that is a bit confusing

    Josh Holloway in Duster (2025)

    Duster

    7.3
    1
  • May 15, 2025
  • Lackluster, miscast & lacks authenticity

    The Painted (2024)

    The Painted

    4.9
    6
  • May 11, 2025
  • Better than expected...

    Gabriel Luna and Bella Ramsey in Future Days (2025)

    S2.E1Future Days

    The Last of Us
    7.2
    7
  • Apr 13, 2025
  • We've seen this before....

    Other than Catherine O'Hara adding some depth and a really great performance...I felt this episode was a bit of a let down. Total 180 from the relationship where we left off season 1 was fine...but they're setting up this show to duplicate the same mistakes The Walking Dead made. While it's good there is character development...to make yet another show of groups of survivors battling other survivors is "yawnnnn". By taking the focus off the infection and the torment that causes people...they're shifting to group survival dynamics which I feel weakens the entire show even if it's part of the graphic novel. I feel unless this show changes some focus its stuff we've seen before.
    Tom Berenger, Jeff Fahey, Trace Adkins, James Russo, and Forrie J. Smith in Among Wolves (2023)

    Among Wolves

    5.3
    3
  • Feb 21, 2025
  • Unfortunate direction

    This film had all the makings of a good western. It had the phenomenal Forrie J. Smith who bring authenticity to any western. It was also shot on location at the famous Old Tucson Studios and its brilliant landscapes, towering jagged mountains and western sets. But unfortunately, the director wasn't very good at taking advantage of that location with bad angles, bad camerawork. And probably worse of all...Trace Adkins just can't hold a movie as the title character, or the script was so bad he couldn't breathe life into it. Just an unfortunate blending of a poor script and B-rated actors in a gorgeous location.
    Courtney B. Vance, Lesley Manville, Niecy Nash, and Travis Kelce in Grotesquerie (2024)

    Grotesquerie

    6.1
    4
  • Oct 30, 2024
  • Niecy deserves better. Murphy needs a time-out.

    Anna Kendrick and Daniel Zovatto in Woman of the Hour (2023)

    Woman of the Hour

    6.6
    6
  • Oct 27, 2024
  • Good directorial debut for Kendrick...but

    Nicholas Crovetti in Salem's Lot (2024)

    Salem's Lot

    5.6
    6
  • Oct 5, 2024
  • Everything is right...but turns out wrong.

    Cooper Koch in Monsters (2022)

    S2.E5The Hurt Man

    Monsters
    9.1
    8
  • Sep 23, 2024
  • No doubt an excellent actor, but with some issues

    The entire episode is very good. The actor, Cooper Koch, is excellent and did a tremendous job. Technically it was a good cinematic experiment that paid off with a single shot take with a slow pan. In essence it was a 30 minute monologue. Where I have issues is this very much felt like an improv scene. There were some inconsistencies with the information and delivery. The actors were playing off each other and would go back and forth and sometimes backtrack to hit any "key plot points" that were necessary for the story. But for me it felt forced and didn't have the tight writing style. But ironically, this episode is the best part of an otherwise lackluster season full of problematic issues and incorrect facts.
    Good Grief (2023)

    Good Grief

    6.4
    5
  • Jan 14, 2024
  • Nice attempt...just incorrect casting

    John Carpenter's Suburban Screams (2023)

    John Carpenter's Suburban Screams

    4.7
    4
  • Oct 15, 2023
  • This format is so dated and done a hundred times

    Carla Gugino in The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    7.9
    7
  • Oct 13, 2023
  • Stellar cast hindered by its length

    28 Days Haunted (2022)

    28 Days Haunted

    3.6
    2
  • Oct 22, 2022
  • Good idea...poor execution

    The Rental (2020)

    The Rental

    5.7
    5
  • Sep 20, 2022
  • Two films in one.

    Prehistoric Planet (2022)

    Prehistoric Planet

    8.4
    8
  • May 27, 2022
  • Great, but a tad monontanous.

    Dayeanne Hutton, Dade Elza, Jessica Chancellor, and Chris Villain in Mystery Incorporated (2022)

    S1.E1Welcome to Coolsville

    Mystery Incorporated
    7.8
    6
  • May 5, 2022
  • Noble effort but slightly off.

    The Ghost Town Terror (2022)

    The Ghost Town Terror

    5.3
    1
  • Mar 19, 2022
  • Updated review. Cant believe there is a Season 2

    Mark Burnham in Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

    Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    4.7
    3
  • Feb 20, 2022
  • Who greenlit this pic?

    Project Runway (2004)

    Project Runway

    7.4
    3
  • Nov 2, 2021
  • Something has changed in Season 19

    Annabelle Wallis in Malignant (2021)

    Malignant

    6.2
    4
  • Sep 11, 2021
  • Not what you'd expect

    The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (2020)

    The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch

    6.5
    2
  • Jul 12, 2021
  • Was this a comedy?

    I kept waiting for the new corporate owner to start petting a hairless cat during his video chats.
    Sarah Paulson in Ratched (2020)

    Ratched

    7.2
    6
  • Sep 20, 2020
  • Nod to Hitchcock...minus the substance

    Hands down the cinematography is amazing. In fact, it might be too amazing because I often find it distracting as I'm looking at the sets rather than paying any attention to the storyline or the actors. I think this series would have been far more interesting as a movie with different actors. The Ryan Murphy universe is destroying itself by the fluff stories and the same actors. I understand dedication to a number of his main players...but it hurts his artistic endeavor when we're comparing this series as a companion series to American Horror Story. That could have been avoided with different cast. The writing is fairly poor but the outstanding actors do the best they can with it. I think its time for Ryan Murphy to expand his vision and try something new.
    Believers (2020)

    Believers

    4.6
    2
  • Sep 7, 2020
  • We've seen this before...

    Into the Unknown (2020)

    Into the Unknown

    6.0
    3
  • Aug 16, 2020
  • Overhyped scenarios

    Buried Worlds with Don Wildman (2020)

    Buried Worlds with Don Wildman

    6.5
    2
  • Jul 30, 2020
  • Really disappointing....

    I've always enjoyed shows with Don Wildman. I've always felt he was generally telling us the truth and showing us factual, interesting places from around the world. This is not that kind of show. The entire series is utter nonsense trying to capture (I guess) the supernatural craze that is overtaking TRVL channel. This show isn't even well done. It's surprisingly bad.

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